administrative law

  • Undercover Journalist Who Applied to Join ICE Alleges Minimal Vetting in Agency’s Hiring Process

    A journalist who applied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of an undercover reporting project says the agency’s recruitment process advanced her application to a purported “final job offer” with a start date. According to the reporter, she clinched to job offer despite minimal screening and her failure to complete required paperwork—raising…

  • Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamp Funding to Minnesota Amid Fraud Probe

    The Trump administration has moved to suspend more than $129 million in annual federal funding for food stamps and related hunger-relief programs in Minnesota, citing what it describes as “widespread and systemic” fraud in the administration of federal benefits. In a letter sent Friday, January 9, 2026, to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor…

  • Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Freezing Child Care Funds to Five States

    A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from blocking billions of dollars in federal funding for child care and social welfare programs to five Democratic-led states, ruling that the states met the legal threshold for emergency relief while the case proceeds. In a decision issued on Friday, January 9, 2026, U.S. District…

  • Trump Freezes All Child Care Payments to States as Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Rules

    The Trump administration has frozen all federal child care payments to states and announced sweeping changes to the rules governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), one of the largest federal programs supporting affordable child care for low-income families. The move, announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday,…

  • Project 2025 Co-Author Caught on Camera Outlining Radical Plans for Second Trump Term

    As former President Donald Trump attempts to publicly distance himself from Project 2025, an undercover video has revealed that one of the initiative’s key architects continues to boast about its influence over Trump’s second administration and its sweeping, hardline policy goals. In July, Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought, who now leads the Office of Management…

  • Fed Governor Lisa Cook Challenges Trump’s Attempted Removal in Unprecedented Legal Battle

    Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s Board of Governors, is preparing to mount a legal challenge after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her on Monday night — an action her attorney argues is without precedent and without legal basis. On Tuesday, August 26, Cook’s attorney, Abbe…

  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley Introduces ‘Equity In Government Act’ To Reinstate And Expand DEI Mandates

    In response to a growing wave of legal and political efforts aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across the United States, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) has introduced the Equity in Government Act, legislation intended to restore and expand federal DEI policies significantly curtailed under President Donald Trump’s administration. The bill arrives as…

  • Trump Fires 17 Immigration Judges Across 10 States ‘Without Cause’

    In a move sparking legal and political alarm, the Trump administration has reportedly fired 17 immigration court judges in recent days across 10 U.S. states, according to a statement by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), the union representing immigration judges. The terminations come as the administration escalates its mass deportation strategy…

  • Rep. Terri Sewell Condemns Sudden DOGE Termination of $190M Public Health Grant in Alabama

    U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), an attorney and former public finance litigator, raised serious legal and public health concerns this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly terminated a $190 million federal grant to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), a move that immediately eliminated 140 full-time positions across county…

  • Black Texas Couple Sues State Over ‘Kidnapping’ of Newborn Placed in Foster Care After Choosing Midwife-Led Treatment for Jaundice

    A Dallas-area couple has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), alleging constitutional violations and administrative overreach after their newborn daughter was forcibly removed and placed in foster care for nearly a month in 2023. The complaint, filed April 22 in Travis County District Court, challenges the agency’s internal…