Overview
- A federal judge temporarily barred officials from arresting or detaining Imran Ahmed, a green-card holder targeted for deportation, and set a hearing for Monday.
- DHS reports more than 600,000 deportations in 2025 as illegal crossings fell to fewer than 10,000 per month at the southern border.
- The administration’s maritime strikes on suspected drug traffickers have hit 29 boats since September, causing 105 deaths, with legal experts disputing the asserted wartime authority.
- Recent surveys show 40% or fewer approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, voters broadly oppose his tariffs, and Gallup puts his overall approval at 36%.
- Trump’s expansion of executive power included mass firings of inspectors general and a sharply reduced federal workforce, while courts curtailed some domestic deployments and the Supreme Court signaled skepticism over tariff powers.