As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown drags on, President Donald Trump is now considering deploying the National Guard to assist ICE agents at U.S. airports—raising new questions about security, politics, and the ongoing crisis. The Hill.
The Justice Department admitted to a federal judge Tuesday it’s been incorrectly relying on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to justify arrests at immigration courts. CNN.
The U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, handing a victory to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. AP News.
The Senate voted overnight to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security after a 42-day standoff over immigration enforcement tactics. NPR.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring back a woman abruptly deported to Mexico last month despite her active protections under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Politico.
A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state. ABC News.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, signed legislation on Wednesday to limit the use of face coverings for law enforcement, including federal ICE agents. New York Post.
Baltimore’s city council unanimously approved a bill on Monday that bars city police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts and bans immigration officers from city buildings. CBS News.
A Venezuelan man sent to El Salvador’s notoriously brutal CECOT prison filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against the Trump administration Tuesday. NBC News.