14 h. ago Trump administration taps Army Reserve and National Guard for temporary immigration judges

The Trump administration is tapping National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers to be temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges

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2 d. ago Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendmentUS politics – latest updatesA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy to detain and deport foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian views violates the US constitution and was designed to “intentionally” chill free speech rights.The case was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University chapters; and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa), following the arrest and detention of several non-citizen students and scholars who have spoken out for Palestinian rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests

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7 d. ago Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children who came to the U.S. alone

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8 d. ago Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation

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1 week ago Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding to UCLA

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles

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1 week ago Trump administration sanctions wife of Brazilian judge who sentenced Bolsonaro, revokes other visas

The U.S. government has sanctioned the wife of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes

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1 week ago Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry

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1 week ago Hiring of military lawyers as immigration judges alarms law experts

Move is high-risk and potentially unlawful amid Trump’s deportation push since military lawyers lack immigration expertiseThe Trump administration has started recruiting hundreds of military lawyers to sit as immigration judges, presiding over what are often life-and-death federal decisions for immigrants in the US, as experts warn the White House strategy is high-risk and arguably unlawful.The judgeships are temporary, but renewable, and the government’s goal is to fill an acute need for more immigration judges amid Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission – which is now happening even as experienced immigration judges seemingly deemed to have fallen foul of the president’s agenda are being purged from the courts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy

The Trump administration is trying to persuade a federal judge that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's attempt to shut down part of an aging pipeline interferes with U.S. foreign policy

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2 w. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to halt order letting transgender people choose passport sex markers

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports

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2 w. 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 w. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

A judge is blocking the Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country

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2 w. ago Judge rules Trump administration illegally fired thousands of probationary workers

A judge has ruled that the Trump administration's central human resources office acted illegally when it directed the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers

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2 w. ago Australian PM blames ‘aggressive protesters’ for closure of local electorate office

Anthony Albanese says site next to church ‘became untenable’ after repeated protests against Gaza war in inner Sydney suburbThe Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has closed his inner-Sydney electorate office after almost 30 years, saying his hand had been forced by repeated protests outside the office.Albanese’s office in Marrickville, in his electorate of Grayndler, has long been a target of demonstrations, particularly over the war in Gaza, including a months-long sit-in outside the office in 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge slams Trump administration for ‘disingenuous’ plot to illegally deport Africans to Ghana

Lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of deporting five men in straitjackets to Ghana to get around court orders

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2 w. ago Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation

A federal judge is temporarily keeping measures in place to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally

A judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration policy that cuts off Head Start for people in the country illegally

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3 w. 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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