Trump’s Deportation Push and Stock Market Surge – 3/31/2025

The Trump administration intensified its immigration policies today, deporting alleged gang members to El Salvador’s maximum-security prison while facing legal pushback over Venezuelan protected status. Meanwhile, financial markets reacted strongly to Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement, with stocks swinging and Newsmax soaring on its NYSE debut, amid growing economic uncertainty flagged by Goldman Sachs.

United States

  • MAGA fans push for a 2028 Vance-Trump ticket, but constitutional limits may block the plan
  • Jim Cramer on CNBC warns, “I can’t think of a dumb day to buy stocks than today”
  • 48 House Democrats oppose the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof for federal voting
  • Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) suggests Trump deserves a third term, citing FDR’s precedent
  • The New York Stock Exchange Texas will launch with $DJT as its first listed stock
  • Pete Hegseth reverses Obama-era fitness rules, sets equal standards for all combat roles
  • Trump spends $40M to hold 400 illegal immigrants at Guantánamo, costing $100K each, per reports
  • Fashion startup CaaStle collapses after raising $534M, citing founder fraud, per Axios
  • White House ends its probe into alleged ‘SignalGate’ with no further details released
  • Elon Musk says he gave Ashley St. Clair $2.5M despite paternity doubts, per NYP
  • Trump deports 17 gang leaders to El Salvador’s CECOT prison using Title 8, bypassing courts
  • Trump signs order to shield Americans from ticket scalping in entertainment, per TNND
  • Amazon’s Nova Act AI can browse and task autonomously, rivaling OpenAI and Anthropic models
  • DeSantis seeks to end all property taxes in Florida next year, plus $5B relief now
  • United Airlines gets FAA nod for Starlink on its first plane, set for May, per Fox Business
  • Press Sec Leavitt says Trump works daily to fix economy and past trade wrongs, per Fox News
  • Judge Edward Chen halts Trump’s bid to end protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans, per POLITICO
  • Yale’s Jason Stanley exits U.S. for Canada, saying, “To send a warning to Americans”
  • Trump admin deports 17 alleged gang members to El Salvador’s max-security prison, per WSJ
  • Trump tackles ticket scalping and high fees, echoing Biden-era goals, per AP
  • Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exits Freedom Caucus over proxy voting clash, per The Hill
  • Severe storms, snow, and flooding threaten central U.S. states this week, per Washington Post
  • Trump’s “Liberation Day” sparks wild stock market swings; S&P 500 up 0.6%, per AP
  • 26-year-old Kat Abughazaleh raises $275K in days to challenge veteran House rep, per WaPo
  • Federal workers face cramped offices and supply shortages under Trump’s return order, per NYT
  • Treasury union sues Trump over order stripping 150,000 workers’ bargaining rights, per MPU
  • AMC to boost Dolby Cinema screens by 25%, adding 40 theaters by 2027, per NBC News
  • Chipotle founder Steve Ells hits billionaire status 30 years after first shop, per Forbes
  • Newsmax stock soars 700% on NYSE debut, hitting $7.3B market cap, per Forbes
  • Press group slams Trump’s push to control briefing room seats as “pressure” on media, per CNN
  • Goldman Sachs raises recession odds to 35% due to Trump’s tariff plans, per Forbes

International

  • China halts $23B Panama Canal ports sale to a U.S. group led by BlackRock
  • Pakistan to deport 3M Afghans this year after voluntary exit deadline passed, per AP
  • UK and France lead talks to bolster Ukraine’s defenses with a potential reassurance force
  • Iran accuses Trump of breaking international law with “reckless” remarks, per Reuters
  • Canadian travel to U.S. plummets, with flight bookings down 70% from last year, per Axios
  • London tenants reclaim £260K from ‘rogue landlord’ for unsafe housing, per The Guardian
  • Lithium Triangle’s freshwater shortage imperils global lithium supply, per NBC News
  • Israeli operation in Jenin camp aims to root out militants, raising fears of its end, per WSJ

South America

  • Trump deports 17 alleged gang leaders to El Salvador’s CECOT prison using Title 8, bypassing courts
  • Judge Edward Chen halts Trump’s bid to end protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans, per POLITICO
  • Lithium Triangle’s freshwater shortage imperils global lithium supply, per NBC News