Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards
A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.
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Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
It marks the first time a federal appeals court has weighed in and brings the issue one step closer to coming back quickly before the Supreme Court.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. in Nashville is expected to rule soon on whether to free Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.
Defense letter confirms Indiana’s Camp Atterbury to be used for immigrant detention
The letter confirmed the Trump administration’s plans to utilize military bases amid a capacity crisis in federal immigration facilities.
Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia says the arrests of thousands of people at court have stripped them of rights afforded to them under U.S. immigration law and the Fifth Amendment.
Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
The move accounts for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says
The union said the judges were working in 10 different states across the country — California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that the Trump administration is targeting them to assist in its drive for mass deportations.
IndyBar gives $35,000 to Exodus Refugee for immigration assistance
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Indianapolis Bar Association, recently gave $35,000 to Exodus Refugee, a nonprofit organization which supports refugees’ legal needs when coming to Indiana, the foundation announced in a press release.
Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.
Indiana secretary of state signs federal agreement to identify noncitizens on voter rolls
The agreement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services allows the state to access a database to verify citizenship of individuals on the state’s voter rolls.
US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
The immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan arrived in South Sudan on Friday after a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to relocate them.
Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists faces federal trial
Plaintiffs want U.S. District Judge William Young to rule the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be deported, court records show
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case.
Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face US trial before any move to deport him again
The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days.
Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.
What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release and risk of deportation
A federal judge in Tennessee ruled Wednesday that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released while he awaits trial on smuggling charges. But he will remain in jail while attorneys spar over whether federal prosecutors can stop his deportation.
Court orders Trump administration to facilitate another deported man’s return from El Salvador
The ruling in Jordin Alexander Melgar-Salmeron ‘s case marks at least the fourth time this year that President Donald Trump’s administration has been ordered to facilitate the return of somebody mistakenly deported.
Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants away from their home countries
The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by the other two liberal justices, issued a scathing dissent.