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Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over Venezuelan Deportations

3/18/2025

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An emergency hearing is in progress, focusing on the Trump administration's controversial use of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport around 300 suspected Venezuelan gang members. NBC News and MSNBC reporters, including Julia Ainsley and Lisa Rubin, are delving into the implications, joined by former GOP communications director Tara Setmayer, as tensions rise on March 17, 2025.

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Story summary

An emergency hearing is in progress, focusing on the Trump administration's controversial use of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport around 300 suspected Venezuelan gang members. NBC News and MSNBC reporters, including Julia Ainsley and Lisa Rubin, are delving into the implications, joined by former GOP communications director Tara Setmayer, as tensions rise on March 17, 2025.