Trump admin live updates: Dems react to Hegseth discussing Yemen strike in 2nd chat

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration took a step toward making thousands of federal workers easier to fire by stripping them of civil service protections and reclassifying them as "at-will" employees.

"Moving forward, career government employees, working on policy matters, will be classified as 'Schedule Policy/Career,' and will be held to the highest standards of conduct and performance," Trump posted on social media.

"If these government workers refuse to advance the policy interests of the President, or are engaging in corrupt behavior, they should no longer have a job," he added. "This is common sense, and will allow the federal government to finally be 'run like a business.' We must root out corruption and implement accountability in our Federal Workforce!"

The new proposed "Schedule Policy/Career" classification will affect about 50,000 federal workers, or about 2% of the workforce, according to the White House. The workers "are not required to personally or politically support the President, but must faithfully implement the law and the administration's policies," the White House added.

The new rule proposed by OPM is not immediately reclassifying these workers. For the change to happen, Trump will need to sign an executive order after OPM issues a final rule.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow

A U.S. official told ABC News that there is planning underway for an imminent U.S. military deportation flight under the Alien Enemies Act.

American Civil Liberties Union attorneys for several Venezuelans who are detained in a detention center in Texas said in a court filing on Thursday night that they believe their clients are at "imminent risk" of being deported to El Salvador under the 1798 law. It is unclear if their clients are on the planned flight.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

A reporter asked President Donald Trump about his thoughts on Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen's visit with Kilmar Abreo Garcia, which prompted the president to read a list of allegations made against the migrant.

Trump claimed that Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 member and noted the gang's violent actions in the past, along with claims that he wore its clothing and associated with its members.

None of those allegations have come up in court for his March arrest. Trump claimed the information came from "the State Department and very legitimate sources."

"I mean ... I'm just giving you what they handed to me, but this was supposed to be certified stuff," he admitted.

President Donald Trump was asked on Friday to comment on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's suggestion the administration would drop Ukraine-Russia peace talks if no progress is made in a matter of days.

"Yeah, very shortly," Trump said, though he added that he believes they can reach a deal.

"How many days is that?" the reporter asked him.

"No specific number of days. But quickly, we want to get it done," Trump responded.

Trump added, "Now, if for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just going to say, 'You're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people,' and we're going to just take a pass. But hopefully, we won't have to do that."

Asked if he was prepared to walk away from peace efforts completely, Trump said, "Well, I don't want to say that, but we want to see it end."