A headline reads: "Times Exclusive: The Inside Story of 5 Days That Remade the Supreme Court. Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power."

Confidential memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a rushed and secretive new way of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

i spent months alongside some really dope, smart colleagues working on this and i hope you'll give it a read. we go in depth talking to tons of judges and analyzing data from the immigration courts to understand how the current administration has reshaped the system to align to their agenda.

ICE is a rogue agency with no regards for the rule of law or public safety. They enter our homes, schools, and hospitals to separate families and detain innocent people. Colluding with ICE means colluding with Trump’s authoritarianism.

We must pass New York For All.

In praise of an utterly human, definitely non-AI voice Plus: The New York Times, No Kings, Timothy Snyder — and the Pope

Some kind words for one of my favorite local sites, Buffalo's Investigative Post, and even for me in today's latest newsletter from the great @sulliview.bsky.social

Please sign up for the free subscription to get her columns and alerts -- a must-read! margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

Or even just a two-year budget cycle for federal appropriations

This cruelty is being done in our name. Shame on this administration. Shame.

13,000 third country deportees so far. Many were ordered deported decades or even generations earlier, but no admin previously would have considered something as inhumane as this as a means of carrying out a removal.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Wrongfully Deported More Than 100 Asylum Seekers BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that...

BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers were wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention.

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If New York For All had been law, Nurul Amin Shah Alam might still be alive. 🕯️

#NY4All #NewYorkForAll

📱 Take action: nyic.me/ny4all

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years

Well this is horrible. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees "The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.

BREAKING: Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees.

"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

A Rohingya refugee wanted freedom. America left him for dead in frigid Buffalo. | Will Bunch The U.S. Border Patrol abandoned a blind, disabled Rohingya refugee to die in frigid Buffalo, a new low for the Trump regime.

This refugee wanted liberty in America, but got death

The refuge promised when Nurul Amin Shah Alam and family came to America on Christmas Eve 2024 became a Kafkaesque nightmare - a police encounter gone wrong, then left for dead by Trump's CBP goons

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/alam...

February 26, 2026 Dear members of the Columbia community: This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a "missing person." We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient. If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena. We will update our community as additional information becomes available. Sincerely,

BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.

"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"

JUST IN: Judge Murphy has ruled that the Trump administration's policy of sending deported immigrants to third countries without notice or a chance to challenge is illegal and unconstitutional.

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what a profound waste of time for everyone involved in any capacity. but glad i got to share it with you all 🥲

He’s really slurring his words a lot. And holding on to the podium

Therefore, upon consideration of Freedom Network's motion for a temporary restraining order, its amended motion for preliminary injunction and the parties' briefs and exhibits, it is hereby: ORDERED that the motion for a temporary restraining order is GRANTED to the extent stated in this Order; and it is further ORDERED that, the Attorney General; the U.S. Department of Justice; its officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys; and other persons who are in active concert or participation with any of them (collectively, the "Enjoined Parties") shall not enforce the New Funding Conditions, require applicants for the grants identified in the NOFOs to certify their compliance with the New Funding Conditions, or include the New Funding Conditions in any future NOFOs; and it is further ORDERED that the Department of Justice shall immediately provide notice of this Order by: (a) amending the NOFOs; (6) updating the Office for Victims of Crime's grant website; (c) updating any other material that refers to the NOFOs; and (d) updating any other governmentwide point of entry to which a NOFO applicant might look for information about the NOFOS; and it is further

ORDERED that the Department of Justice shall provide a copy of this Order to all agency and bureau heads, and all relevant parties; and it is further -2- Case: 1:25-cv-12419 Document #: 74 Filed: 02/24/26 Page 3 of 3 PagelD #:1026 ORDERED that the Department of Justice file a status report within 24 hours of the issuance of this order, and every week thereafter while this Order is in effect, confirming compliance with this Order. This Order shall apply to the maximum extent provided for by Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(2) and shall persist until further order of this Court. SO ORDERED this 24th day of February, 2026 at 3:20 PM Central Time. mastenne HON. MATTHEW F. KENNELLY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NEW: A federal judge issued a TRO today blocking DOJ from issuing new Trafficking Victims Protection Act funding conditions as a result of Trump's anti-"DEI" and anti-immigrant efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case 1:25-cV-02942-TJK Document 74 Filed 02/24/26 Page 1 of 17 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA L.G.M.L.., et al., Plaintiffs, V. Case No.: 25-cv-2942-TJK KRISTI NOEM, et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE After a temporary restraining order narrowly thwarted the government's secret, middle-of- the-night attempt to expel unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United States over Labor Day weekend, this Court certified a provisional class of certain Guatemalan children who are or will be in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other Defendants and enjoined Defendants from "transferring, repatriating, removing, or otherwise facilitating the transport" of class members from the United States. Defendants declined to appeal that injunction and it remains in place while this matter proceeds to final judgment. But Plaintiffs have learned that Defendants are engaged in a practice that openly flouts the plain text of the Court's injunction and the statutory protections guaranteed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are returning unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries, including class members, to their home countries within 72 hours of entering government custody, typically before they can be transferred

NEW: Remember when the government rounded up dozens of unaccompanied children in the middle of the night and tried to summarily deport them?

A Trump-appointed judge entered an injunction barring their removal.

But lawyers for the children say the government is trying to circumvent that order.

La caída del Mencho desata una ola de violencia del narco en varios Estados de México Las autoridades piden a los ciudadanos quedarse en sus casas ante los enfrentamientos de armados con las fuerzas policiales, la quema de comercios y bloqueos de vías que han sucedido al operativo en e...

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Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!

ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reduce overcrowding and squalid conditions at a Manhattan holding room. Months later, he finds ICE merely shifted floors.

ICE officials, under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded and squalid conditions inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate floor where they decided the the ruling didn't apply. The revelation comes in a hearing today:

www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...

New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social &
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!

We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0

Key Findings 🧵

1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0

2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls

www.nber.org/papers/w3479...

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Tonko: ICE has destroyed the public’s trust. It must be abolished. ICE is not enforcing the law; it is imposing terror. Enforcement of our nation's immigration laws must be assigned to other agencies.

www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

IOUS: pottershousedc •.. To our community, Due to recent and unforeseen circumstances, The Potter's House DC (PHDC) will be closed until further notice. This closure includes the cafe and bookstore's normal operating hours, as well as all public and private events at PHDC. As many of you may know, we scheduled a temporary break during the month of January to update many of our administrative systems, train our staff with updated guidance, and hire additional staff to help us expand our ability to operate sustainably as a nonprofit organization. When we came to work on January 1, 2026, we fully believed that this plan would be put into action. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control and additional challenges we were unaware of, PHDC no longer has access to the necessary funds to continue operation at this time.

The historic Potter’s House, which people who know Link may know as his bookstore, has the devastating news they’re closing. They have stood for decades using an anti capitalist business model, they’re more than a bookstore but a place that feeds & looks after the community. So many of us are sad.

The ICE shootings are a tipping point Donald Trump's approval on immigration has collapsed 17 points since taking office, and support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement has swung 50 points since Sept. 2024.

We are at a tipping point on ICE and immigration enforcement. The shootings are so unpopular that Trump appears to have lost his edge on both deportations and immigration more broadly. Abolishing ICE is net popular with independents. & Bovino is out! 2026≠2024 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...

Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.

100%

The demand has to be to abolish DHS, not just ICE

what, are you talking about? I never run, into this