Judge allows government to continue effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil

Judge allows government to continue effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil

Jena, Louisiana — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, upholding one of the deportation grounds cited by the government. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled that the administration’s determination that Khalil poses “adverse foreign policy consequences”…

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U.S. Attorney investigating New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy over immigration policy

U.S. Attorney investigating New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy over immigration policy

New Jersey’s Acting U.S. Attorney looking into Gov. Phil Murphy New Jersey’s Acting U.S. Attorney looking into Gov. Phil Murphy 00:34 New Jersey’s Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says she’s instructed her office to look into Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew Platkin.  Habba made the announcement Thursday night, saying Murphy and Platkin have…

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DOJ tells judge it's "unable to provide" requested information about man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

DOJ tells judge it’s “unable to provide” requested information about man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Washington — The Justice Department told a federal judge Friday that it is unable to provide information she requested about a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador and called a deadline set by the judge to provide the details “impracticable.” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the Trump administration to give her information about…

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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was "wholly lawless"

Supreme Court says government must facilitate release of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the release of a Maryland man mistakenly deported from custody in El Salvador, but ordered additional proceedings before a federal district court. In an unsigned decision, the high court acknowledged that a late Monday deadline set by the district court judge to…

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IRS acting commissioner resigning over Treasury's plan to share immigrant tax data with ICE

IRS acting commissioner resigning over Treasury’s plan to share immigrant tax data with ICE

The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to resign after the agency disclosed that it has agreed to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify and deport undocumented immigrants. According to a source familiar with the situation and a statement from the Treasury Department, Melanie Krause is…

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