
The Global Story
The Global Story
The President’s Path: What's the chance of a constitutional crisis?
March 22, 2025
27 minutes
Available for over a year
This week, Donald Trump and his team are continuing the immigration squeeze. When 238 Venezuelans were deported from the US, a federal judge ordered the planes be stopped and turned around. The administration decided to proceed, setting up a fraught legal battle between the Trump team and the federal courts.
Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann offer insight and analysis on another whirlwind week in Washington DC.
Producers: Richard Moran and Aisling Taylor
Sound engineer: Mike Regaard
Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas
Senior news editor: China Collins