DHS announced that it will stop issuing diversity visas, at least temporarily. In 2017, the Trump administration issued 51,592 diversity visas, including only 14 Portuguese citizens. Most people who receive a diversity visa in any given year are citizens of Asian or African countries.

DHS says relying on DHS to verify immigration status & employment authorization is "reckless." “The Old Orchard Beach Police Department’s reckless reliance on E-Verify...violates federal law” abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

The most recent decision in a birthright citizenship case illustrates bad lawyering. The judge calls out the Justice Dept for "obduracy in refusing to explore specific alternatives and their workability." Basically, DOJ isn't taking the litigation seriously. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69561...

Here's the full text of Judge Laplante's order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing the birthright citizenship executive order. www.aclu.org/cases/barbar...

OSU has a banned words list for multimedia postings: Diversity DEI/DEIJ (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice) Equity Implicit bias Inclusion Inclusive Excellence Racial justice Social justice Underrepresented/underprivileged/underserved Antiracism #censorship

In today's birthright citizenship decision, the majority of the justices take the position that courts sometimes can't force the Executive to follow the law. That begs the question: if courts can't force the president to follow the law, who can?

It’s notable that in today’s decision releasing Mahmoud Khalil from ICE imprisonment, the federal judge explained that the government hasn’t provided evidence suggesting electronic monitoring or bond is necessary.

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

McAllen, Texas #RGV

I've known David for years. I've seen him fight with slaughterhouse workers in Greeley, housekeepers in Telluride, Uber & Lyft drivers along the Front Range, and renters all over Colorado. I'm thrilled to see him join the race for Attorney General of Colorado. Join me in contributing to his campaign

A Colorado federal court temporarily blocks DHS from removing people under the Alien Enemies Act. The judge requires DHS to provide 21 days of notice in language migrant understands. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Masked men who refuse to identify themselves haul a man into a black SUV during an anti-police brutality protest at a Colorado courthouse. Advocates suspect they were from ICE. coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/17/a...

The most explicit statement from a court that I've seen recognizing that the Trump administration is challenging the rule of law. This is from today's 4th Circuit order denying the DHS emergency stay in Kilmar Abrego García's case.

Yesterday, my Ohio State colleague, Emily Brown, who runs our immigration law clinic, sued DHS over its decision to terminate an OSU PhD student's immigration status. They walk into federal court today. I couldn't be prouder to be part of an academic community that sticks up for our students.

NEW: The Trump admin asks the Fourth Circuit for an emergency stay of Judge Xinis's order to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return, arguing that the court has no authority to demand it take any affirmative steps to secure his release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: We've filed a lawsuit with @ccrjustice.org and @nipnlg.bsky.social for the U.S. government to secure the release of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacón from El Salvador's notorious mega-prison CECOT. The 28-year-old father of two is being illegally detained at CECOT with no due process.

"A Guatemalan immigrant with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested Monday...after federal agents shattered the glass on his vehicle as he and his wife waited inside the car for their lawyer to arrive." newbedfordlight.org/lawyer-feder...

The newest lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempted use of the Alien Enemies Act is brought by two Venezuelan citizens living & currently detained in the Denver area. Federal officials have described both as Tren de Aragua members.

COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia? BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous TRUMP: These are sick people

NEW from judge in Maryland immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case: "For the reasons discussed during today’s status conference, the Court finds that the [Trump admin] have failed to comply with this Court’s Order..." Next hearing: Tuesday, April 15 at 4 pm storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: Judge Xinis orders the govt to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible." She also directs the govt to file a status update on Abrego Garcia by tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Supreme Court unanimously says district court can order Trump administration to “facilitate “ return of Kilmar Abrego García but is less sure on the court’s power to force federal officials to “effectuate” his return.

This is some great investigative journalism by the Georgetown The Hoya team. thehoya.com/news/inside-...

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🚨 SCOOP: Acting IRS chief Melanie Krause plans to quit after the agency agreed to share confidential tax info with immigration officials to aid in deportations. She also clashed with DOGE over plans for IRS's future & orders to cut staff. **Three IRS leaders have quit since Trump took office.**

The president of Ohio State has confirmed that DHS has revoked the F-1 visas of multiple OSU students. The university hasn't received formal notification or information from DHS, he wrote. Rumors have been circulating about this for many days.

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

Fourth Circuit rejects Trump administration's effort to block district court prelim injunction ordering return of Kilmar García Abrego by 11:59 pm Eastern today. Strong words from two-judge concurrence.

The Justice Department is going after its own. Over the weekend, DOJ suspended a leader of its immigration unit and the person representing the administration in the lawsuit about the Maryland man’s illegal removal. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

In a terse order, Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland orders the federal government "to facilitate and effectuate the return" of Kilmar Abrego García to the United States. Now we'll find out if the Trump administration does it. My guess is they appeal the judge's preliminary injunction.

NEW: Mass. federal judge Denise Casper transfers Rümeysa Öztürk's deportation case to VERMONT. She denies the govt's request to transfer to Louisiana, following the model set by NY federal judge Jesse Furman when he transferred Mahmoud Khalil's case to NJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

* Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p (via @nbcnews.com)

Is it my perception only or have there been more errors & typos in Justice Department filings recently? This one paragraph from DOJ's latest submission in the Mahmoud Khalil case includes 3 mistakes. Proceed should be process. More should be moreover. Due Process should be followed by Clause.

If you can’t listen to arguments in the Alien Enemies Act case (like me), follow this thread.

One out of every six adults in the United States thinks that immigration officials shouldn’t deport anyone. Period. That’s according to a survey conducted by @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...

NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Eight Arizona State University student visas revoked: azluminaria.org/2025/04/02/e...

Trump revoked a visa for a Nobel Peace Prize winner because he criticized him. Useless evil immigration "laws" can't stop this abuse.

DHS deporting someone they have no legal right to deport is exactly the fear I wrote about last month. Now a federal court will have to figure out if it has the power to do anything about it. Justice Department lawyers say it doesn't.

With all that’s happening in immigration law and policy, I’m keeping busy speaking with students and faculty across the United States. Learn more about my upcoming talks at my website, ccgarciahernandez.com, and feel free to reach out if you’re interested in putting on an immigration-related event.

I’m proud to be on the board of Towards Justice where @daveyseligman.bsky.social leads a crew suing private prison corporations, ranchers who exploit migrant workers, & billionaires. And sometimes he hangs out with @aoc.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov

A federal judge in Denver has scheduled a hearing in activist Jeanette Vizguerra's fight to get out of an immigration prison & avoid deportation - meanwhile, the judge has told ICE not to move her out of Colorado or the United States.

It took ICE 4.5 hours to notify police in Aurora, Colorado that it couldn’t find two people who it was holding there, according to the police chief of the Republican-controlled city. ICE promptly blamed the local police. coloradosun.com/2025/03/20/c...

WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism. Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.

In the lawsuit over tapping the Alien Enemies Act, the Trump administration enlisted an ICE officer in Harlingen, TX to claim that Cabinet officials are contemplating invoking the state-secrets privilege. The judge isn’t pleased but gave the govt more time. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Private prison company GEO Group says it’s under contract with ICE to open 1800 bed facility in Michigan. GEO expects this site to bring in more than $70 million in revenue in first year. investors.geogroup.com/news-release...

Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist on a valid visa, was heading to Brown University med school when she was detained at Logan. A judge ordered Trump provide 48 hours notice before deportation. The court’s order was ignored; she was deported without warning. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

In papers filed with the Supreme Court today, the Trump administration reiterates that they are attacking birthright citizenship as we've known it for 125 years. If they get their way, that would mean generations of people who lived & died as US citizens were never US citizens.

“The federal government says it’s ramping up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s crackdown, but the extent of activity in the Denver area has been unclear — with little arrest data available yet,” writes @meganululani.bsky.social www.denverpost.com/2025/03/13/i...