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Over 26,000 people have signed an online petition to stop Donald Trump from giving the University of Alabama’s commencement speech.

“Given the current political climate and the contentious legacy of the Trump administration, we believe that his presence would draw unnecessary controversy and negative attention to our university,” the petition states. “

“Commencement is a time to honor the hard work, dedication, and achievements of our graduating students—not to serve as a platform for political polarization.”

The petition also adds that there is “deep concern” over impact of the president’s involvement on the sense of safety of students of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and “other marginalized members of our campus community.”

“The values and rhetoric associated with President Trump do not reflect the inclusive and respectful environment we strive to uphold at the University of Alabama,” the statement says.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele asked the Trump administration for evidence that the 238 Venezuelans deported to his country’s maximum-security prison last month were actually part of a notorious gang, according to a report.

While Bukele and President Donald Trump appeared to be on the same page at last month’s meeting in the Oval Office, Bukele privately “expressed concern” about who the Trump administration sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, according to The New York Times.

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This comes after President Donald Trump paused student loan repayment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. President Joe Biden went on to extend this relief, and student loan repayments didn’t resume until October 2023. Even then, borrowers still weren’t penalized for late payments until last fall.

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Adam Peña, a California attorney and citizen of the United States, says he was “stunned” to receive a self-deportation email from the Department of Homeland Security in early April, ordering him to leave within seven days.

Peña, born in El Paso, Texas, received a notice of self-deportation on April 10 in which DHS informed him his parole was ending and he had seven days to “leave the United States.”

Ariana Baio has the details.

The Senate was scheduled to vote later on Wednesday on a resolution to block a range of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, just hours after the federal government reported that the nation’s economy contracted for the first time in three years amid the chaos created by the president’s tariff policies.

The measure, introduced by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden as a privileged resolution requiring a vote by the Republican-led chamber, would terminate the national emergency that Trump declared as the basis for 10% global tariffs on U.S. trading partners and higher reciprocal tariffs on 57 trading partners, including the European Union.

At least two Republicans were expected to support the resolution. Just weeks ago, four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to pass a similar bill that aimed to terminate new tariffs on Canada. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.

“I don’t expect a big difference from what we saw last time,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters.

The resolution is co-sponsored by Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a vocal critic of Trump’s tariff policy. Senator Susan Collins of Maine also indicated that she intends to support the measure.

“It’s not perfect. I think it’s too broad. But it sends the message that I want to send – that we really need to be far more discriminatory in imposing these tariffs and not treat allies like Canada the way we treat adversaries like China,” Collins told reporters.

With reporting from Reuters

Since January 20, the Trump administration has removed 38,757 migrants to Mexico. The majority of those individuals are Mexican nationals, but they aren’t the only people Mexico was expecting to care for in the wake of Trump’s deportations.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asserted on Wednesday that “people will lose their lives” unless the United States invests in a new air traffic control system.

Duffy raised extreme concerns about the U.S.’s “aging” air traffic control infrastructure during a televized cabinet meeting, after President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for funding toward the new system.

“If we don’t build a brand new system, there’s going to be failures and people will lose their lives,” Duffy said.

Gustaf Kilander looks at the numbers.