Legal journalist Chris Geidner ("Law Dork") posted this explainer on his Substack detailing the lawsuits as of Jan. 21, 2025. A hearing on a TRO motion in one of the cases is scheduled for Thursday...
The lawsuit is here . The statement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta is here . The statement by Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings is here .
Robert Brodsky, Bart Jones, Newsday, Jan. 20, 2025 "Arguably the most controversial order he signed Monday, with potentially the largest impact, would seek to end "birthright citizenship"...
The New York Times is reporting that four top EOIR officials have been fired: "The four officials included Mary Cheng, the acting director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review. The three...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Irina D. Manta, The Conversation, Jan. 20, 2025 "...We are law professors who’ve studied the complex intersection of executive power and immigration enforcement...
The Guatemalan migrants who tried to make it to America last week no doubt expected trouble along the way, but I'm guessing they could not, in their wildest nightmares, have imagined being gunned down from the skies by a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter. Two immigrants dead, a third wounded. The shooter is on administrative leave. The pretext for the shooting? "DPS aircraft joined the pursuit of the suspected drug load, which was traveling at reckless speeds, endangering the public." But no drugs were found, and the truck was on an isolated, rural dirt road. Who, precisely, was endangered? The Texas Rangers must perform a thorough investigation. If they lack the necessary independence (they are part of DPS,) the FBI should take over. And if Texas is found liable for these deaths, compensation must be paid.
Migrants without papers should expect arrest and deportation; they should not face summary execution.