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A leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo disclosed by a whistleblower on January 7, 2026, is prompting alarm among immigration attorneys and civil liberties advocates after claims that it authorizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to enter private homes without consent and without a judge-issued warrant. The memo was publicly highlighted by…
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The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has begun a significant reorientation of its Civil Rights Division, shifting resources and enforcement priorities toward investigating claims of so-called “reverse discrimination” against white Americans, according to reporting by CBS News. The change marks a departure from the division’s historic focus on protecting racial minorities and…
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A former contract detention officer at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a woman while she was held in federal custody, a case that adds to mounting scrutiny of conditions inside privately run immigration detention centers. David Courvelle, 56, entered a guilty plea Monday, December…
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The brief detention of two U.S. citizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis has intensified legal and civil liberties concerns over federal immigration enforcement practices, particularly the detention of individuals without charges and the treatment of detainees inside federal facilities. Patty O’Keefe and Brandon Siguenza, both U.S. citizens, were taken into ICE custody…
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A 56-year-old Bulgarian-born business owner from Chicago has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), intensifying scrutiny of medical care, detention conditions, and due process within the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Nenko Gantchev died last week at the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, a privately run prison contracted…
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A US federal court has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would have required users to verify their age before downloading mobile apps or accessing paid online content, ruling that the measure likely violates the First Amendment. In an order issued Tuesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a preliminary injunction preventing Texas Attorney General…
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A federal judge in California delivered a major blow to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on November 25, 2025, ruling that ICE cannot lock up long-term undocumented immigrants indefinitely without a bond hearing. U.S. District Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes struck down a July 8, 2025, DHS policy that re-classified millions of undocumented residents — even…
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In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration may resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime statute. The ruling intensifies debate over the scope of presidential authority, especially in matters of immigration and national security. Here’s what the ruling means, what it doesn’t, and…
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The leader of a Kansas-based Satanic organization and three others were arrested Friday following a physical altercation inside the Kansas Statehouse. The confrontation erupted after the group’s leader, Michael Stewart, attempted to conduct a Black Mass ceremony in the rotunda, despite a temporary ban on protests inside the building, CNN reported. Stewart, president of the…
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