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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 3, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Ongoing court battles over the legality of the Trump administration’s deportations of illegal immigrants have fostered conditions for a constitutional showdown questioning where judicial authority ends and the executive’s begins.

In Washington, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has suggested that in order for the administration to avoid being held in criminal contempt, it should reassert custody over at least some of the deported individuals. Meanwhile, Paula Xinis, a federal judge in Maryland, has similarly indicated that the administration could be held in contempt for not facilitating the return of one of the detainees, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to the United States.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court intervened in a Texas case by temporarily halting President Donald Trump’s deportations of a group of individuals in the state under the Alien Enemies Act. The 18th-century law has been invoked only a handful of times in and around wartime.

While the president has historically been understood to be in charge of foreign affairs, Congress has some input through treaties. Under Article III of the Constitution, the judiciary’s power is focused on the cases and controversies brought before it.

According to the administration, both judges have grossly overstepped their authority.

“Foreign affairs cannot operate on judicial timelines,” the Department of Justice told Xinis earlier this month.

The cases have already reached the Supreme Court and will likely come before the justices again, resulting in potentially landmark decisions on the nation’s separation of powers.

Commenting on Abrego Garcia’s case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit warned on April 17 of an interbranch conflict that “promises to diminish” both the executive and the judiciary. (More)

More Politics

New automotive tariffs are beginning to take effect in April and May. While some anxious buyers are rushing to dealerships to make a purchase, buying today may not necessarily ensure a good deal, several experts said.

Prices for new and used cars have been surging since 2019. U.S. tariffs on auto imports have added a new source of pressure on an already difficult market. Some experts argue that prices will inevitably rise, while others suggest a more cautious approach.

One auto market observer told The Epoch Times that buyers fearful of price hikes shouldn’t make a purchase based on emotions.

Karl Brauer, an executive analyst at car search engine and price aggregation service iSeeCars.com, said in an email that automakers and dealers are both “playing up the potential price increases to increase sales in the near term.”

“Even they don’t know exactly how tariffs will play out in their pricing structure,” Brauer said. “While higher future vehicle prices are possible, they are not guaranteed, and buyers should never be driven by fear or intimidation.”

Charles Benoit, a trade counsel at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, predicts that if the tariffs are successful in driving production back to the United States and pushing consumers to buy American, the increased production capacity will lower automotive prices.

Recent sales data show that consumers are nonetheless more than a little spooked about the potential impacts of a 25 percent tariff on completed automobiles enacted in April. (More)

More U.S. News

Two foreign nationals were arrested in Serbia at the request of the U.S. government for allegedly hiring people to harass, intimidate, and threaten a Los Angeles resident who had publicly criticized Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.

Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, were arrested by Serbian law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced in a statement.

According to a criminal complaint, Cui allegedly operated “on behalf of the PRC government” and tasked Miller with passing tasks to third parties. PRC is an acronym for China’s official name, the People’s Republic of China.

Prosecutors said Cui and Miller started their plot targeting the Los Angeles resident in October 2023, when they allegedly enlisted two individuals in the United States to prevent him from traveling to San Francisco to protest against Xi’s visit for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Cui and Miller were unaware that the two individuals were an undercover FBI agent and a “confidential human source working for the FBI,” according to the court document.

Prosecutors did not name the L.A. resident and identified the person only as “the victim” in the court document.

“The victim had made multiple statements expressing opposition to the policies and actions” of the Chinese regime and Xi on his social media, the court document states. The victim’s social media posts included pictures of his artistic statues depicting Xi and his wife “kneeling and with their hands tied behind their backs.” (More)

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Throughout history, people have tried even the most bizarre remedies to maintain luscious locks. The ancient Egyptian text, “Ebers Papyrus”—discovered in a royal tomb—records a treatment used by Queen Ses more than 3,000 years ago: a mixture of “toes-of-a-dog, refuse-of-dates, and hoof-of-an-ass.”

While the effectiveness of such ancient remedies is difficult to verify today, one thing has been proven: Dietary choices can reduce hair shedding.

Think of healthy hair as a lush, thriving garden. The medications and injections discussed in part 2 of this series are like synthetic fertilizers used to help struggling plants grow. However, for long-term recovery and growth, the soil must also be enriched. Likewise, nourishing the body through proper diet and nutrition is one of the most natural—and fundamental—ways to support healthy hair growth.

“If you want more hair, you have to invest in creating new hair,” Rajesh Rajput, fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, hair transplant surgeon, and holder of an MCh in plastic surgery, told The Epoch Times.

He emphasized that hair follicle cells are among the fastest-renewing cells in the body and “require [an] unlimited amount of nutrition.” Without adequate nutritional support, hair growth can come to a halt.

Hair growth requires vitamins, minerals, proteins, and Omega-3s to provide nutrients for optimal hair follicle function. They support cell growth, enhance blood circulation, and help produce keratin, the main protein in hair. (More)

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