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Immigration crackdown: Venezuelan civic groups sue Trump admin over termination of Temporary Protected Status; call it cruelty towards vulnerable

US President Donald Trump (AP image) Venezuelan civic groups and several migrants have filed a federal lawsuit in Boston federal court against US immigration agencies, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans.The Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, Democracy Forward and three migrants have filed a law suit in Boston Federal […]

Trump’s 50% tariff threat looms: EU considers temporary trade deal with US; Von der Leyen pushes for ‘agreement in principle’

Donald Trump (left), Ursula von der Leyen (AP) The European Union is considering a temporary trade agreement with the United States that would maintain a 10 percent tariff on most exports, according to a briefing by the European Commission to EU ambassadors on Friday, reported news portal Politico.The update came after a key round of […]

What is Donald Trump’s ‘temporary pass’ for illegal migrants working at farms and hospitality?

Donald Trump said his administration is coming up with a kind of temporary pass for illegal aliens who have been working at farms and hospitality sector. After teasing a new program for farmers who might have entered the US illegally but whose arrest now would mean a loss for the industry, President Donald Trump revealed […]

Trump Administration Tariffs: Trump warns ‘no one is off the hook’ despite Lutnick’s claim of electronics getting temporary tariff reprieve

File photo: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick (left) and US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday said the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily exempt electronics like smartphones and laptops from steep new import tariffs was not permanent and that the products would soon fall under a new policy […]

New tariffs ‘coming soon’: US trade secretary says duty exemptions for electronics temporary

US administration’s recent decision to exempt various electronic devices from tariffs introduced earlier this month is not permanent, said commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday.He clarified that these products would soon face “semiconductor tariffs,” expected to be implemented within “a month or two.”Speaking at ABC news’ ‘This Week’ programme, Lutnick said, “All those products are […]