A Trump administration official admits that there is little specific evidence tying some deportees to any crime—and argues that the lack of evidence should be taken as proof of criminality.
The proposed list of countries for the "Muslim ban" reboot has been leaked. It includes a small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas.
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They used the Act to deport some 137 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador even after a federal court issued a temporary restraining order blocking such action.
The White House invoked a rare wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, sparking a legal battle.
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If courts allow Trump to get away with using the Act in peacetime, it would set a dangerous precedent.
The article is coauthored with Cato Institute scholar David Bier.
If ever a universal injunction makes sense, it's in a case like this.
The government's stated justification for deporting him is so unconvincing that it must not be allowed to stand.
His apparent plan to do so is illegal and would set a dangerous precedent if allowed to stand.
Interestingly enough, the government focused its argument on standing, and did not defend the Executive Order on the merits.
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It's both unjust and unconstitutional.
President Donald Trump has begun kicking immigrant “Hamas sympathizers” out of the U.S.
Several months ago, Reason interviewed Mahmoud Khalil at a protest encampment. Now he’s sitting in ICE detention.
Linda Becerra Moran died on February 27 after nearly three weeks on life support. On Sunday, the LAPD released video of her being shot.
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The GOP faces a choice about how to move forward.
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank provides a helpful summary, with a little help from me.
If nationwide injunctions were okay against other administrations, the Fourth Circuit see no reason they are not okay now.
The Trump administration’s spectacle rehashed information that journalists, lawyers, and victims had already unveiled.
“I cannot ignore Congress’ detailed framework for refugee admissions and the limits it placed on the president’s ability to suspend the same,” said Judge Jamal Whitehead.
A former Afghan intelligence officer who worked alongside U.S. forces sought safety in America. Now, under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his parole has been revoked, and he’s been detained without explanation.
It's a terrible decision for both moral and pragmatic reasons.
The move effectively retcons J.D. Vance's claim that legal Haitian immigrants were actually here illegally.
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.
The first of what may be many appellate rulings on the Trump Administration's most controversial and questionable Executive Order.
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"Hindu mystics" with "swarthy faces and dreamy-looking eyes" once had Uncle Sam in a tizzy.
Snakes. Magic. Orgasmic meditation. And a dubious federal case against the leaders of a supposed sex cult.
Law enforcement acts better when officers know the public is watching.
Why their response to me and other critics fails to refute key objections.
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All 194 countries in the World Health Organization imposed COVID travel restrictions. The authors of When the World Closed Its Doors argue it was a failure.
Their argument for denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants born in the US has multiple weaknesses, including that it would also have denied it to former slaves.
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The two rulings highlight the weaknesses of Trump's legal position.
The new administration is seeking to gut much of the legal immigration system, which will do great harm to immigrants and natives alike.
Federal judges in Washington and Maryland say the president's attack on birthright citizenship flouts the 14th Amendment and 127 years of judicial precedent.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. However, today's migrants may be shut out and deported, a humanitarian tragedy that would profoundly damage the U.S. economy.
A(nother) look at how human trafficking panic gets made.
Yet its penitentiary centers are already running at over 300 percent capacity.
Once everyone is a priority, no particular group, including criminals, is singled out for enforcement.
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