{"id":136347,"date":"2025-05-06T01:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-immigrants-offered-money-to-leave-us-and-white-house-walks-back-film-tariff-plan-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T01:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:38:54","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-immigrants-offered-money-to-leave-us-and-white-house-walks-back-film-tariff-plan-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-immigrants-offered-money-to-leave-us-and-white-house-walks-back-film-tariff-plan-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: immigrants offered money to leave US and White House walks back film tariff plan – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

DHS claims participation in \u2018self-deportation\u2019 scheme may help legal re-entry later; administration says \u2018no final decisions\u2019 made on film tariffs \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 5 May at a glance
The Trump administration<\/a> will offer undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the US as part of its latest crackdown on immigration, drawing criticism for saying that participation in the program \u201cmay help preserve the option\u201d for an individual to re-enter the US \u201clegally in the future\u201d.
\u201cIt is an incredibly cruel bit of deception for DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to be telling people that if they leave they \u2018will maintain the ability to return to the US legally in the future\u2019,\u201d said<\/a> Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, in a social media post.
The White House meanwhile said it was \u201cexploring all options\u201d on protecting the US film industry, a day after Donald Trump<\/a> triggered a drop in production company shares by announcing a 10% tariff on movies produced outside the US.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
The Trump administration<\/a> announced a new program offering a $1,000 payment to people in the US without immigration status as an incentive to return to their home country voluntarily. The Department of Homeland Security outlined the initiative, pledging \u201cfinancial and travel assistance\u201d to undocumented immigrants who agree to leave the country using an app called CBP Home<\/a>.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The White House said on Monday that no final decisions have been made about imposing tariffs on foreign films, just a day after Donald Trump declared a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States \u2013 an announcement that sparked widespread alarm<\/a> across the global film industry.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s administration<\/a> on Monday pushed forward in defending US rules easing access to the abortion drug mifepristone from a legal challenge<\/a> that began during Democratic former president Joe Biden\u2019s administration.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> has said he is directing the administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on an island off San Francisco<\/a> that has been closed for more than 60 years. California Democrats and civil rights activists were critical of the announcement and questioned the feasibility of converting the historic site back into a high-security prison.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The communications app used by Mike Waltz, Donald Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, says it is temporarily suspending services following a reported hack that exposed some of its potentially sensitive messages. Oregon-based Smarsh, which runs the TeleMessage app, said it was \u201cinvestigating a potential security incident\u201d and was suspending all its services \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Autism<\/a> researchers and advocates are pushing back against the creation of an autism database<\/a> \u2013 meant to track the health of autistic people in a major research study \u2013 and pointing to the ways such databases could be misused.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a>\u2019s sweeping cuts to disaster management will cost lives in the US, with hollowed-out agencies unable to accurately predict, prepare for or respond to extreme weather events, earthquakes and pandemics, a leading expert has warned.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Michigan<\/a>\u2019s attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced on Monday that she was dropping all charges against seven pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested in May last year at a University of Michigan encampment, after a Guardian report detailed her extensive links to university regents calling for prosecution.
The announcement came just moments before the judge was to decide on a defense motion to disqualify Nessel\u2019s office over alleged bias.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A Trump ally who promoted hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19<\/strong> despite limited evidence has reportedly been appointed to a top US pandemic prevention role<\/a>.
Mexico\u2019s president downplayed growing fears of US military intervention<\/strong> to fight drug trafficking, citing good communication with Trump after a sharp weekend exchange<\/a> heightened tensions.
As Elon Musk steps back from leading Doge<\/strong>, experts say it failed to actually improve public services<\/a> for the American people.
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general are suing<\/a> in an attempt to block Donald Trump\u2019s move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects<\/strong>, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 4 May 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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