A. Martinez

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And that's Up First for Wednesday, May 14th. I'm Amy Martinez.

And that's Up First for Wednesday, May 14th. I'm Amy Martinez.

And that's Up First for Wednesday, May 14th. I'm Amy Martinez.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Diane Weber, Ali Schweitzer, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Diane Weber, Ali Schweitzer, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Diane Weber, Ali Schweitzer, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Our industry recently has suffered greatly, and many Americans have lost jobs to productions that have gone overseas.

Our industry recently has suffered greatly, and many Americans have lost jobs to productions that have gone overseas.

Our industry recently has suffered greatly, and many Americans have lost jobs to productions that have gone overseas.

Who loves the entertainment business, wants to see Hollywood thrive and make films bigger and greater than ever before.

Who loves the entertainment business, wants to see Hollywood thrive and make films bigger and greater than ever before.

Who loves the entertainment business, wants to see Hollywood thrive and make films bigger and greater than ever before.

Yes. So the men in this Texas case have been threatened with imminent removal under the Alien Enemies Act. It's never been used in the way the Trump administration has. The men are accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, and they're currently in detention at El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. Now, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr.

Yes. So the men in this Texas case have been threatened with imminent removal under the Alien Enemies Act. It's never been used in the way the Trump administration has. The men are accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, and they're currently in detention at El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. Now, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr.

Yes. So the men in this Texas case have been threatened with imminent removal under the Alien Enemies Act. It's never been used in the way the Trump administration has. The men are accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, and they're currently in detention at El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. Now, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr.

wrote in his ruling that Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act exceeds the scope of the statute. The government, he ruled, does not possess the lawful authority under the Alien Enemies Act to detain Venezuelan immigrants or remove them from the country.

wrote in his ruling that Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act exceeds the scope of the statute. The government, he ruled, does not possess the lawful authority under the Alien Enemies Act to detain Venezuelan immigrants or remove them from the country.

wrote in his ruling that Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act exceeds the scope of the statute. The government, he ruled, does not possess the lawful authority under the Alien Enemies Act to detain Venezuelan immigrants or remove them from the country.

Right, right. I mean, Trump has used the act to remove more than 130 Venezuelan men from the U.S. and send them to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. The administration has accused all of them of being Trenderagua. But government officials have conceded not all of the Venezuelans have criminal records.