Politics May 02 Why Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC isn’t sailing through Senate approval Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist with modest legal experience who has defended rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is testing Republican party loyalties as a deadline approaches for the Senate to decide whether to extend or…
Politics Apr 24 Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a Venezuelan man to El Salvador, judge rules A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application.
Politics Apr 18 Mass layoffs at CFPB put on hold after judge blocks Trump administration During a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed concern that administration officials aren't complying with her earlier order that maintains the agency's existence until she rules on the merits of a lawsuit seeking to preserve the…
Politics Apr 15 WATCH: Wife of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador speaks ahead of court hearing A hearing is scheduled for late Tuesday afternoon in a U.S. District Court. It comes a day after White House advisers repeated their claim that they lack the authority to return the Salvadoran national from his native country.
Politics Apr 11 ‘Extremely troubling’ that U.S. can’t provide details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says A federal judge on Friday lambasted a government lawyer who couldn’t explain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to arrange for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in…
Politics Apr 04 Judge orders return of Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled Kilmar Abrego Garcia last month despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that shielded him from deportation to his native El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs.
Politics Mar 28 Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to issue a preliminary injunction that maintains the agency’s existence until she rules on the merits of a lawsuit seeking to preserve the agency.
Politics Mar 27 Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen A federal judge on Thursday said he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.
Politics Mar 26 Appeals court won’t halt order barring Trump administration from deportations under Alien Enemies Act A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law.
Politics Mar 26 Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportations case and refuses to give judge additional information The declaration comes as U.S. District Judge James Boasberg weighs whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of people alleged to be gang members without due process.