Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she believes courts should hold Trump administration officials in contempt if they defy orders, including in the case of a Salvadoran national who the administration said it mistakenly deported in March.

US District Judge Paula Xinis ruled on April 4 that the US government had to “facilitate” Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return. The Supreme Court unanimously backed her ruling on April 10. But President Donald Trump and the Salvadoran government have said he will not be returned to the US.

And Judge James Boasberg — who ruled last week that the Trump administration showed “willful disregard” for a mid-March order temporarily halting deportation flights — was the first judge to find “probable cause exists” to hold administration officials in criminal contempt.

When asked by CNN’s Dana Bash today if she believed the courts should “hold key administration officials in contempt if they continue to defy this the Supreme Court,” Klobuchar said “yes.”

The Minnesota lawmaker accused the administration of selectively following the law to keep Abrego Garcia’s case in the news.

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito used a scathing weekend dissent to criticize his colleagues for a temporary order issued hours earlier that halted President Donald Trump from deporting a group of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act.

Alito and Thomas, who is also a member of the court’s conservative wing, made note of their dissent initially with a single line in the early Saturday morning order from the high court, which temporarily blocked the administration from moving ahead with its controversial use of the sweeping 1798 wartime law to remove the Venezuelans, who are detained in Texas.

In his full opinion, Alito wrote that the high court had acted “hastily and prematurely” to grant “unprecedented” emergency relief to the migrants.

What comes next: The writing from Alito is the latest development in a winding legal saga over Trump’s use of the wartime authority.

In asking the high court for emergency intervention, immigrant rights groups had said they were concerned the Venezuelans were in danger of being removed imminently. Trump is attempting to use the act to speed deportations and bypass the usual review processes.

The Supreme Court is now expected to issue a more formal order in the coming days about whether to allow the administration to proceed.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum compared cuts at the Department of the Interior to “emptying out the barn and deciding what should go back in” as he defended the actions of the Department of Government Efficiency today.

“And what should go back in is the stuff that actually serves the American people,” Burgum said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Burgum was defending an order that he signed earlier this week announcing a sweeping effort aimed at “unifying and consolidating” many of his department’s functions.

The interior secretary was also asked about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, and specifically if he believes the White House can reach an agreement with China.

He told Fox’s Shannon Bream that he has a “lot of confidence” in the president’s ability to negotiate deals.

GOP Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip, declined to say today whether he supports President Donald Trump’s suggestion that US citizens convicted of crimes could be deported and imprisoned in El Salvador.

Emmer told CNN’s Dana Bash he’s focused on “what’s actually happening,” saying Trump is following through on his campaign promise of “deporting terrorists, cartel members, rapists, murderers — the worst of the worst.”

During an Oval Office meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Monday, Trump raised the idea of sending “homegrown” criminals to El Salvador, home of a mega-prison that has raised human rights concerns. Experts have told CNN the president lacks the legal authority to deport US citizens.

Pressed again by Bash on whether he would be OK with the Trump administration attempting such a move, Emmer deflected.

Emmer also repeatedly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the case of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, again pointing to Trump’s broader immigration campaign promises.

President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown remains a focal point this week, including the case of a man wrongfully deported to El Salvador and the legal battle surrounding Trump’s use of a controversial 18th century wartime authority to remove migrants from the country.

If you’re catching up this morning, we’ve collected some of the other major storylines to note.

• Nationwide protests: Dozens of protests were held at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states yesterday, with demonstrators condemning Trump’s deportations, dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education.

• Harvard letter sent in error: Harvard University has been in an escalating battle with the Trump administration over a letter outlining a slew of demands tied to federal funding. But the letter should not have been sent and was “unauthorized,” The New York Times reported, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter.

• Ukraine war: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, but each side has accused each other of violating the truce. Putin’s motives for making the announcement have been sharply called into question, given the Trump administration’s threat to abandon peace efforts if there aren’t tangible signs of progress.

• “Chaotic” tariff regime: For many small business owners, years of hard work has unraveled seemingly overnight due to Trump’s whiplash trade policy, despite their companies representing exactly what an “America First” trade agenda seems intended to protect.

• How Dems can counter Trump: Democrats face their toughest set of Senate races in decades, and their soul-searching over how to counter Trump and compete in 2026 is evident in the rush to recruit strong candidates.

President Donald Trump posted an Easter message to his Truth Social site sending wishes to “all of the people who CHEATED in the 2020 Presidential Election,” among a wide swath of others.

The message centered on “Radical Left Lunatics” and other perceived enemies, including former President Joe Biden.

“To all of the people who CHEATED in the 2020 Presidential Election in order to get this highly destructive Moron Elected, I wish you, with great love, sincerity, and affection, a very Happy Easter!!!” the president wrote.

Trump, who is at the White House this Easter Sunday, posted that message minutes after posting a message with a different tone.

“Melania and I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! Whether you are heading out to Church or, watching Service from home, may this day be full of Peace and Joy for all who celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. HE IS RISEN!!” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Democratic Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon announced Friday that she plans to travel to El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Dexter said she will release details of her trip soon.

Remember:Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador who was living with his wife and children in Maryland, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on March 12 and deported to his home country three days later, despite a court having previously ordered that he could not be sent to El Salvador due to risk for his safety.

The Trump administration initially acknowledged Abrego Garcia was sent to the Central American country due to an “administrative error,” but has since dug in its heels in refusing to push for his return.

The announcement comes on the heels of Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland traveling to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia and push for his release. Van Hollen said the man was “traumatized” by his time in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT maximum-security prison and was moved to a different facility.

A national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration united protesters across the country yesterday, who rallied against what organizers describe as a relentless assault on democratic institutions and civil liberties.

Over 80 protests were held at state capitols, courthouses and city halls in several states as part of the “50501” demonstrations — short for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement — condemning what they describe as Trump’s executive overreach, including deportations without due process, the dismantling of federal agencies and threats to higher education.

In addition to protests, yesterday’s events saw organized food drives and donation campaigns, offering support to those most affected by the administration’s policies.

“The administration’s continued targeting of marginalized communities, the criminalization of dissent, and the erosion of civil liberties demand a response — and this is ours.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for a comment.

In Washington, DC, protesters assembled outside the White House and the residence of Vice President JD Vance, who is currently in Rome. Trump was at his golf club in Virginia.

Read more about the protests here.

Tomorrow’s White House Easter Egg Roll will feature high-dollar partnerships with YouTube, Meta and Amazon, among others, underscoring the close relationships the leaders of those tech companies have sought to cultivate with the Trump administration.

The White House, through an outside production company called Harbinger, solicited corporate sponsors for the traditional springtime event on Monday ranging from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors and first reported by CNN last month.

Several major American tech companies and associations have signed up, according to an official White House press release on the event sent by the office of the first lady Friday.

The Egg Roll has been privately funded without taxpayer dollars for many years. All money raised by Harbinger will go to the White House Historical Association.

Tomorrow’s planned activities include a “Reading Nook, courtesy of Amazon”; the “Bunny Hop Stage, courtesy of YouTube”; an “AI-Powered Experience and Photo Opportunity, courtesy of Meta”; and a “Ringing of the Bell Photo Opportunity, courtesy of the New York Stock Exchange.”

Those sponsorships come as those Silicon Valley leaders, who donated to President Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, have lost billions in value as markets — from the NYSE to others across the globe — have experienced volatility as a result of Trump’s tariffs.

Pope Francis briefly met with Vice President JD Vance today before giving the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, which marked his highest-profile appearance yet since being discharged from hospital.

The Pope had a brief private meeting with Vance, a devout Catholic, which “provided an opportunity to exchange Easter greetings,” according to the Vatican.

It followed meetings between the vice president and senior Vatican officials yesterday for talks following sharp criticism by the Pope of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

The Vatican said that during the Saturday meeting an “exchange of opinions” took place concerning migrants, refugees and prisoners.

The vice president’s office described the meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin as having centered on “their shared religious faith, Catholicism in the United States, the plight of persecuted Christian communities around the world, and President Trump’s commitment to restoring world peace.”

Some context: Just before he was hospitalized in mid-February, Francis issued a rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration policy and refuted the vice president’s use of a theological concept, the “ordo amoris” (“order of love” or “order of charity”), to defend the administration’s approach.

And after Catholic bishops criticized the Trump administration’s actions earlier this year, Vance suggested they were motivated by their “bottom line,” as the Catholic Church receives government money to help resettle immigrants.

Parolin told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica ahead of yesterday’s talks with Vance that the Trump administration is “very different from what we are used to and, especially in the West, from what we have relied on for many years.”

US and Iranian delegations held a second round of high-level talks on Tehran’s nuclear program yesterday, with each side expressing tempered optimism about a diplomatic way forward.

Saturday’s negotiations in Rome came a week after an initial round was held in the Omani capital Muscat. Oman once again acted as mediator between the US team — led by President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff — and the Iranian one, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

What the Trump administration said: The Trump administration expressed optimism following the talks, pointing to “very good progress” and saying the sides agreed to meet again in the coming days. “Today, in Rome, over four hours in our second round of talks, we made very good progress in our direct and indirect discussions,” a senior administration official told CNN.

What Tehran said: Araghchi also signaled the talks had been positive, telling reporters: “I can say that there is movement forward. We’ve reached better understanding and agreement on some principles and goals in these Rome negotiations.” The third round of talks will be held this Saturday in Oman, according to Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson.

How we got here: The two countries have had decades of animosity and have long been in dispute about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Trump has insisted on striking a new nuclear deal within a matter of weeks, and has even threatened to bomb Iran if it does not agree to a new pact. The administration has largely tempered that rhetoric since talks began.