Trump signs an executive order giving the secretary of state new power to sanction countries that wrongfully detain Americans.
The U.S. sanctions three Palestinian human rights groups for successfully petitioning the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli leaders for war crimes.
The Justice Dept considers classifying gender dysphoria as a mental illness to restrict gun ownership, citing recent shootings as justification.
After denying visas to Palestinians, the Trump administration now considers a Costco ban for Iranians and new restrictions for Brazil.
Louisiana Gov. Landry and top Trump officials are housing ICE detainees in a reopened solitary confinement “dungeon” at Angola prison.
In her first major immigration rulings, Attorney General Bondi reinstated Trump-era restrictions on asylum for victims of domestic abuse and gang violence.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is using a new legal tactic to end Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status just days after a court ruled her previous attempt unlawful.
The Texas Legislature has passed a bill that allows private citizens to sue individuals who assist others in obtaining abortion pills, a practice commonly known as “bounty hunting.”
As Epstein survivors and bipartisan lawmakers demanded the Justice Dept release all case files, Trump dismissed their effort as a “Democrat hoax.”
ICE reactivates a $2 million spyware contract nearly a year after the Biden administration paused it over human rights concerns.
The Trump administration taps 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges months after firing dozens of experienced judges.
A federal appeals court says Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, finding no ‘invasion’ occurred.
Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics told Heritage Foundation interns that male intelligence varies more widely than female intelligence.
Senator Rand Paul attacks former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis’s ‘lifestyle’ days after he resigned to protest administration policy.
Trump stated he would consider reopening long-term psychiatric institutions, or “insane asylums,” to involuntarily confine mentally ill people and clear them from city streets.
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A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s early-morning holiday weekend plan to fly 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala.
The State Dept. escalates a Gaza visa ban to a global refusal for all Palestinian passport holders, including UN invitees.
After a meeting with his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK PM Tony Blair, Trump considers a plan to displace two million Gazans to build a tourism and tech hub.
Advocates allege ICE is forcing detainees to sleep on floors with little food at its Chantilly, Virginia administrative offices.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order requiring body cameras and banning masks for federal agents ahead of Trump’s threatened immigration crackdown
Two northern Virginia school districts serving more than 207,000 students sued the Education Dept. for freezing millions in funds over their transgender student policies.
The Trump administration will halt the release of 600 Guatemalan children to relatives for a mass removal program it calls ‘repatriation’ but advocates call illegal abandonment.
A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans, ruling Congress did not grant it that authority.
Citing a violation of constitutional due process rights, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s nationwide expansion of fast-track deportations.
Defying its UN host agreement, the U.S. has denied visas to Palestinian President Abbas and his delegation to block a French-led statehood vote.
The U.S. seeks U.N. authorization for a revamped Haiti security force as a company run by Blackwater’s founder prepares a private deployment.
In a major reversal, Louisiana’s attorney general now asks the Supreme Court to find a key provision of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum to prevent his deportation to Uganda after being re-detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore.
Florida official says the Everglades immigration detention facility will be empty within days, just a week after a judge ordered it to wind down operations.
DHS bars disaster aid groups from helping undocumented immigrants, reversing a long-standing practice of serving anyone in need regardless of status.
Judge upholds Trump law cutting Medicaid funding from Maine clinics that provide abortions, diverging from a Massachusetts ruling that restored Planned Parenthood support nationwide.
France’s foreign ministry summons US ambassador Charles Kushner after he accused France of failing to confront antisemitism as Macron prepares to recognize Palestine.
DHS orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Uganda within 72 hours after his release from a Tennessee jail, five months after wrongful expulsion to El Salvador.
Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting.
Florida officials painted over the Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk overnight, erasing a tribute to 49 shooting victims despite previous state approval.
Trump administration sending migrants into exile under third-country deportation pacts with Uganda and Honduras
Trump budget office withholds over half of PEPFAR’s $6 billion despite congressional appropriation, jeopardizing a program credited with saving millions of lives.
Trump administration eliminates gender-affirming care coverage from federal employee health plans starting in 2026, with only narrow exceptions.
Federal judge orders Justice Dept to explain Trump administration subpoenas seeking trans minors’ patient records under dubious legal theories after Children’s Hospital warns of trauma.
Federal judge blocks Mississippi’s DEI ban law indefinitely, citing threats to free speech, academic freedom, and due process in schools.
Yosemite fires park ranger SJ Joslin for helping display a transgender pride flag on El Capitan, reversing long-standing practice after Trump’s anti-trans orders.
Trump administration flips Education Dept. civil rights mission, dismissing most discrimination complaints while targeting programs for students of color and transgender students.
Housing Dept cancels translation services and removes multilingual materials to enforce Trump’s English-only order, raising civil rights violations concerns.
Judge denies bid by San Carlos Apache Tribe and allies to halt Oak Flat land transfer for copper mine, clearing way for appeal before deadline next week.
Education Dept. moves to cut federal funding for five Northern Virginia school districts serving nearly 400,000 students over transgender bathroom rules.
Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to end Flores settlement protecting immigrant children, citing lack of new evidence and ongoing violations.
Press groups accuse LAPD of violating judge’s order protecting journalists by striking and arresting reporters at Aug. 8 protest.
Air Force eliminates board reviews for transgender members automatically discharged due to gender dysphoria.
