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Korva Coleman· Host0:13

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The Trump administration has resumed deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, claiming they're gang members. NPR's Adrian Florido reports there are legal challenges, asking how the Trump administration identifies the deportees as gang members.

Adrian Florido0:30

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the government sent 17 violent criminals to El Salvador. He claimed they're members of the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs. El Salvador's president posted videos of the men being unloaded from a plane and locked up in a prison. Earlier this month, President Trump sent more than 130 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, arguing that an 18th-century wartime law gave him authority to summarily deport them without hearings. Some of their families have denied they're in gangs. A federal judge temporarily blocked more deportations under that law. It's not clear if this new group of men were expelled in violation of the judge's ruling or because they had valid deportation orders. Adrian Florido, NPR News.

Korva Coleman· Host1:12

New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker has been criticizing the Trump administration on immigration. He's been speaking for the past 12 hours straight on the Senate floor, with support from Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy and other Democratic senators. Booker is highlighting the case of an immigrant deported to El Salvador,