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- 1Volunteers and faith leaders accompany immigrants to court across US●All over the US, people have been keeping up a presence in # immigration court to deter # ICE from kidnapping law abidin
Across the United States, volunteers have been showing up at immigration courts to accompany immigrants facing removal proceedings, aiming to deter arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at courthouses. Among them is Sister Rose Patrice, a Catholic nun, whose participation reflects research showing that the presence of faith leaders can influence case outcomes and discourage enforcement actions against immigrants with no criminal record.
- 2Cuban man's year in ICE detention tests Supreme Court ruling▼A year in ICE detention: Cuban man’s case tests Supreme Court detention ruling
A Cuban man has spent a year in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Texas, and his case is being used to test the reach of a recent Supreme Court ruling on immigration detention. Reported by El Paso Matters, the story highlights how the high court's decision is being applied in practice to people held for prolonged periods, raising questions about how long immigrants can be kept in custody and under what legal limits.
- 3Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals in Canada●Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada
A judge has ordered the Canadian government to release classified records concerning Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada after the Second World War. The decision could reveal how such individuals entered the country and why successive governments kept the files secret, amid long-standing calls for transparency about Canada's postwar immigration practices.
- 4EFF urges court to strike drone rule barring filming immigration agents●Vacate a drone restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the DC Circuit to vacate a drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized recording immigration agents from the air. The group argues the rule blocks lawful First Amendment activity, preventing the public and journalists from documenting federal immigration enforcement operations. The case is now before the appeals court, drawing attention from civil liberties advocates.
- 5Judge allows Highway Patrol traffic stops alongside ICE to continue▼Federal judge denies request to block Highway Patrol traffic stops conducted in tandem with ICE
A federal judge has denied a request to block Tennessee Highway Patrol traffic stops conducted in coordination with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ruling allows the joint enforcement operations to continue while the legal challenge proceeds. The decision is likely to draw reaction from immigration advocates who oppose the stops and from supporters of tougher immigration enforcement.
- 6Lawmaker denied entry to secretive Manhattan immigration courtroom▼Member of Congress denied access to secretive new immigration courtroom in Manhattan
A member of Congress says they were denied access to a new, secretive immigration courtroom operating in Manhattan. The reported refusal has raised questions about transparency in immigration proceedings and why a federal courtroom would be closed to oversight, including to elected officials seeking to observe its operations firsthand.
- 7Judge halts construction of ICE detention facility in Gilroy●Judge orders pause on ICE detention facility construction in Gilroy due to environmental concerns
A judge has ordered a pause on construction of an ICE detention facility in Gilroy, California, citing environmental concerns. The ruling stops work on the project while the environmental issues raised are addressed. The decision adds to ongoing legal fights over immigration detention expansion in California, with supporters of the facility and immigration advocates likely to weigh in as the case moves forward.
- 8Trump-Appointed Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Over Repeat Deportation▼Trump-Appointed Judge Holds DHS in Contempt after Asylum Seeker Deported Twice despite Court Orders
A federal judge appointed by President Trump has held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt after an asylum seeker was deported twice in defiance of active court orders. The ruling highlights repeated failures by immigration authorities to comply with judicial directives, and is drawing attention to tensions between the administration's deportation push and the courts overseeing it.