Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds." This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.

Among (lots of) other things, this is going to flood the federal courts of appeals with cases in which the BIA might previously have cleaned up the IJ's messes. When something like this happened in 2004, the circuit courts ... did not respond favorably to the government's positions in those cases.

New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants. The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...

A way to think about this is as a denial of service attack. If you render the courts unable to function because you overwhelmed them, you remove them as a barrier against your overreach.

Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"

The fact President Trump spent half a billion in taxpayer dollars deploying the National Guard last year while working families and seniors struggle to afford groceries and healthcare coverage costs skyrocket tells you about his priorities—and lowering costs isn't one of 'em.

In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the Child Detained by ICE Via A.O. Scott: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday threatened jail time for anyone who enters Washington with a gun. Her remarks prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.

After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting. But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:

Trump calls on Republicans to "take over the voting" in 15 states, presumably those run by Democrats, an escalation in his effort to assert control over American elections. @reidepstein.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Judge Jia Cobb slammed the brakes on the Trump administration’s second effort to impose a 7-day waiting period for visits to ICE facilities.

Judge Young in Boston strikes again, ruling that Energy Department report was prepared in violation of Federal Advisory Committee Act. (Mandatory #FACA story tweet) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This incident alone would have triggered hearings and probably a senior-level resignation in another administration.

From the Court Order:

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps. This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Whatever role the ouroboros feedback loop between Fox News and Trump’s actual decisions had in the changes over the last 48 hours, the tone on Fox is palpably different tonight than over the weekend, which was just restating Noem and Miller statements. Coinciding with the editorials.

SCOOP: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents

BREAKING: The petitioner ("T.R." or Juan Tobay Robles) whose non-release prompted Chief Judge Schilitz to threaten ICE director Todd Lyons with contempt has now been RELEASED, according to what the civil chief of the US Atty's office has told his atty and his atty has relayed to me.

Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military The case tests the Trump administration’s argument that its extrajudicial killings of people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea have been lawful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

We profiled refugees who: Arrived in the country legally. Applied for green cards. Were arrested by ICE and detained. One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released. This is an unprecedented operation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders. “The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Tonight in "DOJ is a joke" news. DOJ is now asking the DC Circuit to hold the four law firm EO case final judgment appeals in abeyance until after its appeal of Mark Zaid's preliminary injunction is concluded. This, after DOJ has repeatedly pushed off and otherwise delayed the law firm appeals.

Chris Madel: "The president posted something on Truth Social saying it was a time of reckoning and retribution on the citizens of my state, and I've seen that happen and I cannot be a part of it, and I can't be a part of a party that's a part of that"

Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com "In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this." Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social

Court filing: Trump administration appears to admit investigation into Alex Pretti murder is exceedingly narrow: A 'use of force' review - "a much narrower inquiry focused on tactics and conduct than one that would examine whether federal agents should face criminal charges."

"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

Several memos show that “government investigators searched for findings of wrongdoing on the part of the students, but internally acknowledged that they had found the task difficult,” reports @zjmontague.bsky.social @nytimes.com.

Also bear in mind is that the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth now seems to be govt's 2d most preferred, after the Fifth Circuit. Per @stevevladeck.bsky.social, it has 11 active judges; 10 appointed by Republican presidents, 4 by Trump. 1 sr judge hears cases, also a Republican appointee. /4

“At times, Minneapolis reminded me of what I saw during the Arab Spring in 2011, a series of street clashes between protesters and police that quickly swelled into a much larger struggle against autocracy,” Robert F. Worth reports.

“Minneapolis reminded me of what I saw during the Arab Spring, a series of street clashes between protesters and police that quickly swelled into a much larger struggle against autocracy,” Robert Worth writes. A veteran war reporter on “a layered civic uprising” against ICE:

BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.” Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE NYT on today’s general strike — top story right now on the app www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported. Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.

JUST IN: Judge William Young formally sanctioned the Trump administration, requiring it to prove in court that any future attempt to deport members of two national academic organizations is allowable under normal immigration law, and is not retaliation based on their speech.

great reporting by AP the newsroom uncovered evidence ICE officers have been directed to break into homes WITHOUT a judicial warrant, a practice that contradict's ICE's own training materials that say doing so is illegal

I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels. Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.

8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.

Our doc is out on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkL...

This was an intense hearing. Judge Young, an 85-year-old Reagan appointee who has served on the federal bench for 47 years, didn't mince words. He closed the hearing by reading from Lincoln's address at Gettysburg. Some of the people in the courtroom were in tears. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow just took the bench in the case of Juan Espinoza Martinez, who faces trial today for allegedly offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino.

BREAKING: #SCOTUS to hear challenge to the constitutionality of geofence search warrants, which seek to identify all mobile devices in a particular area at a particular time. Case is Chatrie v. US. Doc: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

President Trump just pardoned a woman who was convicted of fraud in 2024, after he commuted her sentence in an unrelated fraud in 2021.

BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Judge Young’s favored solution to attempts to deport pro-Palestinian activists is to require the Trump admin to prove in court that any future effort to deport a member of AAUP or MESA in the future is for legitimate cause. He said the SCOTUS decision in Casa prevented a more thorough response.