A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's cut of $34 million to protect New York's massive transit system from terrorism, crediting the state attorney general's allegation that the White House unlawfully tied the grant to immigration policy.
The federal E-Verify system that employers must use to check people's eligibility to work in the U.S. went down Wednesday morning as a result of the government shutdown, while federal immigration courts are anticipated to keep operating.
The Trump administration on Tuesday urged the Second Circuit to reverse lower courts' findings that led to the release of two college students who say they were wrongly detained by immigration officials for expressing pro-Palestinian views, attacking the notion that they're able to bring habeas corpus challenges to their detention.
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday ordered all of its judges to revisit a split decision that found President Donald Trump's proclamation invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to be likely unlawful.
The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees sued Tuesday over the Trump administration's threats to fire federal workers in the event of a government shutdown, arguing that the threats stray from historic practice and violate the law.
The Trump administration finalized two separate rules on Tuesday aimed at streamlining the H-2A temporary visa process for seasonal farmworkers, one allowing employers to file petitions earlier and another capping annual wage hikes for certain high-skilled agricultural jobs.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Minnesota, the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Hennepin County in federal court Monday seeking to permanently block the defendants from enforcing sanctuary policies that it claims unconstitutionally obstruct federal immigration enforcement and let criminals be set free.
The Trump administration told a Texas federal judge it will resume processing applications for removal protection and employment authorization for noncitizens unlawfully brought to the U.S. as children, but will withhold work permits and lawful presence from Texas residents.
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's contempt order against a former Fox News journalist who refused to reveal a confidential source that leaked FBI investigation materials about a Chinese American scientist.
An immigration advocacy organization has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to halt a district court ruling that found unlawful the Trump administration's attempt to unwind temporary deportation protections for Venezuelans, saying the government had no basis for such emergency relief.