Iran says the sanctions are "unjust" and "illegal" and has urged countries not to implement them.

“Separation of powers requires that the Executive Branch not usurp Congress’s power to make laws; it mandates that the Executive Branch not override the Judiciary’s power to declare what the law is; and it obligates the Judiciary to not shy from its duty to prevent Executive Branch overreach that upsets the carefully calibrated role each co-equal branch plays in our constitutional democracy,” said the Members in the brief’s introduction. The brief continues, “The Secretary’s actions not only violate the TPS statute but also contradict the bipartisan opposition to terminating Venezuela TPS. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have long supported temporary protected status for Venezuelans who fled dangerous conditions in their country—conditions that persist today.”

Broward County Public Schools is canceling the Latinos in Action leadership course after being ordered to do so by the United States Department of Education.

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The lawmakers also said unilateral recognitions of a Palestinian state are ‘performative’ and ‘risk emboldening Hamas’