5 h. ago Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases.

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7 h. ago Trump administration says it is suing Maine over transgender athletes in girls' sports

The DOJ says Maine is violating Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. Gov. Janet Mills has promised to "vigorously defend" the state.

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7 h. ago Maine Gov Janet Mills responds to DOJ lawsuit against her state over trans athletes in girls' sports

After the Justice Department announced a lawsuit against Maine for letting trans athletes in girls' sports, Gov. Janet Mills has issued a response.

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8 h. ago Federal Judge James Boasberg finds probable cause to hold Trump in contempt over deportation flights

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Justice Department on Wednesday to answer additional questions if they want to "purge" possible contempt findings.

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9 h. ago Grassley, Johnson press DOJ IG to respond on whether ‘untasked’ undercover agents were present on Jan 6

EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley are demanding information from the Justice Department’s inspector general on whether any unassigned, or "untasked," confidential human sources from DOJ agencies beyond the FBI were in or around the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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23 h. ago Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return illegally deported man, judge says

Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return illegally deported man, judge says  The Washington Post

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24 h. ago Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return illegally deported man

Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return illegally deported man  The Washington Post

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28 h. ago Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return wrongly deported man

Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return wrongly deported man  The Washington Post

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34 h. ago Judge greenlights DOJ's motion to drop gun case against Salvadoran, accused MS

A Virginia judge granted the Justice Department's motion to dismiss its suit against accused MS-13 gang member, Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, who was arrested in late March.

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53 h. ago New Mexico man charged with Tesla, local GOP arson attacks: 'Crimes have consequences,' AG Bondi says

A New Mexico man was linked to two arson attacks on a Tesla dealership and GOP building just before his arrest over the weekend, the Justice Department said.

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58 h. ago DOJ indicates Trump admin not obligated to return man deported to El Salvador, pushing back on judiciary

During a legal battle regarding a Salvadoran national removed from U.S., the Justice Department asserted that federal courts may not dictate to the executive branch how to handle foreign relations.

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3 d. ago Trump officials renew opposition to ruling on Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador

The Justice Department’s latest legal filing asserted that courts cannot direct President Trump’s foreign policy by forcing the return of a man unlawfully sent to a Salvadoran prison.

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4 d. ago Trump admin moves to withhold federal funds from Maine over trans athlete dispute

The matter will also be referred to the Department of Justice "for further enforcement action," the Department of Education said.

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5 d. ago Maine referred a second time to DOJ for refusing to ban trans athletes from girls sports

The Trump administration on Friday referred the Maine Department of Education to the Department of Justice for the second time of transgender athletes.

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5 d. ago Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Trump, ICE agents, other officials

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats against President Trump, other U.S. officials and U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE ) officials, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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5 d. ago U.S. Continues to ‘Delay’ and ‘Flout’ Courts in Return of Deported Man, Lawyers Say

The judge, clearly frustrated, reminded the Justice Department that the administration’s act of mistakenly sending a Maryland man to El Salvador “was wholly illegal from the moment it happened.”

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5 d. ago U.S. ‘Continues to Delay, Obfuscate and Flout’ Courts in Return of Deported Man, Lawyers Say

The judge, clearly frustrated, reminded the Justice Department that the administration’s act of mistakenly sending a Maryland man to El Salvador “was wholly illegal from the moment it happened.”

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5 d. ago Trump administration to refer Maine to DoJ over transgender participation in sports

The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports

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6 d. ago Trump Orders Investigations of Former Federal Officials, Says 'Anonymous' Author 'Guilty of Treason'

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate two former officials from his first administration who openly betrayed him, saying he thinks one of them is "guilty of treason." The post Trump Orders Investigations of Former Federal Officials, Says ‘Anonymous’ Author ‘Guilty of Treason’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 d. ago Trump directs DOJ to investigate 2 officials from his first term who became critics

President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his Justice Department to investigate two senior officials from his first administration who became critics.

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