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…
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,…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
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…
Washington defends KWW restrictions on ICE prison notifications
After an August 2025 DOJ warning, Washington reaffirms its Keep Washington Working Act protections: agencies share immigration status…
Fingerprints Don’t Lie: Pakistani Arrested 27 Years After Removal Order
A 2025 USCIS biometric match in New Orleans linked a Green Card applicant to a 1998 removal order,…
Immigration Attorney: Expanded Visa Vetting Is Delaying Approvals and Travel
Summer 2025 rules expand vetting: social‑media disclosure, mostly mandatory interviews from September 2, and continuous monitoring of about…
Federal Judge Restores Legal Funding for Undocumented Children in Florida
SB 4C, signed February 13, 2025, makes unlawful entry and re-entry state crimes in Florida and prompted an…
Trump Ends Temporary Protections, Thousands Face Deportation to Danger
A court decision cleared the way to end TPS for Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal; Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS…
ICE Arrests Brother of Truck Driver After Deadly Florida Turnpike Crash
A Florida Turnpike crash on August 12 killed three. Driver Harjinder Singh faces three vehicular homicide counts; passenger…
Kansas adopts KBI-ICE 287(g) partnership, sparking enforcement debate
Kansas’s KBI signed a Section 287(g) agreement with ICE in February 2025, expanding state-level immigration enforcement. SB 178…