President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting with his top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday.
It follows Trump on Wednesday changing course on his tariff policy, instituting a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries while ramping up the rate against China to 145%.
On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders pushed through a budget blueprint to fund Trump's domestic agenda despite some GOP hard-liner opposition.
El Salvador's president to visit Trump to discuss use of its prisons for deported migrants
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that next Monday, on April 14, Trump will welcome El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele.
"They will discuss El Salvador's partnership on using their supermax prison for Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members, and how El Salvador's cooperation with the United States has become a model for others to work with this administration," Leavitt said.
The administration's deportations of alleged gang members to El Salvador's faced numerous legal challenges, including a case where a Maryland man was removed to the Central American nation by mistake.
Apr 08, 2025, 1:03 PM EDT
IRS, Homeland Security sign data sharing deal for tax data of undocumented taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data sharing agreement to support the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing late Monday night.
Under the terms of the agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants with final removal orders, which would be used to check against the IRS’s taxpayer records.
"As laid out in the [memorandum of understanding], DHS can legally request return information relating to individuals under criminal investigation, and the IRS must provide it," according to a court filing.
The Department of Homeland Security seal is pictured as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Mar. 17, 2025, in Kodiak, Alaska.
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“Each request will attest that [redacted] information will only be used by officers and employees of ICE solely for the preparation for judicial or administrative proceedings or investigation that may lead to such proceedings,” the memorandum of understanding said.
The IRS said in a statement that it would continue to protect the privacy of taxpayers' data.
Veterans of the IRS have raised concerns about the unprecedented use of tax data, and the use of exceptions to the strict laws governing its use, some of which are meant to help law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Current and former agency officials also worry the new policy could impact tax collections and discourage undocumented immigrant workers who do pay taxes.
-ABC News' Ben Siegel and Luke Barr
Apr 08, 2025, 10:45 AM EDT
DHS cancels parole status for 900,000 paroled through government app
The Department of Homeland Security revoked parole status for those who used the CBP One App to obtain the status. The move puts over 900,000 migrants up for deportation.
Parole status is a two-year temporary authorization to be in the United States due to circumstances in the home country.
President Donald Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The CBP One App was a cornerstone of the Biden administration's immigration policy to limit the flow of migrants along the southwest border. Migrants who used the app could apply for parole status, and in some cases, were successful in getting it.
"The Biden administration abused the parole authority to allow millions of illegal aliens into the U.S. which further fueled the worst border crisis in U.S. history," a senior DHS spokesperson claimed.
Migrants received a formal email notification from DHS letting them know their parole was canceled, and that they should self deport. The termination does not apply to Operation Allies Welcome parolees and Uniting for Ukraine, according to DHS.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
Apr 08, 2025, 10:23 AM EDT
Trump to meet with GOP holdouts on Senate budget plan: Sources
President Donald Trump is slated to meet with several House Republicans who are opposed to or skeptical of the Senate-approved budget blueprint at the White House Tuesday at 1 p.m ET, according to multiple sources.
This comes as House GOP leaders are trying to rally their conference around the budget blueprint so lawmakers can start drafting legislation and outline spending and tax cuts. The budget is central to Trump's domestic agenda.
President Donald Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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"The president has been our best advocate to help get it passed," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told ABC News as he entered a closed-door House Republican conference meeting on Tuesday morning.
On Monday, President Trump endorsed the measure and urged House Republicans to approve the plan "quickly." Speaker Mike Johnson is not expected to attend the White House meeting today, according to a source.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller, Katherine Faulders and Arthur Jones II
