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Exclusive: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that stated it would not apply to refugees

New documents filed in a key refugee case in Minnesota shed light on a broad, aggressive plan to review all refugees admitted since the start of the Biden administration.
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The D.C. District Court strikes back
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act…
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Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of…
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DHS's investigation of a man who emailed a DHS lawyer is over — but not the concerns it raises
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why…
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Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions
On Friday night, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh…
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150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
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The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that…
 • Chris Geidner
"The system sucks," or what a federal lawyer's comments really tell us about the Trump admin
Julie Le's comments are shocking, but they are a problem of the Trump admin’s own making. And it goes way beyond one lawyer new to the Minnesota U.S…
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Judge blocks Noem's second attempt to keep members of Congress out of immigration facilities
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb issued a temporary restraining order on Monday morning. Also: For paid subscribers, closing my tabs.
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Minnesota's effort to end the surge is rejected as journalists are arrested, but pushback continues
A judge denied Minnesota's ambitious request — a day after Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested. But, in Texas, a judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos…
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