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.
Politics Mar 25 Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportation of Venezuelan migrants Government attorneys also asked an appeals court Monday to lift the order and allow deportations to continue, a push that appeared to divide the judges.
Politics Mar 21 WATCH: ACLU attorney speaks after federal court hearing on deportation flights to El Salvador A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around.
Politics Mar 18 Federal judge blocks Trump ban on transgender people serving in military The judge issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military.