Military allows ICE to detain migrants inside base in Denver area ahead of expected immigration sweeps

Military allows ICE to detain migrants inside base in Denver area ahead of expected immigration sweeps

Washington — The U.S. military on Tuesday announced it would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to use a base to detain unauthorized immigrants in an area in Colorado expected to be at the center of upcoming immigration arrest operations. The Department of Defense said it approved a request from ICE for facilities inside…

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Supreme Court grants new hearing for death row inmate whose case included evidence of her sexual history

Supreme Court grants new hearing for death row inmate whose case included evidence of her sexual history

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row over concerns that prosecutors’ discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial unfair in the murder of her estranged husband. The court, over two dissenting votes, threw out a federal appeals court ruling that upheld…

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Sanctuary Cities Resisting Donald Trump Could Pay a Price: Legal Analyst

Legal analyst and attorney Jonathan Turley wrote Friday in an opinion column for USA Today that sanctuary cities that resist President-elect Donald Trump‘s deportation plans will likely draw more migrants to their communities, which could add to the costs of housing, education and other city services. In addition, Turley wrote that the federal government also…

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