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Courts Can Check, and Have Checked, Executives' Military Judgment

Katherine Yon Ebright and Leah Tulin of the Brennan Center make the case against judicial deference to Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Reason

Trump Says the Courts Have No Business Questioning His Dubious Definition of 'Alien Enemies'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering whether the president properly invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members.

Reason

The ACLU's Ex Parte Voicemail To Seek An Ex Parte Injunction

Judge Hendrix took no action, but notified the government about the ACLU's action.

Reason

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ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law

The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday unsuccessfully asked two federal judges to bar deportation of Venezuelans held in northern Texas under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century wartime law

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Claim That He Can Summarily Deport Anyone He Describes As an 'Alien Enemy'

Although the Court lifted an order that temporarily blocked removal of suspected gang members, it unambiguously affirmed their right to judicial review.

Reason

Judge ponders contempt of court over US immigration actions - Roll Call

A federal judge said Thursday he will decide whether to find the Trump administration in contempt of court for removing certain migrants.

Roll Call

US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.

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Appeals court panel appears divided on Trump's deportation of immigrants under wartime law

A panel of appeals court judges appeared divided Monday on a Trump administration push to lift an order blocking deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law

The Independent UK

Trump's Reading of the Alien Enemies Act Defies the Usual Meaning of Its Terms

To justify the immediate deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, the president is invoking a rarely used statute that does not seem to apply in this context.

Reason

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base and trying to prevent further transfers

The Independent UK

Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Trump Admin to Keep Migrants Out of Guantanamo: 'It's a Living Hell'

Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Latin Times

Trump "disappearing" immigrants at Gitmo

The Trump administration is refusing to say who it is sending to Guantánamo Bay or why

Salon

Trump's Asylum Ban Faces Lawsuit From Immigration Advocacy Groups: 'Flagrantly Illegal'

"This is an unprecedented power grab that will put countless lives in danger," said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project

Latin Times

Immigrant rights groups file lawsuit to stop Trump asylum policy - Roll Call

Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump administration from implementing new asylum policies.

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The Guardian - US

Trump’s border policy tore apart many families. Nobody knows what happens to them now

Number of families that are still separated remains unclear, and a previous ruling offers separated families few protections from future deportation

Latin Times

How Democrats Plan to Challenge Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda

Washington AG Bob Ferguson, who defeated 55 Trump-era policies in court, warns that the Trump team may be better prepared this time

Axios

Biden to announce drastic border action on Tuesday

The drastic move has been months in the making.

Chicago Sun-Times

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years

If approved by a judge, the settlement would bar the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on illegal immigration under which the Trump administration separated thousands of families.

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The Independent UK

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years

There’s a settlement in a long-running lawsuit over the Trump administration’s separation of parents and their children at the southern border

The Independent UK

Judge orders halt to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump’s 'Remain in Mexico' policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Joe Biden’s power to enforce immigration laws, ruling he may repeal the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which barred most Central American migrants from entering the United States to seek asylum.

Tribune News Service

Border officials begin screening asylum-seeking families for fear of persecution prior to expulsion

SAN DIEGO — Border officials this week began referring some asylum-seeking families caught crossing the border for special screenings to see if they are likely to be harmed in the countries where they would otherwise be expelled.

Los Angeles Times

Federal judge extends block on Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 border restrictions

WASHINGTON — A Louisiana judge has extended his temporary block of the Biden administration’s plan to lift pandemic-related border restrictions on Monday.

WEKU

Judge rules that pandemic border restrictions must continue, a win for GOP-led states

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration from lifting the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42, which were set to end on Monday.

Reason

Court Says U.S. Cannot Expel Migrant Families to Countries Where They Face Harm

A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.

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