BREAKING: Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees.
"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees.
"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This refugee wanted liberty in America, but got death
The refuge promised when Nurul Amin Shah Alam and family came to America on Christmas Eve 2024 became a Kafkaesque nightmare - a police encounter gone wrong, then left for dead by Trump's CBP goons
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/alam...
February 26, 2026 Dear members of the Columbia community: This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a "missing person." We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including
It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient. If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena. We will update our community as additional information becomes available. Sincerely,
BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"
JUST IN: Judge Murphy has ruled that the Trump administration's policy of sending deported immigrants to third countries without notice or a chance to challenge is illegal and unconstitutional.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
what a profound waste of time for everyone involved in any capacity. but glad i got to share it with you all 🥲
25.02.2026 04:01 — 👍 74 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0He’s really slurring his words a lot. And holding on to the podium
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Therefore, upon consideration of Freedom Network's motion for a temporary restraining order, its amended motion for preliminary injunction and the parties' briefs and exhibits, it is hereby: ORDERED that the motion for a temporary restraining order is GRANTED to the extent stated in this Order; and it is further ORDERED that, the Attorney General; the U.S. Department of Justice; its officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys; and other persons who are in active concert or participation with any of them (collectively, the "Enjoined Parties") shall not enforce the New Funding Conditions, require applicants for the grants identified in the NOFOs to certify their compliance with the New Funding Conditions, or include the New Funding Conditions in any future NOFOs; and it is further ORDERED that the Department of Justice shall immediately provide notice of this Order by: (a) amending the NOFOs; (6) updating the Office for Victims of Crime's grant website; (c) updating any other material that refers to the NOFOs; and (d) updating any other governmentwide point of entry to which a NOFO applicant might look for information about the NOFOS; and it is further
ORDERED that the Department of Justice shall provide a copy of this Order to all agency and bureau heads, and all relevant parties; and it is further -2- Case: 1:25-cv-12419 Document #: 74 Filed: 02/24/26 Page 3 of 3 PagelD #:1026 ORDERED that the Department of Justice file a status report within 24 hours of the issuance of this order, and every week thereafter while this Order is in effect, confirming compliance with this Order. This Order shall apply to the maximum extent provided for by Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(2) and shall persist until further order of this Court. SO ORDERED this 24th day of February, 2026 at 3:20 PM Central Time. mastenne HON. MATTHEW F. KENNELLY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
NEW: A federal judge issued a TRO today blocking DOJ from issuing new Trafficking Victims Protection Act funding conditions as a result of Trump's anti-"DEI" and anti-immigrant efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
24.02.2026 23:36 — 👍 299 🔁 100 💬 2 📌 2
Case 1:25-cV-02942-TJK Document 74 Filed 02/24/26 Page 1 of 17 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA L.G.M.L.., et al., Plaintiffs, V. Case No.: 25-cv-2942-TJK KRISTI NOEM, et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE After a temporary restraining order narrowly thwarted the government's secret, middle-of- the-night attempt to expel unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United States over Labor Day weekend, this Court certified a provisional class of certain Guatemalan children who are or will be in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other Defendants and enjoined Defendants from "transferring, repatriating, removing, or otherwise facilitating the transport" of class members from the United States. Defendants declined to appeal that injunction and it remains in place while this matter proceeds to final judgment. But Plaintiffs have learned that Defendants are engaged in a practice that openly flouts the plain text of the Court's injunction and the statutory protections guaranteed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are returning unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries, including class members, to their home countries within 72 hours of entering government custody, typically before they can be transferred
NEW: Remember when the government rounded up dozens of unaccompanied children in the middle of the night and tried to summarily deport them?
A Trump-appointed judge entered an injunction barring their removal.
But lawyers for the children say the government is trying to circumvent that order.
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
19.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 7607 🔁 1074 💬 47 📌 133
ICE officials, under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded and squalid conditions inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate floor where they decided the the ruling didn't apply. The revelation comes in a hearing today:
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...
New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social &
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!
We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0
Key Findings 🧵
1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0
2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls
www.nber.org/papers/w3479...
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
01.02.2026 21:10 — 👍 35206 🔁 17408 💬 2299 📌 2248
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
IOUS: pottershousedc •.. To our community, Due to recent and unforeseen circumstances, The Potter's House DC (PHDC) will be closed until further notice. This closure includes the cafe and bookstore's normal operating hours, as well as all public and private events at PHDC. As many of you may know, we scheduled a temporary break during the month of January to update many of our administrative systems, train our staff with updated guidance, and hire additional staff to help us expand our ability to operate sustainably as a nonprofit organization. When we came to work on January 1, 2026, we fully believed that this plan would be put into action. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control and additional challenges we were unaware of, PHDC no longer has access to the necessary funds to continue operation at this time.
The historic Potter’s House, which people who know Link may know as his bookstore, has the devastating news they’re closing. They have stood for decades using an anti capitalist business model, they’re more than a bookstore but a place that feeds & looks after the community. So many of us are sad.
27.01.2026 18:22 — 👍 183 🔁 81 💬 9 📌 6
We are at a tipping point on ICE and immigration enforcement. The shootings are so unpopular that Trump appears to have lost his edge on both deportations and immigration more broadly. Abolishing ICE is net popular with independents. & Bovino is out! 2026≠2024 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
27.01.2026 13:00 — 👍 771 🔁 253 💬 12 📌 50Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
24.01.2026 23:53 — 👍 4628 🔁 816 💬 1119 📌 328100%
24.01.2026 22:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The demand has to be to abolish DHS, not just ICE
24.01.2026 22:33 — 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0what, are you talking about? I never run, into this
23.01.2026 23:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ah gotcha. Thanks!
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Love this. But why does it show 86% of “All” were 2024 Trump voters in the demographic group approval table? Sorry if I’m missing something obvious
22.01.2026 15:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Major news from New York: A state judge just overturned part of the congressional map, potentially giving Democrats a chance to redraw it for 2026.
If this ruling is upheld, the Staten Island-based 11th District would flip from safely Republican to Democratic-leaning at the very least
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Almost can't believe that they're just putting this stuff in writing in addition to just doing it like most cops that break the law.
21.01.2026 21:35 — 👍 37 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 0
We saw how quickly Trump did this with multiple government programs/agencies at once.
It won’t be hard. DHS - which has given us large-scale civil rights abuses, family separations, death on our streets & in its prisons - should not exist in our democracy.
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
19.01.2026 15:05 — 👍 17489 🔁 3418 💬 201 📌 151
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
