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ACAB: Cops Are Bringing ‘Delinquency Of A Minor’ Charges Against Adults Who Assist Students During Anti-ICE Protests
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
While the Trump administration’s extremely aggressive, thoroughly bigoted attempts to eliminate as many non-white people from this country as possible have resulted in some periodic push back from law enforcement officials, we can never forget that federal la…
Apr 15, 2026, 8:15 PM
As arrests at anti-ICE protests piled up, prosecutions crumbled
A.C. Thompson, Gabrielle Schonder, Salon
Analysis of ICE arrests under Donald Trump found hundreds of cases that fell apart under scrutiny.
Apr 15, 2026, 10:00 AM
US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in 2025.
Apr 14, 2026, 8:21 PM
FIFA faces pressure to call on Trump to stop ICE raids at 2026 World Cup
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
The Athletic reports FIFA chief Gianni Infantino is receptive to a proposal to ask Trump for a moratorium on ICE raids.
Apr 14, 2026, 7:31 PM
Trump Judges Block Probe Into Top Officials Ignoring Court Orders
Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic
The Trump administration won’t face contempt of court charges for deporting immigrants to El Salvador last year in defiance of a court order.In a 2–1 ruling, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a writ of mandamus Tuesday rebuking U.S. District Judge Jame…
Apr 14, 2026, 5:14 PM
Spain finalizes amnesty measure for hundreds of thousands of immigrants...
Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
Spain's government has finalized a migrant amnesty measure that paves the way for potentially hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status. Tuesday's move contrasts with stricter immigration policies in much of Europe and the Uni…
Apr 14, 2026, 2:46 PM
ICE Is Ignoring Woman’s Life-Threatening Ovarian Cyst—and Her Condition Is Getting Worse
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Andrea Pedro-Francisco was detained by ICE days before her ovarian cyst operation in February. Her doctors are concerned it could rupture at any moment.
Apr 14, 2026, 1:34 PM
Brazilian ex-intelligence chief detained by US immigration authorities
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Brazilian media reports that Alexandre Ramagem fled the country after being convicted for involvement in coup plot.
Apr 13, 2026, 8:16 PM
Nevada Court Latest To Say Mandatory Detention Of Migrants Is Illegal
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
More of the same for the Trump administration — one that seems incapable of achieving its goals without breaking the law or disregarding the Constitution. Hundreds of judges handling thousands of cases have already told the administration it can’t do the thin…
Apr 13, 2026, 4:28 PM
Minnesota Prosecutors Are Investigating ICE Agents Who Detained Man in His Underwear in January
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
The image of ICE agents marching a senior citizen in his underwear into the cold in Minnesota was one of the very worst of Trump's campaign.
Apr 13, 2026, 4:10 PM
Student Visa Refusals Reached High of 35% Last Year
Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher Ed
Student Visa Refusals Reached High of 35% Last Year Johanna Alonso Sat, 04/11/2026 - 02:15 PM In some countries, over 90 percent of student visa applications were rejected. A new report argues that the current visa landscape “undermines the principle…
Apr 11, 2026, 6:15 PM
Is This Epstein Survivor The Reason For Melania Trump's Bizarre Presser?''s Blog Round Up
RedStateRachel, Crooksandliars.com
The First Lady’s presser on April 9 was a weird one, and it looks like she was getting ahead of a bombshell story from an Epstein survivor who was deported during a custody battle with the Trump Special Envoy Paolo Zampolli. After being deported, the former E…
Apr 11, 2026, 12:31 PM
US Demands Reddit Unmask ICE Critic, Summons Firm To Grand Jury
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued (PDF) to Re…
Apr 11, 2026, 11:00 AM
The U.S. Randomly Deported Four Men to Africa. It's Taken Them 9 Months of Fighting to Get a Local Lawyer.
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
"Third country" deportation sent four men from around the world to Africa. They were imprisoned, and spent 9 months just getting a lawyer.
Apr 11, 2026, 9:15 AM
Months after the ICE shootings in Minnesota, a federal probe remains elusive
Meg Anderson, NPR
Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venez…
Apr 10, 2026, 8:01 PM
No Surprise Here: Inspection Reveals Dozens Of Violations In El Paso ICE Detention Center
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
I’m not here to cut the Trump administration any slack or engage in both-sides bullshit, but this is something that has always been true: we treat anyone imprisoned or detained as less than human. The dehumanization begins with something we call “processing” …
Apr 10, 2026, 4:31 PM
ICE is recruiting cops to track down kids
Russell Payne, Salon
New documents reveal ICE is paying local law enforcement to supply information on unaccompanied minors
Apr 10, 2026, 10:30 AM
Walmart's H-1B filings fell by more than half in the wake of Trump's visa shake-up
Dominick Reuter, Business Insider
Walmart is one of several major employers to curtail use of the H-1B work visa program after changes that have made it more expensive and complicated.
Apr 10, 2026, 9:56 AM
A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.
Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept
An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. The post A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. appeared…
Apr 10, 2026, 8:00 AM
Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil's appeal
The Associated Press, NPR
The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case. This decision brings the Palestinian activist one step closer to possible expulsion.
Apr 10, 2026, 6:16 AM
Judge bars Trump administration from nixing protected status for Ethiopians
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Ruling marks legal setback for administration's efforts to roll back protections for various groups of immigrants.
Apr 9, 2026, 10:35 PM
Immigrant advocates in North Carolina say family was deported without due process
Armando Garcia, Abcnews.com
Immigrant advocates in North Carolina are calling for justice after they say two children and their parents were swiftly deported to Honduras without due process.
Apr 9, 2026, 9:13 PM
US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African
BBC News
Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.
Apr 9, 2026, 7:31 PM
Judge Tells Border Officers (Again!) That They Can’t Arrest Migrants Without Real Warrants
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The courts keep pounding the nails home. What this government is engaged in is illegal, on multiple levels. If you subtract the pro-MAGA Fifth Circuit and 6/9ths of the Supreme Court, you have a judicial quorum that says rights are still rights, despite this …
Apr 8, 2026, 4:23 PM