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Immigration

Judge keeps Abrego Garcia jailed while Justice Department and ICE clash over whether to prosecute him for 2022 human smuggling charges filed after his mistaken deportation or deport him again.

Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking immigrant deportations, calling it “egregious overreach.”

Trump appeals court nominee Bove denies to Senate that he told Justice Dept. lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations after whistleblower complaint.

Stephen Miller owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock while company receives $30 million ICE contract and he pushes aggressive deportation policies.

Federal appeals court orders Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, Salvadoran man deported minutes after court blocked his removal.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation became flashpoint for Trump immigration policies, to be released from jail only to be immediately detained by ICE.

Fired DOJ lawyer alleges Trump’s former personal attorney Emil Bove told subordinates to consider ignoring court orders day before confirmation hearing for lifetime federal appeals court judgeship.

Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s June 4 proclamation banning Harvard international students after his May 22 attempt was also blocked, ruling both are retaliation for university’s refusal to screen applicants for political beliefs.

Masked Border Patrol agents hold down landscaper in street and repeatedly strike him during arrest, sparking outrage over father of three U.S. Marines who was applying for citizenship.

Florida uses emergency powers to seize Everglades land and build immigrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in days using tents and trailers, despite county objections over environmental impact.

Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants to third countries without due process after administration repeatedly violated lower court orders, prompting Sotomayor to accuse colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness.”

Federal judge grants bail to Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador prison due to Trump administration’s admitted “administrative error” but notes he will likely remain in ICE custody.

Los Angeles journalists sue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after agents shot credentialed reporters with rubber bullets and tear gas covering immigration raids.

Advocates discover adults fighting children for clean water at privately-run Texas detention centers in late Friday lawsuit filing challenging Trump’s effort to end child protections.

LA Dodgers pledge $1 million for immigrant families after facing backlash for silence during ICE raids and one day after denying ICE agents stadium access.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard hosting foreign students in retaliation campaign after university rejected White House demands on campus policies.

Georgia’s Gwinnett County files new traffic charges against detained Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara for following unmarked vehicles during immigration raids.

Federal judge frees Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil after 104 days in immigration detention despite Trump administration claims his presence threatens foreign policy.

While visiting a mobile command center in Los Angeles, Vice President JD Vance blames Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla ‘Jose.’

Judge orders briefs on whether Trump’s federalized troops in LA violate the Posse Comitatus Act after appeals court backs deployment.

Dodgers deny ICE and CBP agents entry to Dodger Stadium parking lots Thursday, while DHS insists agents were never there.

Florida AG James Uthmeier touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades detention site, claiming gators and pythons will secure 1,000 detainees within 60 days of construction.

Data show ICE deportation flights from the Los Angeles area more than doubled after the June raids, with most charter planes leaving Victorville for Phoenix and El Paso.

With National Guard troops patrolling Los Angeles, ICE tells lawmakers they must give 72-hour notice before touring detention sites, thwarting surprise oversight visits and, experts say, flouting clear federal law.

Judge blocks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s bid to tie billions in state transit grants to ICE cooperation before June 20 deadline.

Appeals court says Trump lawfully federalized CA National Guard after immigration raid protests, overriding Gov. Newsom and marking first presidential takeover since 1965.

Feds sue Kentucky Gov. Beshear over in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants living in KY, claiming it gives them preferential treatment over out-of-state U.S. citizens.

US resumes issuing student visas but requires all international applicants to make social media accounts public, warning private accounts may be suspicious.

California senators demand Trump officials stop using Medicaid data for deportations after administration gave CMS 54-minute deadline to share millions of enrollees’ immigration status.

College student Caroline Dias Goncalves granted bond after ICE illegally used drug interdiction online chat to arrest merit scholarship recipient with no criminal record.

FL Attorney General Uthmeier held in civil contempt for defying federal court order halting immigration law, must now file biweekly reports or face fines.

Texas quietly defunds Abbott’s signature border wall program after spending $3 billion to build only 8% of planned structure full of gaps migrants easily walk around.

FL AG Uthmeier calls to “denaturalize and deport” MN Rep. Omar after she criticized Trump’s military parade.

Third ICE detainee captured after escape from Newark facility during riot over insufficient food, one remains at large with $25,000 FBI bounty.

LA Mayor Bass lifts downtown curfew imposed during immigration raid protests, citing need to adapt to “chaos coming from Washington.”

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by masked ICE agents for escorting immigrant whose case was dismissed one week before primary, released hours later without charges.

Judge postpones ruling on Trump’s unprecedented order barring international students from Harvard after university calls it “illegal retaliatory step.”

ICE awards no-bid detention contracts worth hundreds of millions to private prison firms citing “compelling urgency” as stocks surge for Trump-connected companies.

DHS reverses guidance protecting farms and hotels from ICE raids just days after Trump vowed to help farmers.

Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer to NJ jail to be near wife and newborn son after judge blocks release for Gaza protest participation.

California lawmakers introduce “No Secret Police Act” to ban face coverings for law enforcement after ICE raids involving masked agents without identification.

LA Mayor Bass scales back downtown curfew to 10 p.m. after week of anti-ICE protests that included freeway shutdowns and unlawful assembly declarations.

Trump directs ICE to prioritize mass deportations from Democratic-led cities after LA protests while pausing raids on farms and hotels to ease industry backlash.

US border agents detained Australian writer Alistair Kitchen for 12 hours at LAX, downloaded his phone’s contents, and expelled him over Israel-Gaza views.

Trump administration confirmed Saturday it paused immigration arrests at farms, hotels, and restaurants after president expressed alarm over impact on businesses including his own.

Trump administration threatens travel restrictions for 36 additional countries including 25 African nations unless they improve document security and accept deportees within 60 days.

Noem’s fourth personal ICE raid visit hits snag in LA area as heavily armed agents target wrong person at pregnant mother’s home and leave empty-handed.

Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to smuggling charges after Trump administration wrongfully deported him against court orders, then brought him back to face prosecution.

ICE holds immigrants for days in Burlington office building not equipped for detention, denying women menstrual products and forcing detainees to sleep on concrete floors.

Kennedy advisers order federal health officials to hand over millions of Medicaid enrollees’ personal data to immigration authorities within 45 minutes despite privacy law concerns.

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