Daily Headlines: Criminal Justice Justice Department cancels Minneapolis and Louisville police reform settlements following George Floyd and Breonna Taylor killings days before fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder. May 22, 2025 View Details ICE denies Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s request to hold his newborn son during detention center visit after jailing the legal resident for over two months without criminal charges May 22, 2025 View Details Chicago man fatally shoots two Israeli Embassy staffers outside Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. while shouting “Free Palestine” before surrendering inside the building. May 22, 2025 View Details Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison. May 21, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel eliminates internal watchdog team monitoring Fisa surveillance compliance despite his own past criticisms of bureau abuses. May 21, 2025 View Details Trump signs Take It Down Act criminalizing revenge porn and AI-generated deepfakes despite free speech advocates’ concerns about censorship. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration pays $5 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit with family of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt despite officer’s clearance of wrongdoing. May 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department charges Democratic Rep. McIver with assaulting federal officers and drops trespassing case against Newark mayor at immigration detention center. May 20, 2025 View Details FBI identifies nearby Twentynine Palms man who opposed fertility treatments as person of interest in fatal Palm Springs clinic bombing. May 19, 2025 View Details Trump administration lifts ban on rapid-fire gun triggers previously classified as illegal machine gun conversion devices. May 18, 2025 View Details FBI declares Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing an “intentional act of terrorism” that killed one person and injured four others. May 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses trespassing charges against 120 migrants who crossed into newly created military buffer zone in New Mexico. May 16, 2025 View Details Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to federal charges for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant escape ICE arrest from her courtroom. May 16, 2025 View Details Newark Mayor Ras Baraka claims prosecutors tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by requiring second fingerprinting and mugshot after ICE detention center arrest. May 16, 2025 View Details FBI disbands Washington field office squad investigating public corruption as Trump administration continues dismantling anti-corruption enforcement. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Georgetown scholar held in ICE custody for two months, ruling detention violated First Amendment rights. May 15, 2025 View Details 87 migrants charged with trespassing on military property after entering new Texas border buffer zone in the first week. May 15, 2025 View Details Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping undocumented man evade ICE agents through courtroom’s back exit. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal judges face intimidation through hundreds of unsolicited pizza deliveries including orders placed using name of murdered son of Judge Salas who ruled on Trump cases. May 12, 2025 View Details Trump orders DHS to add 20,000 officers focused on deportation and deputize state and local law enforcement. May 11, 2025 View Details Tennessee Highway Patrol makes over 500 stops and ICE arrests more than 100 people during joint operation supporting deportation effort. May 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Turkish Tufts student detained over Israel criticism, saying detention ‘chills speech of millions’. May 10, 2025 View Details Trump says NYC Mayor Adams came to White House ‘to thank me’ after DOJ dismissed his federal corruption indictment. May 10, 2025 View Details Newark Mayor Baraka arrested and charged with trespassing at private ICE detention facility in his city while congressional members allowed to conduct oversight visit. May 10, 2025 View Details FBI opens criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud. May 9, 2025 View Details Columbia University protest leads to more than 70 arrests after students occupy library. May 8, 2025 View Details Customs and Border Protection confirms use of hacked chat app TeleMessage, suspends service after security breach. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration considers releasing Biden classified document interview blocked by executive privilege. May 8, 2025 View Details NYPD investigates how sealed arrest records of Palestinian protester were shared with ICE for deportation. May 7, 2025 View Details Hack exposes vulnerabilities in messaging tool used by Trump cabinet to archive Signal chats. May 5, 2025 View Details Justice Department investigates Hennepin County attorney over policy considering race in prosecutions. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump administration removes ATF memorial to 120 gun violence victims and deletes online version. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz to imprison violent offenders and immigrants without trial. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump lashes out online after judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations of Venezuelan gang suspects. May 4, 2025 View Details Evers rebukes border czar Homan for threatening to arrest Wisconsin officials who follow his memo on handling ICE inquiries. May 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department drops gun charge against alleged MS‑13 leader Villatoro Santos in Virginia to speed deportation. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump settles lawsuit over rioter shot breaking into Capitol during 2021 attack. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data blocked by lower court injunction. May 3, 2025 View Details ICE arrests over 1,100 people in Florida during 6-day sweep as Trump expands local deportation partnerships. May 2, 2025 Trump expands military powers at southern border in Texas, creating second zone where troops can detain civilians. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge issues permanent ban on Trump using 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties from his Texas district. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge orders ex-FBI informant who lied about Biden bribery scheme to remain in prison. May 1, 2025 View Details Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan after her arrest for helping a migrant evade immigration agents. April 30, 2025 View Details State Department working on terrorist tag for Haiti’s Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge bars Border Patrol in Eastern California from warrantless arrests and coerced departures after profiling farmworkers. April 30, 2025 View Details Prosecutors charge migrants for breaching a 60-foot defense strip on the New Mexico border now controlled by the Army. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump signs executive orders to prosecute officials who obstruct police, crack down on sanctuary cities, and reinstate English rules for truck drivers. April 29, 2025 View Details Pentagon hiring for sexual assault and suicide prevention stalled by Trump budget cuts April 29, 2025 View Details Trump official defends deporting U.S. citizen children, saying parents are responsible for family separations. April 28, 2025 View Details More than 100 undocumented immigrants detained after federal raid of underground nightclub in Colorado Springs. April 28, 2025 View Details FBI director posts arrest photo of Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, seemingly violating Justice Department privacy policies. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE and Florida police launch mass immigration raids targeting 800 undocumented immigrants in multi-city crackdown. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Coast Guardsman’s wife at naval base over earlier deportation order. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE deports immigrant mothers and four U.S. citizen children without due process as Trump crackdown intensifies. April 27, 2025 View Details Trump pardons tax-fraud exec Paul Walczak after his GOP-donor mother funneled Ashley Biden’s rehab diary to Project Veritas. April 26, 2025 View Details ICE reactivates student & exchange visa records, restoring legal status for hundreds of international students after lawsuits force policy pause. April 26, 2025 View Details FBI arrests Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan on two felony counts for helping an undocumented defendant slip past ICE agents waiting outside her courtroom after a hearing. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump pardons Republican ex–Las Vegas councilwoman convicted of defrauding police memorial fund. April 25, 2025 View Details Venezuelans targeted under 1798 law are allowed only 12 hours to contest deportation. April 25, 2025 View Details DHS admits ICE arrested Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democratic Party fundraising platform ActBlue. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge orders U.S. to return second migrant deported to El Salvador under 1798 law. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge slams Trump administration for defying court order in deportation case but grants DOJ a short delay. April 24, 2025 View Details Borrenpohl sues Idaho sheriff and security firm after being dragged from GOP town hall for jeering. April 23, 2025 View Details Three more federal prosecutors resign over Trump admin threat to admit wrongdoing in Eric Adams case, bringing total to 10. April 23, 2025 View Details DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence prevention, addiction programs, and victim advocacy under Trump directive. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge extends Colorado ban on Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, orders 21-day notice and language access. April 23, 2025 View Details Trump says he’s ‘entitled’ to deport people without trials days after Supreme Court blocked Venezuela deportations. April 23, 2025 View Details House Oversight Chair James Comer refers former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for criminal charges over COVID nursing home cover-up. April 22, 2025 View Details Justice Dept gives Musk’s DOGE access to full database of immigrants’ court records, addresses, and law enforcement history. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks plan to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island over sanctuary city law and mayoral overreach. April 22, 2025 View Details House Democrats go to El Salvador to demand return of immigrant deported in defiance of court order. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump says migrant trials aren’t possible and slams Supreme Court for blocking Alien Enemies Act deportations. April 22, 2025 View Details El Salvador’s Bukele proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans for political prisoners held by Maduro April 21, 2025 View Details Seattle police officers who joined Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court to keep their names hidden in public records case. April 20, 2025 View Details Musk operatives are tapping Labor Dept systems to gather data on migrant workers, visa applicants, and ex-prisoners. April 19, 2025 View Details Musk operatives and Palantir are building a surveillance system using SSA, tax, and voter records to track immigrants. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump wins delay in contempt case as appeals court blocks Boasberg over El Salvador deportations. April 19, 2025 View Details Judiciary warns Congress that stagnant court security funding is unsustainable amid rising threats and judge harassment. April 19, 2025 View Details Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill forcing local police to help Trump administration with immigration crackdowns. April 19, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders ICE to transfer detained Tufts student and fast-track hearing on due process violations. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump White House mocks Van Hollen for meeting deported man, posts Abrego Garcia is “never coming back.” April 19, 2025 View Details Van Hollen accuses Trump administration of law-breaking after visiting deported Maryland man in El Salvador. April 19, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans under 1798 Alien Enemies Act while litigation continues. April 19, 2025 View Details Ex-election security chief Chris Krebs quits private-sector job to fight Trump-ordered probe over 2020 April 18, 2025 View Details Florida trooper jailed U.S. citizen under blocked immigration law despite court order and proof of citizenship. April 18, 2025 View Details Van Hollen meets with illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Trump pushes to keep him jailed in El Salvador. April 18, 2025 View Details Schumer blocks Trump’s New York prosecutor picks, calls them part of plan to weaponize the Justice Department. April 17, 2025 View Details Bondi says deported MD man is ‘not coming back’ despite Supreme Court order to facilitate return. April 17, 2025 View Details Sen. Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to see Maryland constituent deported under 1798 wartime law, but vice president blocks access. April 17, 2025 View Details Judge says there’s probable cause to hold U.S. in criminal contempt over 1798 law deportations, orders government to respond by April 23 or name officials. April 17, 2025 View Details Protester tased to audience applause at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s restricted-access town hall; 6 removed, 3 arrested, including for vulgarity. April 16, 2025 View Details Whistleblower report to Congress says DOGE illegally downloaded NLRB data, deleted logs, and threatened him with drone surveillance at home. April 16, 2025 View Details NYC Council sues Mayor Adams over ICE’s return to Rikers, alleging corrupt bargain with Trump to drop charges. April 16, 2025 View Details Two Pentagon officials, including top Hegseth adviser, suspended over leak investigation that began with Musk visit rumors. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders four Trump officials to testify within two weeks for defying Supreme Court order to return wrongly deported migrant held in El Salvador prison. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts student’s arrest was unlawful. April 15, 2025 View Details Albuquerque man charged with arsons at local GOP headquarters and Tesla dealership. April 15, 2025 View Details Man charged with firebombing Pa. Gov. Shapiro’s residence denied bail amid history of violence, misogyny, and mental illness. April 15, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont. April 15, 2025 View Details Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia. April 15, 2025 View Details Trump suggests El Salvador build more prisons to hold U.S. citizens he wants to exile for violent crimes. April 15, 2025 View Details State Dept investigation found no evidence linking Tufts student to terrorism before ICE detention. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells judge in writing it has no duty to bring back man illegally deported to El Salvador. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador as court faults unlawful removal of Maryland man. April 14, 2025 View Details Man charged with terrorism after firebombing Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Shapiro family was inside. April 14, 2025 View Details Dozens of DHS staffers given lie detector tests over leak probe, with at least one FEMA employee escorted out. April 13, 2025 View Details Trump administration defies court order to return wrongly deported man or explain steps taken. April 13, 2025 View Details Judge clears Trump to deport Columbia grad for political speech under Cold War-era law. Federal appeal still pending. April 12, 2025 View Details Three Florida universities move to deputize campus police for ICE enforcement under DeSantis-Trump directive. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump militarizes 60-foot strip along 600 miles of border to give military operational control April 12, 2025 View Details ATF deputy Marvin Richardson resigns under pressure after Trump names Army Secretary to lead agency amid merger talks. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump admin cites pro-Palestinian beliefs in 2-page memo to Judge Jamee Comans to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil. April 11, 2025 View Details Twelve Stanford students charged with felonies for organized pro-Palestinian office takeover causing up to $1 million in damage. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump puts Defense in control of ATF by replacing Patel with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. April 10, 2025 View Details Trump admin revokes legal status, orders CBP One app migrants to leave or face prosecution. April 9, 2025 View Details Most migrants deported to El Salvador under 1798 law had no U.S. criminal record, raising questions about Trump’s claims. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration shuts down DOJ cryptocurrency fraud unit as part of push to deregulate digital assets and protect pro-crypto allies. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump issues $45 billion unfunded request to expand immigrant detention and military-run facilities. April 8, 2025 View Details Supreme Court temporarily pauses order to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador as Trump admin claims foreign policy interference. April 8, 2025 View Details Divided Supreme Court lets Trump use 1798 wartime powers law for deportations but requires due process. April 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues rare Sunday order slamming Trump deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador prison as ‘wholly lawless,’ orders return by Monday midnight. April 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration suspends DOJ lawyer who admitted Garcia’s wrongful deportation in court. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells appeals court that U.S. judges have no authority to undo wrongful deportation of man sent to brutal El Salvador prison. April 6, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to return man they mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison; press secretary Leavitt and adviser Miller mock the ruling. April 5, 2025 View Details Prosecutors seek 7 years for former GOP congressman George Santos over donor fraud and falsified campaign finances. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge finally dismisses NYC Mayor corruption case with prejudice, after DOJ resignations and backlash over Trump-aligned immigration deal. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after arrest at Boston Municipal Court derails minor case against immigrant defendant. April 2, 2025 View Details Trump administration admits ICE wrongly removed legal U.S. resident two weeks ago, now claims it can’t bring him back from El Salvador jail. April 2, 2025 View Details Trump calls Scottish golf course vandals ‘terrorists’ and demands harsh punishment after Gaza-related graffiti. April 1, 2025 View Details Trump pardons Navy vet tried on seditious conspiracy charges for helping plan Oath Keepers weapons cache during Jan. 6 Capitol attack. April 1, 2025 View Details Trump jails 17 Venezuelan and Salvadoran nationals in El Salvador outside court-blocked wartime authority. April 1, 2025 View Details ICE says Minnesota student detained last week had visa revoked over prior DUI. April 1, 2025 View Details Feds investigate arson after Molotov cocktail sets fire to GOP headquarters in New Mexico. March 31, 2025 View Details ICE detains international grad student in Minnesota, sparking outcry from university and state officials March 29, 2025 View Details Over a thousand people protested at Tufts after federal agents arrested graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who held a valid visa and is now jailed in Louisiana without charges. March 27, 2025 View Details A viral video shows masked federal agents arresting a Tufts graduate student with a valid visa and flying her from MA to LA in defiance of a judge’s order, citing alleged Hamas ties but without filing charges. March 27, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Noem posed with shackled, shirtless prisoners behind her during a tour of the El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans and warned immigrants they could be sent there. March 27, 2025 View Details Trump praises violent rioters, calls for paying them with taxpayer money, and threatens action against officer who shot Babbitt. March 26, 2025 View Details Database at UMD tracking hate crimes, school shootings, mass violence taken offline without warning after Trump admin pulls funding. March 26, 2025 View Details Trump names his personal lawyer Alina Habba as interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey, despite no prosecutorial experience and little federal court work. March 25, 2025 View Details The Trump administration quietly added new charges against jailed Columbia Univ. activist Mahmoud Khalil after targeting him over pro-Palestinian speech. March 24, 2025 View Details Trump border czar Tom Homan defended deporting Venezuelans without criminal records or due process after sending them to an El Salvador prison. March 24, 2025 View Details First U.S. deportation flight in weeks lands in Venezuela with nearly 200 people after country agrees to accept repatriations again. March 24, 2025 View Details DOJ tells Cornell Ph.D. student who sued Trump after leading protests to surrender to ICE, raising fears of retaliatory deportation. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends attorney fee payments for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court. March 23, 2025 View Details Fort Myers council re-votes to let local police make immigration arrests after DeSantis threatens to replace officials. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump threatens Tesla vandals with 20 years in Salvadoran prison, says they’re worse than Jan. 6 rioters—apparently violating their 8th Amendment rights. March 22, 2025 View Details DHS shutters watchdog offices monitoring migrant kids, civil rights, detention conditions—calls them roadblocks to immigration enforcement. March 22, 2025 View Details Columbia caves to Trump for $400m, authorizes protest arrests and forces demonstrators to identify themselves. March 21, 2025 View Details Trump lawyers cite 1798 wartime law to justify entering homes without a warrant to search for undocumented immigrants. March 21, 2025 View Details DeSantis threatens to suspend local officials after Fort Myers rejects ICE training for police, citing powers he’s used before. March 21, 2025 View Details DHS arrests Indian-born Georgetown fellow Monday night, moves him to ICE facility in Louisiana over alleged views on U.S.-Israel policy. March 20, 2025 View Details For-profit prison company GEO Group fights to keep paying ICE detainees only $1 a day as profits soar under Trump. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration drops lawsuit against Texas law letting police arrest migrants, following similar moves in Iowa and Oklahoma. March 20, 2025 View Details Judge orders transfer of two transgender women back to women’s prisons after Trump’s order moved them to men’s facilities where they faced abuse. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump purge guts DHS unit credited with disrupting 1,000+ domestic terror plots. March 19, 2025 View Details Minnesota senator behind ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ bill arrested for child solicitation March 19, 2025 View Details
