Trump demands ‘some common sense’ from judges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incensed by a ruling against his migrant asylum policy, President Donald Trump demanded “some common sense” from America’s judges and directed his ire at a liberal-leaning appeals court. He professed respect for Chief Justice John Roberts, with whom he is engaged in a startling public dispute over the independence of the judiciary,... Read More

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Immigration

November 22, 2018

Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen’s 2012 death

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, sparking a protest in downtown Tucson following the second loss for federal prosecutors in the second trial over the 2012 killing. Jurors in Tucson found Lonnie Swartz not... Read More

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Lonnie Swartz

November 20, 2018

Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 that said anyone who crossed the southern border between official ports of entry would be ineligible for asylum. As the first of several caravans of... Read More

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Asylum

November 14, 2018

Suspect in 3 Missouri slayings faced ICE issue in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with killing three people in Missouri this month should have faced deportation proceedings after he was arrested last year for a separate offense in New Jersey, instead of being released, federal immigration officials said Friday. Twenty-three-year-old Luis Perez, who is from Mexico, is charged with fatally shooting two... Read More

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Luis Perez

November 14, 2018

Hearing in asylum law challenge set for next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge set a hearing for Monday to determine whether to temporarily halt the Trump administration’s latest immigration policy change denying asylum to anyone caught crossing the border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation late last week. The regulations circumvent immigration law that states anyone who arrives to the U.S.... Read More

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Asylum

November 9, 2018

Appeals court puts youth climate change lawsuit on hold

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit by a group of young Americans, which asserts the U.S. government is harming them by having created a national energy system that causes climate change, is on hold again after a federal appeals court Thursday granted the Trump administration’s motion for a temporary stay. The Ninth Circuit Court of... Read More

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Climate Change

November 9, 2018

Immigrant advocates slam video hearings for detained kids

The Trump administration says it is trying to speed up legal proceedings for some of the record 13,000 migrant children in federal custody by using video hearings to stream testimony from detained youths into courtrooms, The Associated Press has learned. The problem, some attorneys and judges say, is that technical glitches — including bad audio,... Read More

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Immigration

November 9, 2018

Appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigrant policy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court blocked President Donald Trump on Thursday from immediately ending an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation, saying the administration’s decision was based on a flawed legal theory. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept a preliminary injunction in place against... Read More

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DACA

November 8, 2018

Motel 6: $7.6 million for guests reported to immigration

PHOENIX (AP) — The national budget chain Motel 6 has agreed to pay up to $7.6 million to Latino guests who say the company’s employees shared their private information with immigration officials, according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. A federal judge must still approve the proposal filed last week in U.S. District... Read More

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Motel 6

November 6, 2018

Trial starts over 2020 census citizenship question

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge launched a trial Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government’s decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census by urging lawyers to put as much as possible on the public record because of high interest in the issues. U.S. District Judge Jesse M.... Read More

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Citizenship

October 31, 2018

Trump targets citizenship, stokes pre-election migrant fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of U.S. troops to stop an “invasion” of migrants. Tent cities for asylum seekers. An end for the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday’s elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hardline immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain... Read More

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Citizenship, Donald Trump, Immigration

October 30, 2018

ACLU sues Dodge City over voting access for Hispanics

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Moving the only polling site in Dodge City, Kansas, outside the city limits will make it more difficult for the city’s majority Hispanic population to vote because they tend to have less access to transportation and flexible work schedules, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit also seeks a... Read More

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ACLU

October 29, 2018

Jurors in pipe-bomb trial to be asked about media exposure

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys for the man charged in the failed pipe bombing of the New York subway last year have asked a federal judge to quiz prospective jurors about their exposure to recent media coverage of pipe bombs mailed around the country. Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, is scheduled to stand trial... Read More

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Akayed Ullah

October 24, 2018

US seeks to stop NY trial over census citizenship question

NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Justice sought late Tuesday to block a New York trial next month over challenges to putting a citizenship question on the 2020 census, contending that it’s got the U.S. Supreme Court on its side. The Justice Department filed papers ahead of a hearing scheduled in New York for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Trump demands ‘some common sense’ from judges

Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen’s 2012 death

Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban

Suspect in 3 Missouri slayings faced ICE issue in New Jersey

Hearing in asylum law challenge set for next week

Appeals court puts youth climate change lawsuit on hold

Immigrant advocates slam video hearings for detained kids

Appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigrant policy

Motel 6: $7.6 million for guests reported to immigration

Trial starts over 2020 census citizenship question

Trump targets citizenship, stokes pre-election migrant fears

ACLU sues Dodge City over voting access for Hispanics

Jurors in pipe-bomb trial to be asked about media exposure

US seeks to stop NY trial over census citizenship question

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