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Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here’s why  NPR Judge denies request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings  CNN Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite government objections  AP News

Khalil’s lawyers are trying to convince an immigration judge that if he’s deported, Israel could target him over his advocacy for Palestinian rights. (Image credit: Spencer Platt)

At Trump’s $148 million meme coin dinner, ‘the food sucked’ and security was lax, attendee says  CNBC

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to stop Harvard enrolling foreign students  BBC

Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and says Samsung and other tech companies could be next  CNN

Nine of a doctor’s 10 children have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on their home in Gaza, which also left her surviving son badly injured and her husband in a critical condition.

EU vows to defend interests after Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs  Al Jazeera

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Seek Return of Guatemalan Man to U.S.  The New York Times

Democrats have argued that House Republicans’ measure would rob courts of their power by stripping away any consequences for officials who ignore judges’ rulings.

White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff  The Washington Post Scoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council’s “Deep State”  Axios Trump’s National Security Council slashed dramatically in major restructuring  USA Today Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign