Trump admin updates: White House asks court to stay order to ground deportation flights

Video shows deportees in El Salvador after a judge ordered flights to stop.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, and William Mansell
Last Updated: March 16, 2025, 5:36 PM EDT

The White House has asked a federal circuit court to stay a district court's temporary restraining orderthat blocked President Donald Trump from using the Alien Enemies act to deport noncitizens, including alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Meanwhile, the fallout over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats voting with Republicans to avert a government shutdown continued, with some in Schumer's party calling for new leadership while others defended him, but said the party needed to use new tactics and new messaging.

And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's actions reversed by Trump to nearly 100.

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Mar 11, 2025, 1:39 PM EDT

Tesla is on its way to White House, Leavitt says, after Trump's pledge to support Musk

After President Trump pledged to buy a Tesla Tuesday morning to support Elon Musk as the company's stock plummets, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the car was on its way to the White House now.

"He is going to be viewing a Tesla that is making its way to the White House complex now, I can confirm," Leavitt told reporters.

She added, "He's definitely going to buy one, but he'll take a look at it when it gets here later this afternoon."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Mar. 11, 2025.
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Mar 11, 2025, 1:38 PM EDT

Leavitt claims Mahmoud Khalil had pro-Hamas fliers, does not show them

When asked about the controversial arrest of green card holder and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, White House Karoline Leavitt press secretary maintained that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has the right to revoke a green card or visa over "national security" interests.

Leavitt claimed that Khalil distributed "pro-Hamas propaganda fliers with the logo of Hamas," but declined to give any more details.

"I have those fliers on my desk, they were provided to me by the Department of Homeland Security," she said. "I thought about bringing them into this briefing room to share with all of you, but I didn't think it was worth the dignity of this room," she said.

Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 PM EDT

White House declines to rule out recession: 'We are in a period of economic transition'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked directly during Tuesday's briefing if she can reassure Americans that there's not going to be a recession.

Leavitt declined to explicitly rule it out as she contended the losses Americans are seeing in the stock market are only a "snapshot of a moment in time."

"We are in a period of economic transition," she continued as she railed against the Biden administration. She contended that it will take time for Trump's economic policies to be fully implemented.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Mar. 11, 2025.
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Mar 11, 2025, 12:51 PM EDT

Incoming Canadian PM responds to Trump tariff threats

Canadian Prime Minister designate Mark Carney's office responded to President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat in a statement Tuesday claiming they are "an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses."

Liberal Leader Mark Carney talks to media as he leaves a caucus meeting in Ottawa, Mar. 10, 2025.
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"My government will ensure our response has maximum impact in the U.S. and minimal impact here in Canada, while supporting the workers impacted. My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade," a spokesperson for Carney said in a statement.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

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