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Jun 19, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security issued guidance requiring advance notice for congressional visits to detention facilities Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The guidance limited immediate oversight of detention operations and strengthened executive control over access to coercive state institutions.
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- DHS issues new guidance restricting lawmaker visits to detention centers — The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued new guidance requiring lawmakers to provide 72 hours' notice before visiting detention centers.
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Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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Jun 16, 2025 Federal courts issued multiple injunctions and stays in challenges to Trump administration actions Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings showed courts continuing to slow, narrow, or pause executive actions across education, grants, records, and immigration cases.
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- Appeal filed — American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02429 — Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the case.
- Appeal filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — Defendants appealed Judge Maddox's summary judgment order to the Fourth Circuit.
- Case update — American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-03072 — Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint .
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Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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