2 h. ago Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans

Double defeat protects Venezuelans with temporary protected status and Guatemalan minorsThe Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US.A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administration to refrain from deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied immigrant children with active immigration cases while a legal challenge plays out. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported. What happens now?

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application

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3 h. ago Immigration judge denies bond for man detained by ICE after nearly dying in Iowa shooting

An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago

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5 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil blasts ‘fascist tactics’ after immigration judge orders Columbia graduate deported to Algeria or Syria

Prominent activist against Israel’s war in Gaza continues to challenge Trump administration’s attempts to deport him after he secured his release from ICE detention

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15 h. ago US judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deported citing ‘misrepresented facts’ on green card form

Lawyers say pro-Palestinian activist remains protected from immigration enforcement while separate federal court case proceedsAn immigration judge in the US state of Louisiana has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria or Syria, ruling that he failed to disclose information on his green card application, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.Khalil’s lawyers said they intended to appeal against the deportation order, and that a federal district court’s separate orders remain in effect prohibiting the government from immediately deporting or detaining him as his federal court case proceeds. The lawyers submitted a letter to the federal court in New Jersey overseeing his civil rights case and said he will challenge the decision. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Albanian cannabis crook was allowed to stay in UK when immigration judge ruled relationship with his wife might 'go cold' if he was kicked out of country

Roland Matranxh and two others were caught red-handed when police raided their house and found large bags of cannabis worth up to £200,000, alongside £11,000

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51 h. ago Senate Democrats raise concerns over Pentagon plan to use military lawyers as immigration judges

A group of Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system

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7 d. ago Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

An Arizona judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s effort to remove Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to the U.S. alone

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7 d. ago Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education

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1 week ago Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence himWhen a history of resistance to the lurching authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s second presidency is written, it could well begin on 11 April 2025, inside a small immigration courtroom in remote, central Louisiana.It was there, in the early afternoon, that a slight young man dressed in a blue uniform jumpsuit spoke calmly but directly to the new administration – away from the gaze of television cameras and 1,000 miles (1,610km) from his friends and family. Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian organiser, had been arrested a month earlier – snatched from the lobby of his Manhattan apartment building as he returned home with his wife. Now, detained in the small town of Jena, he sat before a judge who had just ruled that he was eligible to be deported from the United States purely for his political views....

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1 week ago Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents

An immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally

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1 week ago ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail can stay open, appeals court says

Move puts on hold federal judge’s order last month to close Florida immigration facility An appellate panel on Thursday put on hold an order to wind down operations at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration center in the Florida Everglades.Last month a federal judge in Miami had ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago White House vows to appeal after judge sides with Harvard and reverses billions in Trump cuts – live

Spokesperson attacks ‘activist judge’ after administration’s cuts to university research ruled to be illegal retaliationAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge sides with Harvard and orders Trump to reverse billions in funding cuts – US politics live

Federal judge in Boston orders reversal of administration’s cuts to more than $2.6bn in funding research grantsAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US military to continue targeting vessels belonging to alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, Rubio warns – live

Arguing that previous interdiction efforts in Latin America have not worked, Rubio says, ‘What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them’As part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Only two more Republicans needed to force vote on Epstein files release, bill co

Bipartisan House group is trying to force vote on legislation despite objections from Donald Trump and Mike JohnsonTrump can’t use Alien Enemies Act, court rulesAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Epstein survivor describes abuse as lawmakers push for release of case files – live

Rally comes as bipartisan House group attempt to force vote on legislation to release Epstein files despite objections from Donald Trump and Mike JohnsonTrump can’t use Alien Enemies Act, court rulesAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, appeals court rules – US politics live

2-1 decision from fifth circuit is the first federal appeals court ruling on presidential proclamation invoking 1798 lawHello and welcome to the US politics live blog for today. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that president Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang.A judge has found the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.The US House of Representatives oversight committee released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein from the justice departme...

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2 w. ago Trump deploys military to immigration courts to speed up mass deportations

Pentagon plan could send up to 600 military lawyers to immigration courts to speed up president’s mass removal agenda

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2 w. ago Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press

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