Trump tests presidential power in trio of deportation cases

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The Trump administration is invoking rarely used authorities to remove some noncitizens from the United States, laying the groundwork for the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the controversial actions are legal.

President Donald Trump has framed his actions as efforts to root out noncitizens who support terrorists and banish members of notoriously violent gangs, but outside groups and lawyers have accused the president of acting illegally and sued.

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