Drivers and labor unions on Thursday petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule tightening states' screening procedures and eligibility criteria for nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said Thursday that criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by state and local officials and a lack of cooperation with federal agents is to blame for "chaos in the streets," as she forcefully defended the Trump administration's policies.
A Manhattan federal judge set a May trial date Thursday for former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to adjudicate a ticket he received for allegedly obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he monitored proceedings at a building where immigrants have been detained.
New York and New Jersey urged a Manhattan federal judge to swiftly convert a temporary restraining order into a final merits ruling in their challenge of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Gateway Tunnel funding freeze, warning that a TRO lapse would trigger economic harm and undermine the court's prior relief.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg instructed the Trump administration Thursday to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals it deported in March under the Alien Enemies Act in violation of his earlier order barring their removal so they can pursue their habeas claims.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week that state agencies must require applicants to provide Social Security numbers when applying for occupational licenses, saying it's been "unambiguously" required under state law for more than 30 years.
A split Ninth Circuit spurned a bid from GEO Group on Wednesday for the full court to revisit a panel opinion siding with Washington state in the company's challenge of new health and safety standards for immigrant detention, with dissenting federal appellate judges contending that the earlier ruling "ignores both our circuit precedent and common sense."
The newest member of the Massachusetts federal bench has made a name for himself as a thorn in the side of the Trump administration, a perception that stands in stark contrast to what friends and former colleagues describe as an unassuming and open-minded judge.
A California federal judge has ordered an attorney to show cause as to why he shouldn't face sanctions over bogus case citations in an immigration case.