
5 things to know for April 11: Deportations, Helicopter crash, Yemen group chat, Myanmar quake, Joint chiefs
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President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the US are expected to raise car prices by thousands of dollars. If people can’t afford to pay more, will they opt to take the bus or train instead? Doing so could reportedly save Americans more than $13,000 a year — and benefit the environment. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. However, the court did not say the administration was required to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the US nor did it give a deadline for his return. Abrego Garcia was deported on March 15 and is being held in the notorious Cecot mega-prison even though an immigration judge barred his deportation years ago over concerns about his safety in his native country. The Trump administration has conceded in court filings that the sheet metal worker and father of three was deported due to “an administrative error,” but claims it cannot get him back because he’s in Salvadoran custody. A sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River off the New Jersey shoreline on Thursday afternoon, killing six people — including three children. Agustín Escobar, a Siemens executive from Spain, and his family were just 16 minutes into a sightseeing excursion above Manhattan when the aircraft suddenly dropped from the sky and slammed into the river upside down. The pilot also perished. The cause of the crash is under investigation. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to provide more details about how it is preserving the messages regarding US military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen that were sent in a Signal chat group last month. The top intelligence officials’ conversation inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who later published excerpts from the chat. The release of such sensitive information, which several members of the administration have claimed was not classified, underscored the extent of the breach in operational security. Last month, US District Judge James Boasberg ordered the administration to preserve the messages and provide him with updates explaining how it was complying with the request. His latest directive — seeking additional information — was issued after lawyers for an advocacy group claimed the administration’s explanations were not sufficient. Justice Department lawyers now have until Monday to provide those details. The US response to Myanmar’s deadly earthquake has exposed a major void in international relief efforts, experts say. The 7.7-magnitude temblor that struck Myanmar on March 28 killed more than 3,500 people and damaged or destroyed at least 1,300 buildings. The quake occurred amid the Trump administration’s campaign to dismantle USAID, America’s main humanitarian aid agency. Since Trump’s inauguration, thousands of USAID employees have been laid off and 83% of its programs have been cut. The US sent just three staffers to Myanmar to assess the situation; they were still working there when DOGE laid them off last week. Although the Trump administration pledged to send $9 million in aid, with minimal staffing on the ground it’s unclear how that money will be channeled.

Trump emergency management officials are discussing reforms that would make it much harder for communities to qualify for federal disaster assistance, honoring President Donald Trump’s executive order to shift more responsibility for disaster response and recovery to states rather than the federal government.

In the month since the US launched a major military campaign targeting the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, the militants have successfully shot down at least seven multi-million-dollar American drones, hindering the US’ ability to move into “phase two” of the operation, multiple US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.