Immigrants in Los Angeles and other cities across the country are being arrested and deported after their cases are dismissed, despite having followed government orders and showing up to court, raising concerns about the administration’s tactics and the erosion of the rule of law.
A federal court ruled in favor of Peter Sean Brown, a U.S. citizen who was unlawfully detained by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office after being misidentified by ICE as a Jamaican national, highlighting the dangers of local law enforcement entanglement in federal immigration enforcement.
Migrants across the United States are being arrested in the hallways of immigration courts in a coordinated effort by the Trump administration, with some having no criminal records or legal representation.
A Georgia police officer was arrested and subsequently resigned after being caught on camera mistreating an undocumented college student during a traffic stop, while the student and her father are facing deportation proceedings despite their release from ICE custody.
Surveillance footage from Columbia University has exposed as false the Trump administration’s claims that Mahmoud Khalil attempted to flee arrest during a March 8 encounter with ICE agents, and his legal team is urging the immigration court to dismiss the case and restore his freedom.
Judge Wormuth dismissed charges against 100 migrants for a “cut-and-paste approach to factual allegations” and lack of probable cause, raising questions about the Trump administration’s expansion of military and legal authority in New Mexico.
An 11-year-old boy appeared in Sacramento Immigration Court with his grandmother, who could not afford a lawyer and were waitlisted by a church group overwhelmed with similar immigration cases, and was reassured by Judge Loreto Geisse that the government cannot remove him until she tells them to, while Assemblymember Mia Bonta introduced Assembly Bill 1261 to provide legal representation for all unaccompanied immigrant children in the state.
ICE agents used deceptive tactics and excessive force to arrest a Worcester family, sparking public outrage, legal scrutiny, and protest on Eureka Street, with the family’s attorney stating the actions may have violated their rights and could be illegal.
A 19-year-old undocumented Georgia college student was wrongfully detained by ICE after a traffic stop for a right-turn violation she did not commit, and now faces possible deportation to Mexico.
ICE agents conducted a targeted immigration raid at Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms in western New York, detaining 14 immigrant workers involved in a farmworker unionization effort, sparking fear and alarm in the local community.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the Trump administration to complete the transfer of Rümeysa Öztürk from a Louisiana detention center to Vermont within one week, after a lower court rejected their attempt to delay the transfer.
The ACLU of Vermont and Massachusetts is calling for the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University PhD student who has been detained by ICE for over six weeks, citing her detention as a violation of her constitutional rights and medical concerns.
Seven people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term, highlighting a crisis of accountability in the federal detention system, with arrests spiking and detention centers struggling with overcrowding and allegations of systemic medical neglect.
Federal agents raided a Colorado Springs nightclub, detaining over 100 people, mostly active-duty military personnel, but no criminal charges have been filed and the operation appears to have been focused on civil immigration enforcement.
A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Border Patrol, halting their “Operation Return to Sender” sweep in California’s Eastern District, which was deemed unconstitutional for its stop-and-arrest operations.
California has expanded its sanctuary policies in anticipation of President Trump’s executive order, which could lead to federal officials publishing a list of all jurisdictions that have declared themselves sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants in the United States.
ICE deported two families, including three U.S. citizen children and a pregnant mother, without access to legal counsel and essential medication, violating due process and human rights.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has filed two amicus briefs in federal court urging judges to block the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the legal status of thousands of international students, arguing that the mass terminations violate due process rights and federal regulations.
Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange County are facing deportation due to ICE check-ins, with 17 immigrants being detained or deported in the past few weeks.
ICE deported at least two families from Louisiana, including three U.S. citizen children and a pregnant mother, under deeply troubling circumstances, including the detention of the families incommunicado and denial of legal access during critical periods.