JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.
“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.
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The judge describes a string of discriminatory, retaliatory and unrebutted abuses by DHS and ICE against a man who was granted accces to the country and had permission to work -- then was arrested for ... seeming Latino? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad.
"The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Farbiarz becomes the latest judge to see enormous daylight between DOJ and ICE, who he says is uniquely responsible for the rampant violations of court orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: A judge has restored lawmakers' unfettered access to ICE detention facilities, her third ruling to block Secretary Noem's policy attempting to limit unannounced visits from members of Congress.
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One reason they’re ordering release of detainees — rather than bond hearings: Berger and Johnston say the hearings are increasingly a pre-cooked sham, resulting in detention without a genuine chance for bond. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
They are calling out violations of court orders, sloppy paperwork in detention cases, the destruction of families, the erosion of civil liberties and a climate of fear wrought by masked agents operating on WV’s roadways. Contempt is next, they say. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
For weeks, Judges Joseph Goodwin (Clinton), Robert Chambers (Clinton), Thomas Johnston (GWB) and Irene Berger (Obama) have been ordering the release of dozens of detainees ICE and its WV partners have picked up since Jan 1. But they’re not stopping there
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NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia — and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional.
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The judges in WV have seen enough.
They say that if the ICE continues detaining people in ways they have unanimously deemed illegal they will start issuing civil fines and contempt findings — including against state officials who help them carry it out.
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Oregon has barred ICE from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "dragnets" have flouted "clear and undisputed" law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Other Texas-based judges who have ruled this way, post 5th Circuit:
-Briones (Clinton)
-Saldana (Obama)
-Rodriguez (GWB)
-Cardone (GWB)
-Biery (Clinton)
We saw this phenomenon developing days after the CA5 decision. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Far from being deterred by the 5th circuit, federal judges in Texas appear to be ordering the release of more ICE detainees than before on due process/constitutional grounds. Here is Judge Jason Pulliam, a Trump appointee, joining their ranks. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Schiltz's message comes as judges in other courts have similarly lost patience with the Trump administration's defiance, warning in increasingly stark terms about "misconduct," 'lack of respect for the law" and inhumane treatment of detainees.
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Judge SCHILTZ said the administration has continued defying court orders at a historic clip and he is furious at Minnesota's US attorney for criticizing him rather than owning the problem. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge is threatening to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt if they continue defying court orders in immigration cases.
"One way or another, ICE will comply." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ICE says the threat of enforcement at churches prevents criminals from taking safe haven there. Judge Pan on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals recently mused that in an age of administrative warrants, churches may be "safer than your home." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“The president said that religious freedom is important to him. But I can’t help wondering whether this administration believes that only some people should be afforded the ability to practice their faith." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The fight is now playing out in court, where some judges have ordered ICE to permit access to facilities to clergy on Ash Wednesday. Broader orders about ICE operations near houses of worship could come soon from the 4th Circuit and DC Circuit Courts of Appeals. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ICE removed limits on enforcement operations at or near churches, which congregations say has hampered attendance and chilled their pro-immigrant messages. Clergy members also say ICE has blocked access to detainees in federal facilities like the Whipple building.
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NEW: When anti-ICE protesters disrupted a church service, the Trump administration vowed to stop at nothing to protect religious liberty.
But congregations across the country who welcome immigrants say ICE has been violating their rights on a mass scale.
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Judge Bryan in Minnesota has scheduled a combined contempt hearing in morethan two dozen immigration cases for what he says has been widespread defiance of his orders to ensure released detainees are given their confiscated property. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
'IT ENDS TODAY': A federal judge in NJ says the Trump admin has continued to violate court orders in immigration cases and says he's prepared to haul in DOJ and DHS officials under oath. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: Judge Boulee has *canc eled* Friday's hearing regarding the Trump administration's seizure of Fulton County ballots, instead ordering the two sides into mediation until March 18. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: Maduro's lawyer says Treasury won't lift sanctions to let the Venezuelan government fund Maduro's criminal defense.
Which means, without a change, Maduro can't afford a lawyer. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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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"SLOPPINESS": The Trump administration claimed that a man detained by ICE had a criminal convictions for marijuana possession in 2009.
The judge pointed out that the man was 4 years old at the time.
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Here's a weird one: Judge McConnell ordered ICE to provide a bond hearing to a detainee. At that hearing, the immigration judge denied bond finding the man a danger to the community. But ICE ... didn't take him back in to custody or impose any restrictions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
