Trump administration updates: Schumer continues to face calls for new leadership

The Senate minority leader says he's not going anywhere.

Last Updated: March 23, 2025, 9:39 PM EDT

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he has no plans to step aside as Senate minority leader as criticism of Schumer and of Democrats' ineffectiveness in combatting President Donald Trump's agenda continues.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration sent another group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay, alleging many are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, an official with knowledge of the flight told ABC News. But deportation flights of Venezuelans to El Salvador remain on hold while the administration fights a judge's order to curtail those flights while their legality is decided.

Trump on Friday announced a new F-47 fighter jet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and signed a series of presidential actions before departing the White House for his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The actions included one rescinding the security clearances of several former Biden officials and political opponents.

Mar 21, 2025, 6:16 PM EDT

Trump says he had 'good conversations' on Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

President Donald Trump said he had "good conversations" on Friday on efforts to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but he didn't say whom those conversations were with.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Mar. 21, 2025.
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"We are moving along on Russia, Ukraine. We had a couple of good conversations today, and maybe we can get that death march stopped as soon as possible," Trump said on the South Lawn.

Asked if he gave Putin a deadline, Trump said no.

"Not a deadline, but I think we'll have one. I think you know they're going at it pretty heavy right now, as you probably saw both of them, but I think we'll have it done fairly soon," Trump said.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Mar 21, 2025, 6:16 PM EDT

Trump seems to distance himself from deportation flights

Before departing the White House, President Donald Trump was asked about Judge James Boasberg's question to the Department of Justice on Friday on why the proclamation was "signed in the dark ... and why people were rushed onto planes."

Trump seemed to distance himself from the situation, saying, "Other people handled it."

President Donald Trump departs for the weekend from the White House in Washington, Mar. 21, 2025.
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"But Marco Rubio has done a great job, and he wanted them out," he added. "And we go along with that. We want to get criminals out of our country."

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Mar 21, 2025, 5:58 PM EDT

Top ICE official says agency has conducted first arrests under Alien Enemies Act

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that the agency and its law enforcement partners have arrested 68 alleged Tren de Aragua members over the last 48 hours under the president's Alien Enemies Act proclamation and the designation of the gang as a foreign terrorist organization.

These arrests come as a temporary restraining order prevents the administration from deporting alleged Tren de Aragua members to the notorious prison known as CECOT in El Salvador.

-ABC News' Armando Garcia and Luke Barr

Mar 21, 2025, 4:29 PM EDT

DHS shuts down Office of Civil Liberties: Officials

The Department of Homeland Security shuttered the Office of Civil Liberties on Friday, former and current officials told ABC News.

According to the Department, the "Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) supports the Department's mission to secure the nation while preserving individual liberty, fairness, and equality under the law."

President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
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Officials were placed on administrative leave for 60 days so they are able to search for other jobs and will be fired in May, according to a source.

-ABC News' Luke Barr

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