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While this spat is taking place on social media, Trump says he's open to talking to world leaders to strike deals that he says will be better for America. Specifically, he's indicated he feels confident a deal could emerge with South Korea. He also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week.
And CINC told us next week Italy's Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni will meet with Trump to talk tariffs, too. The big outlier here, though, is China.
And CINC told us next week Italy's Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni will meet with Trump to talk tariffs, too. The big outlier here, though, is China.
And CINC told us next week Italy's Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni will meet with Trump to talk tariffs, too. The big outlier here, though, is China.
Chinese officials called the U.S. tariff policy, quote, blackmail yesterday and said Beijing would fight to the end. On social media, Trump wrote, quote, China also wants to make a deal badly, but they don't know how to get it started. We are waiting for their call. It will happen.
Chinese officials called the U.S. tariff policy, quote, blackmail yesterday and said Beijing would fight to the end. On social media, Trump wrote, quote, China also wants to make a deal badly, but they don't know how to get it started. We are waiting for their call. It will happen.
Chinese officials called the U.S. tariff policy, quote, blackmail yesterday and said Beijing would fight to the end. On social media, Trump wrote, quote, China also wants to make a deal badly, but they don't know how to get it started. We are waiting for their call. It will happen.
Let's turn now to the 238 men from Venezuela that President Trump deported to El Salvador last month with no due process, despite a judge's order blocking their deportations. According to 60 Minutes, around 75 percent of these men had no criminal records in the U.S. or abroad.
Let's turn now to the 238 men from Venezuela that President Trump deported to El Salvador last month with no due process, despite a judge's order blocking their deportations. According to 60 Minutes, around 75 percent of these men had no criminal records in the U.S. or abroad.
Let's turn now to the 238 men from Venezuela that President Trump deported to El Salvador last month with no due process, despite a judge's order blocking their deportations. According to 60 Minutes, around 75 percent of these men had no criminal records in the U.S. or abroad.
And of the roughly 22 percent who did have criminal records, most of their offenses were nonviolent, such as theft, shoplifting or trespassing. And yet the administration has stood by its decision to deport them. And we're starting to learn more about its system for justifying many of these deportations.
And of the roughly 22 percent who did have criminal records, most of their offenses were nonviolent, such as theft, shoplifting or trespassing. And yet the administration has stood by its decision to deport them. And we're starting to learn more about its system for justifying many of these deportations.
And of the roughly 22 percent who did have criminal records, most of their offenses were nonviolent, such as theft, shoplifting or trespassing. And yet the administration has stood by its decision to deport them. And we're starting to learn more about its system for justifying many of these deportations.
According to recent court filings in a case brought by the ACLU, the government is using a point system to designate people as possible members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and mark them eligible for deportation under the Alien Enemies Act. To be deported, the bar is quite low.
According to recent court filings in a case brought by the ACLU, the government is using a point system to designate people as possible members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and mark them eligible for deportation under the Alien Enemies Act. To be deported, the bar is quite low.
According to recent court filings in a case brought by the ACLU, the government is using a point system to designate people as possible members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and mark them eligible for deportation under the Alien Enemies Act. To be deported, the bar is quite low.
On the scoring scale that goes up to nearly 90 points, a person with as few as six points could be flagged for deportation. And in many cases, according to The New York Times, people have reached that number in part based on wearing certain clothing the administration believes to be connected with the gang. Things like a Michael Jordan Bulls jersey or, quote, high-end urban streetwear.
On the scoring scale that goes up to nearly 90 points, a person with as few as six points could be flagged for deportation. And in many cases, according to The New York Times, people have reached that number in part based on wearing certain clothing the administration believes to be connected with the gang. Things like a Michael Jordan Bulls jersey or, quote, high-end urban streetwear.
On the scoring scale that goes up to nearly 90 points, a person with as few as six points could be flagged for deportation. And in many cases, according to The New York Times, people have reached that number in part based on wearing certain clothing the administration believes to be connected with the gang. Things like a Michael Jordan Bulls jersey or, quote, high-end urban streetwear.
That's NPR immigration reporter Sergio Martinez Beltran. Clothing deemed suspicious by the government is worth four points, and certain tattoos are worth four points as well. Martinez Beltran told us about the types of tattoos the government is looking for.