- Appeals court upholds Trump admin policy denying bond for illegal immigrants: What to know
A major appeals court decision is expected to bolster the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts by allowing easier detention of people who illegally cross the southern border. The conservative-leaning U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld on Feb. 6 the federal government’s policy requiring detention without bond hearings, which determine [...]
- Groups sue EPA over repeal of finding that served as basis for climate regulations
Environmentalist groups and others sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Feb. 18 over the agency’s recent decision to repeal a finding that served as the basis for federal climate regulations. The American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., Union of Concerned [...]
- Judge orders ICE not to re-detain Abrego Garcia
A federal judge has blocked U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) from re-arresting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, one of the men at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation battles. The Salvadoran national’s case attracted attention across the country, including widespread protests, after the federal government detained him in March 2025 and shipped him [...]
- NAACP sues over 2020 presidential election records FBI seized in Fulton County, Georgia
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Feb. 15 asked a federal court to restrict how the federal government may use the 2020 presidential election records that the FBI seized from a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility. The group said that any inappropriate disclosure of the records would violate the privacy rights of voters and [...]
