The FBI has arrested a judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they have accused of obstructing the arrest of an undocumented migrant. According to a now-deleted X post, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote that the FBI has arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan “after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration …
Read More »Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Return of Another Wrongfully Deported Man
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to return a second migrant who was deported to El Salvador’s notorious prison system despite a previous court settlement barring their removal. It might be hard for the president and his officials to argue the ruling is the work of …
Read More »Judge Slams Trump Admin's 'Intentional Noncompliance' With Court Order
The judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, has accused the Trump administration of engaging in “a willful and bad faith refusal” to comply with court orders and discovery obligations related to the case. In a scathing …
Read More »Trump Attacks the Supreme Court, Says America 'Cannot Give Everyone a Trial'
Donald Trump slammed the Supreme Court on Monday after the justices temporarily blocked him from deporting Venezuelan immigrants, while asserting that America “cannot give everyone a trial” — a bedrock constitutional right. The high court over the weekend took up an emergency petition from the American Civil Liberties Union of …
Read More »Van Hollen: If You Won't Fight for the Constitution, You Don't Deserve to Lead
Sen. Chris Van Hollen defended the Constitution and fired back at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fellow Democrat, who said that the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, to El Salvador was “the distraction of the day.” “I don’t think it’s ever wrong to fight for the …
Read More »ACLU Demands SCOTUS Block Next Round of Deportations to El Salvador
Donald Trump‘s administration is preparing to deport a new group of Venezuelan men detained in Texas, said the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in an emergency Friday court filing. ACLU lawyers urged the Supreme Court to block the administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to justify sending migrants to …
Read More »Senator Meets With Trump Immigration Victim in El Salvador
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday evening posted an image showing him meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant whom Donald Trump’s administration illegally deported to El Salvador and refused to bring home, despite a Supreme Court order. Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday seeking to …
Read More »Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison: Report
Wilmer Gutiérrez last saw his son the morning of Feb. 24. Later that day, his nephew called to tell him that 19-year-old Merwil Gutiérrez had been arrested just steps from their shared apartment in the Bronx. “The officers grabbed him and two other boys right at the entrance to our …
Read More »J.D. Vance Thinks Due-Process Rights Are Optional
Vice President J.D. Vance has publicly come out in favor of disregarding due process rights in the United States. In a lengthy X post published on Tuesday, Vance wrote: “To say the administration must observe ‘due process’ is to beg the question: what process is due is a function of …
Read More »Judge Says There's 'Probable Cause' to Charge Trump Admin With Contempt
A federal judge has ruled that there is “probable cause” to hold the Trump administration in contempt over its removal of hundreds of migrants from the United States to a notorious prison in El Salvador despite an order to halt their deportation. On Wednesday, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge James …
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