Why This Legal Expert Says Minnesota and Illinois Immigration Lawsuits ‘Are Almost Completely Without Merit’

Why This Legal Expert Says Minnesota and Illinois Immigration Lawsuits ‘Are Almost Completely Without Merit’

In the past few months, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a dramatic escalation of federal immigration enforcement along their chilly streets, with agents arresting thousands — including some U.S. citizens — in neighborhoods, malls, schools and at protests. The increase is the result of the Trump administration’s pledge to clamp down on immigration, … Read more

What you need to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

What you need to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationwide, a wave of high-profile arrests — many taking place at private homes and businesses and captured on video — has thrust a legal question into the center of the national debate: When can federal immigration agents legally enter private property to make an arrest? That question … Read more

A military lawyer was quickly fired from the immigration bench after defying Trump’s deportation push

A military lawyer was quickly fired from the immigration bench after defying Trump’s deportation push

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve attorney detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month after granting asylum at a high rate that falls short of the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at … Read more