The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is sounding the alarm over a series of new executive orders issued by the Trump administration. The respected organization is calling the new EOs a direct attack on decades of hard-fought civil rights protections. Legal experts from the organization have sharply criticized the measures, which they say…
A family of four undocumented immigrants who attempted to seek asylum in Canada is now facing deportation proceedings in the United States. They have been detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rainbow Bridge crossing in Niagara Falls, New York. Aracely, a mother from El Salvador who asked to be identified…
Former U.S. Representative George Santos, once a rising figure in Republican politics, was sentenced Friday to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple fraud charges tied to his 2022 congressional campaign. The ruling marks a dramatic fall for the ex-lawmaker, who was expelled from Congress in 2023 amid growing legal and ethical…
A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of South Carolina is suing the federal government after his F1 student visa was abruptly revoked earlier this month, a move he alleges violates his constitutional right to due process. Matthew Ariwoola, a PhD candidate in chemistry who has been in the U.S. since 2021, was just months…
A Florida jury has found 17-year-old Collin Griffith not guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2024 stabbing death of his mother — a verdict that comes just 17 months after he fatally shot his father in Oklahoma under disputed circumstances. The highly publicized trial concluded Wednesday after days of emotional testimony and complex…
How does someone spend 18 years in jail without ever having a trial? That question is echoing across Harris County, Texas, after revelations that Edric Wilson — once accused of murdering the great-aunt of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen — spent nearly two decades in pretrial detention at the Harris County Jail, only to have his…
Legal experts warn of stricter immigration interviews, more documentation demands amid revived marriage fraud concerns Spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are finding that marriage is no longer a guaranteed pathway to permanent residency, as U.S. immigration officials tighten the screws on green card interviews and documentary requirements. Immigration attorneys are reporting a…
Collin County District Judge Angela Tucker is facing a barrage of racist, misogynistic, and threatening messages following her decision to lower the bond for 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who has been charged in the fatal stabbing of fellow student Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Judge Tucker, who has served on…
In a high-stakes legal battle with constitutional implications, litigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey LLP on Monday, April 14, 2025, filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that targets the firm’s operations and clients. The motion was filed in the U.S. District Court…