President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting with his top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday.
It follows Trump on Wednesday changing course on his tariff policy, instituting a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries while ramping up the rate against China to 145%.
On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders pushed through a budget blueprint to fund Trump's domestic agenda despite some GOP hard-liner opposition.
DOJ terminates contract that provides legal support for migrants at detention centers
The Department of Justice has terminated the contract for legal orientation programs and other work intended to support migrants at detention centers and immigration courts, according to a notice of obtained by ABC News.
“The following task orders are terminated for the convenience of the government, effective at 12:01 a.m. on April 16, 2025,” the notice said.
The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, Jan. 24, 2023.
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The programs listed in the notice include the Legal Orientation Program, the Immigration Court Helpdesk, the Family Group Legal Orientation Program and the Counsel for Children Initiative.
Legal service providers had previously received a stop-work order in January.
The groups are usually present at immigration courts and detention centers across the country to help individuals navigate immigration court proceedings and handle legal paperwork.
-ABC News' Laura Romero
Apr 10, 2025, 7:04 PM EDT
Supreme Court upholds order requiring Trump administration to return Maryland man from El Salvador
The Supreme Court will require the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was sent to El Salvador in error.
This undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025, shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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"The order properly requires the Government to 'facilitate' Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador," the Supreme Court's unsigned order stated. "The intended scope of the term 'effectuate' in the District Court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Court’s authority. The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs. For its part, the Government should be prepared to share what it can concerning the steps it has taken and the prospect of further steps."
The court acknowledges that the status of Garcia as an alleged MS-13 gang member -- and potential threat to the American public -- remains contested. It also makes clear he is under an order to be removed from the U.S. — but expressly not to El Salvador.
The unsigned order does side with President Donald Trump's administration in believing the lower court's deadline to return Mr. Garcia was not acceptable. That deadline has now passed, and the issue is moot.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a statement agreeing with the Court's decision and reaffirming due process requirements owed all migrants in U.S. custody.
In response to the ruling, Garcia's attorney told ABC News "the rule of law prevailed."
“The Supreme Court upheld the District Judge’s order that the government has to bring Kilmar home," said Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg. "Now they need to stop wasting time and get moving."
-ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Laura Romero
Apr 10, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT
Bureau of Land Management nominee withdraws after memo criticizing Jan. 6 resurfaces
Kathleen Sgamma, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, has withdrawn her nomination, the White House confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.
The withdrawal comes after it was reported that she wrote a memo in 2021 affirming the results of the 2020 election and criticizing Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
A view of the White House in Washington, April 10, 2025.
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"We accept her withdrawal and look forward to putting forth another nominee," White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said.
The announcement comes after the outlet Documented reported a memo that Sgamma allegedly sent while she was the president of Western Energy Alliance, an oil industry group.
The memo from Sgamma said she was "disgusted by the violence" at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and by his role in "spreading misinformation."
In the reported memo, Sgamma also said the election of President Joe Biden provided "hope for a resurgence of sanity" and she wished Biden well.
Sgamma didn't return messages to ABC News for comment.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Allison Pecorin and Michelle Stoddart
Apr 10, 2025, 3:44 PM EDT
US ambassador to Ukraine will depart
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed reports that U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink would depart her post, but she didn’t give an exact timeline for when that was expected to happen.
"Ambassador Brinks has been ambassador at the embassy in Ukraine for three years during a time of war -- for those three years, an extraordinary performance there, and we wish her well," Bruce said.
Brink is a career diplomat and was nominated to the post in 2022 by then-President Joe Biden and confirmed that same year.
