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Appeals Court Reversal Lets Washington Inspect NWIPC Immigrant Detention Center

The Ninth Circuit cleared Washington to enforce its 2023 oversight law at NWIPC on August 20, 2025, allowing unannounced state…

Southern District of Texas Files 372 New Illegal Immigration Cases This Week

SDTX filed 372 immigration cases Aug 15–21, 2025 amid Operation Take Back America. The IFR now requires registration and biometrics…

Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Threatened Uganda Deportation to Coerce Plea

Defense lawyers allege federal officials threatened deportation to Uganda to force Kilmar Abrego Garcia into a guilty plea, giving a…

American Airlines Sued Over Mishandled In-Flight Medical Emergency

In April 2025 the family of John William Cannon sued American Airlines and Envoy Air, alleging crew delayed emergency help…

Federal Judge Blocks White House Plan to Defund 34 ‘Sanctuary’ Cities

Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins blocked the administration’s effort to defund 34 sanctuary jurisdictions on July 25, 2025, finding funding coercion…

ICE Notifies Lawyers of Kilmar Possible Deportation to Uganda After Tennessee Jail Release

ICE notified on August 22, 2025, that Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Uganda with 72 hours' notice; he…

Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released

Expected release on August 22, 2025, follows a judge’s finding of no MS-13 ties and a 2019 order blocking removal…

Sanctuary or Not? DOJ Revises List Amid Local Policies Standing Firm

Under Executive Order 14287, DOJ and DHS published an August 2025 sanctuary list and filed lawsuits against major cities. Local…