US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring warrantless arrests unless there is a likelihood of escape.
Read more at The Guardian: ICE agents in Oregon cannot arrest people without warrants, judge rules
Tag: legal challenges
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Charges dismissed against 20 anti-ICE protestors in Chicago
According to a post from the National Lawyers’ Guild of Chicago, 20 people arrested while protesting ICE at the Broadview Detention Center had their cases dismissed today.
See the post on Facebook: Chicago NLG Post
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Judge limits federal officers’ use of crowd control munitions at Portland ICE building
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said federal officers could not use “chemical or projectile munitions” near the ICE building unless there was an imminent threat of harm.
Read more at OPB: Judge limits federal officers’ use of crowd control munitions at Portland ICE building
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Wind farm projects suspended by Trump resume after court rulings
“Today’s ruling marks the fifth time in a row that a federal court has allowed one of the five offshore wind projects suspended in December to move forward,” Hillary Bright, executive director of Turn Forward, a nonprofit that advocates for wind power, said in a statement to Straight Arrow News. “With this decision, courts have now consistently rejected the government’s abrupt attempt to halt construction on these fully permitted projects.”
Read more via SAN: Why five judges rejected Trump’s arguments against offshore wind farms
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Federal Court Rules Requiring Use of Trans Student’s Pronouns Does Not Violate First Amendment
“A Maryland school district can still require staff to use transgender students’ personal pronouns, a federal appeals court ruled last week, denying a claim from a Christian substitute teacher who sued the district on First Amendment grounds.”
Read more via Them: Federal Court Rules Requiring Use of Trans Student’s Pronouns Does Not Violate First Amendment
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Court Orders DHS to Restore Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities
“Emergency Ruling Reaffirms the Right and Duty of Members of Congress to Conduct Unannounced Inspections Amid Alarming Reports of Abuse”
Read more at Democracy Forward: Court Orders DHS to Restore Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities
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Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad from ICE detention
“A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. government to release by Tuesday a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained by immigration officers in a Minneapolis suburb last month.”
Read more at NPR: Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad from ICE detention
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Court rules that Trump administration unlawfully ended legal status of Venezuelans, Haitians
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Kristi Noem, stating that she did not have authority to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants.
Read more via UPI: Appeals court: Noem unlawfully ended protections for Venezuela, Haiti
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Judge: Homeland Security may not arrest refugees in Minnesota, and must release those who have been detained unlawfully
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order stating that lawful refugees who have been detained by federal agents as part of Operation PARRIS need to be released from custody within five days.
Read more at KARE 11: Judge: Homeland Security must release detained refugees
The Independent: Judge blocks ICE arrests of Minnesota refugees who were ‘subjected to terror’
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Appeals court rejects DOJ’s emergency bid to arrest Don Lemon, church demonstrators
The ruling by a panel that included two Trump appointees followed a sharp rebuke of prosecutors by the chief federal judge in Minnesota. District Judge Patrick Schlitz of Minnesota, a George W Bush appointee, provided a strong rebuke of the US Attorney’s case in his response to a petition for mandamus:
Read more via POLITICO: Appeals court rejects DOJ’s emergency bid to arrest Don Lemon, church demonstrators
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