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Trump’s deportation push ran into the judges’ wall again
The administration’s immigration crackdown kept colliding with courts and due-process objections, turning another hardline promise into a legal mess with visible consequences.
Edition · March 30, 2025
The Daily Fuckup — March 30, 2025
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Closing take
The throughline here is simple: Trump’s team keeps choosing maximalist moves that generate immediate applause from the base and immediate headaches everywhere else. By the end of March 30, the pattern was already obvious enough to write in all caps: this is what happens when a White House treats escalation as strategy and then acts surprised when the bill comes due.
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