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• SCOTUS grants stay and certiorari in DHS v. D.V.D. immigration removal case — The Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a February 2026 District Court order from Massachusetts that had invalidated the Government's guidance on third-country removals. The Court also granted certiorari and directed the parties to brief four questions, including whether the district court had jurisdiction, whether it had authority to enter classwide declaratory relief and APA vacatur, whether the Government's removal guidance violates 8 U.S.C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or FARRA/CAT regulations, and such other questions the Government deems appropriate. The case is scheduled for argument in December 2026. Three Justices (Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson) would have denied the stay.
• US Supreme Court lifts lower-court restrictions on third-country deportations — The US Supreme Court's six-justice conservative majority temporarily lifted a lower-court decision requiring the Trump administration to provide immigrants notice and opportunity to claim fear of torture or persecution before deporting them to third countries. The administration had argued the requirement prevented efficient removals. The ruling takes effect while the Court considers the larger case, with oral arguments scheduled for December. The administration has deported over 25,000 immigrants to at least 29 countries under these agreements.
• Supreme Court temporarily permits third-country deportations to continue — The Supreme Court approved the Trump administration's request to suspend a lower court ruling that restricted deportations to countries other than immigrants' countries of origin. A federal district judge had ruled against the administration's procedures for carrying out these removals, including treatment of notice and opportunities to raise fears of persecution or torture. The Supreme Court's order temporarily permits the contested procedures to continue while the case proceeds; oral arguments are scheduled for December. The Court has not yet issued a decision establishing whether the policy is lawful.

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• Woman arrested for filming jurors in Lindsay Clancy murder trial — Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, Massachusetts, was arraigned on Wednesday at Plymouth District Court and charged with intimidation of a witness, jurors, or person furnishing information in connection with criminal proceedings. Light was accused of filming jurors as they left the courthouse on Tuesday during the Lindsay Clancy trial. State police found video of jurors in her phone's deleted files folder, though Light denied recording them. She was released without bail but ordered to stay away from the court, jurors, and witnesses.

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• Court Accountability analysis reveals Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since 2005; watchdog calls for recusal from Suncor v Boulder case — Court Accountability, a judicial watchdog group, released a financial analysis showing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gained between $390,000 and $2.9 million from oil and gas holdings between 2005 and 2024. The analysis examined Alito's disclosed assets, including mineral rights in Oklahoma and inherited ExxonMobil stock. The findings emerge as the Supreme Court prepares to hear Suncor Energy and Exxon's case challenging federal law on climate accountability lawsuits. Court Accountability and other groups called for Alito's recusal; he and the Court rejected those calls.

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• Pardoned January 6 participant Jake Lang protested at Supreme Court — Jake Lang, a January 6 Capitol riot participant who was pardoned, appeared at the Supreme Court on July 4, 2026, alongside Jayden Scott holding a sign that read "BAN WOMEN FROM THE SUPREME COURT." The protest targeted the Court's female justices.

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• Supreme Court grants border officials broad discretion to deport lawful permanent residents — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted border officials broad discretion to deport lawful permanent residents (green card holders) suspected of crimes of "moral turpitude" without requiring "clear and convincing evidence." The ruling allows officials to place green card holders in immigration limbo based on suspicion alone, effectively stripping legal status from people who have been living and working in the U.S. for years.

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• Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Thursday allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians who have lived and worked legally in the U.S. for over a decade. Justice Alito's majority opinion rejected claims that the policy was racially motivated, despite Trump's documented statements calling Haiti a "shithole country" and asserting Haitians were "poisoning the blood" of America. The decision strips legal status from approximately 350,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians.
• Supreme Court allowed Trump administration to end TPS for 350,000 people — The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 people from Syria and Haiti who had fled wars and violence. The six right-wing justices cited procedural reasons, though Trump loyalists interpreted the ruling as endorsement of white nationalist immigration policy.
• SCOTUS barred judicial review of TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria — The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal law creating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program bars courts from reviewing determinations by then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to end TPS designations for Haiti and Syria. The decision removed judicial oversight of executive decisions to strip protected status from foreign nationals.
• Supreme Court Ruling in Mullin v. Doe — On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the consolidated cases of Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, reversing lower court decisions and allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian nationals. The decision was made in a 6-3 vote, with Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson dissenting. The majority opinion, written by Justice Alito, stated that the law governing TPS does not permit judicial review of decisions regarding the termination of TPS designations.
• Supreme Court allowed Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, requiring them to leave the country or face arrest and deportation once a termination date is set. Justice Samuel Alito concluded that the TPS law authorizes Trump to end the program without court intervention. Justice Kagan dissented, arguing the majority failed to acknowledge Trump's bigoted statements and endorsed racism.
• Supreme Court cleared way to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians — In a 6–3 ideological ruling on Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court held that the law governing Temporary Protected Status bars judicial review of the Homeland Security secretary's decision to end it. The ruling permits the administration to strip protection from more than 350,000 Haitians and several thousand Syrians who have lived and worked legally in the country for up to a decade. Justice Kagan's dissent noted the president's "repellent and racially inflected" statements about Haitians. Advocates warned the reasoning endangers roughly 1.3 million people covered by TPS designations across more than a dozen countries.
• Supreme Court strips TPS from Haitians and Syrians; allows asylum turnaround policy — The U.S. Supreme Court issued two 6-3 rulings on June 26, 2026, allowing the Trump administration to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians and to implement a policy permitting border officials to turn back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border without processing claims. The decisions affect over 350,000 TPS holders and countless asylum seekers. Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocates condemned the rulings as "disastrous" and a violation of international law and federal refugee protections.
• US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitians and Syrians — The US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on June 26, 2026, upholding the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians. Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion held that courts cannot review executive decisions on TPS revocation. The ruling overturned lower court injunctions and leaves hundreds of thousands of legally resident immigrants vulnerable to deportation despite their home countries being designated unsafe by the State Department.
• White House issues fact sheet celebrating Supreme Court TPS termination ruling and listing 60 immigration enforcement actions — The White House issued a fact sheet on June 26, 2026, announcing that the Supreme Court had upheld the Trump Administration's authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. The document frames this as a victory for "American sovereignty" and lists 60 actions taken as part of what it characterizes as the "largest and most aggressive immigration enforcement effort in American history," including expanded ICE workforce, accelerated deportations, border wall construction, visa restrictions, and denaturalization efforts.

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• Supreme Court clears way for asylum seekers to be physically blocked at U.S.-Mexico border — On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling clearing the way for the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border by physically blocking them from setting foot on U.S. soil. The decision permits implementation of a "metering" policy instructing border officials to stand at the border line and deny entry to migrants seeking asylum, effectively circumventing statutory asylum protections.
• SCOTUS upheld asylum-seeker turnback policy at U.S.-Mexico border — The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that the federal government's "metering" policy—systematically turning back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border before they can enter—does not violate federal asylum law. CBP officials implement the policy by standing at the border and refusing entry to noncitizens without valid travel documents, including asylum applicants.
• Supreme Court restored asylum-denial authority at southern border — On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court restored the administration's authority to turn away asylum seekers at overburdened crossings on the southern border, handing the administration a second immigration win in a single day.
• Supreme Court upholds Trump asylum turn-back policy at US-Mexico border — The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration may revive its "metering" or turn-back policy, allowing federal agents to prevent asylum seekers from physically entering US soil and claiming asylum protections. The majority, led by Justice Alito, interpreted "arrive in" narrowly to exclude migrants stopped at the border threshold. Justice Sotomayor's 35-page dissent warned the ruling would allow the government to circumvent international and domestic asylum law, potentially exposing vulnerable people to persecution or death.
• US Supreme Court upholds Trump administration asylum metering policy at US-Mexico border — On the same day, the Supreme Court issued a second 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Alito, upholding the Trump administration's authority to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when officials deem crossings too overburdened. The decision supports the administration's revival of the "metering" policy, which had been discontinued under President Biden, allowing the government to deny asylum claims based on border capacity determinations.

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• ICE purchases immigrant tax identifier records from data broker — 404 Media reported that ICE appears to be buying records of tax identifiers of immigrants from a data broker as part of a $10 million contract that could potentially be a workaround of a court order banning ICE from obtaining those records. The purchase suggests an attempt to circumvent judicial restrictions on ICE's access to sensitive personal financial data.

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• Environmental and immigrant advocacy groups file lawsuit seeking permanent closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' — An alliance of environmental groups including Friends of the Everglades, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, represented by attorney Paul Schwiep, announced plans to return to Miami district court this month to pursue permanent closure of the detention facility and full restoration of the Everglades site. The groups cite lack of government transparency, ongoing environmental damage from diesel generators and light pollution, and detainee maltreatment as grounds for closure.
• Judge Kathleen Williams' preliminary injunction ordering closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' reversed on appeal — A three-judge appeals panel reversed a preliminary injunction issued by Miami district court judge Kathleen Williams that had ordered closure of the detention center. The appeals panel included the wife of a lawyer whose company earned millions of dollars working for the DeSantis administration, raising questions about judicial impartiality and potential conflicts of interest in the reversal.
• DHS announces relocation of detainees from 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention facility — The Department of Homeland Security announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida authorities have moved detainees from the "Alligator Alcatraz" soft-sided immigration detention facility in the Everglades, citing the start of Atlantic hurricane season for safety reasons. However, environmental and immigrant advocacy groups remain skeptical, noting continued supply deliveries and lack of transparency about long-term plans. Activists vow to pursue legal action for permanent closure and site restoration.
• ICE relocates detainees from Alligator Alcatraz detention facility — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the relocation of all detainees from the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, citing hurricane season safety. ICE did not disclose the number of detainees moved or their destination facilities. The facility, which opened in July 2025 and cost Florida $1.2 million daily, had faced widespread allegations of human rights abuses including shackling detainees in metal cages, denying food and water, and coercing detainees to sign English-language documents they could not understand.
• Department of Homeland Security cancels plans for Social Circle ICE detention center — The Department of Homeland Security announced the cancellation of plans to convert a warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia into an immigration detention center that would have held up to 10,000 people. The federal government had purchased the warehouse for $128 million in February 2026. The cancellation follows sustained local opposition, including a lawsuit filed by the town and advocacy from elected representatives. This reversal is part of a broader pullback under new homeland security director Markwayne Mullin.

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• Government re-separated dozens of migrant children from families despite legal settlement — The Associated Press reported that despite a legal settlement meant to reunify migrant families separated during the first Trump administration, the government has re-separated dozens of children from their families, including deporting some people who were legally prohibited from being removed from the country.

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• ICE re-arrests El Gamal family hours after federal judge's release order — An Egyptian mother and five children were released from ICE detention in Dilley, Texas on April 23 following a federal judge's order, but were re-arrested on April 25 hours after arriving home in Colorado. The Trump administration accused them of being "associates" to the father's alleged hate crime attack. ICE placed them on a deportation flight to Michigan, but a Colorado federal judge ordered the plane to turn around. The family was released again on April 29. Their attorney characterized the re-arrest as "kidnapping" in violation of the Texas judge's order.
• Egyptian family of six re-detained by ICE days after court-ordered release — Hayam El Gamal and her five children were released from ICE custody at the Dilley detention center in Texas on Thursday, April 24, 2026, but were taken back into custody on Saturday, April 26, and placed on a private jet to Egypt. Their attorney Eric Lee stated the re-detention violated a court order and constituted "an absolutely brazen violation of separation of powers." US District Judge Fred Biery granted an emergency motion to block the deportation on Saturday. The family had been detained for 10 months; El Gamal's husband was arrested in June 2025 in connection with a firebombing attack that injured over a dozen people and killed an 82-year-old woman.

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• US Supreme Court rules 8-1 against Colorado conversion therapy ban — The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado's 2019 law prohibiting licensed clinicians from seeking to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of youth patients under 18 violates free speech rights. The court found the ban "presumptively unconstitutional" as viewpoint discrimination and remanded the case to an appeals court for strict scrutiny review. Colorado's law remains in effect pending appeal, but the ruling threatens similar bans in 22 other states and raises concerns about states' ability to regulate medical professionals' speech and protect vulnerable youth from harmful practices.

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• Trump administration implements final version of commercial driver's license restrictions after court block — Following a federal court's November 2025 halt of interim restrictions, the Trump administration issued an updated final version of commercial driver's license requirements for immigrants. The new rules went into force in late March 2026, requiring English proficiency and valid immigration status. The policy effectively circumvented the earlier judicial block and continues to remove immigrant drivers from the workforce.
• Transportation Department tightens commercial driver's license requirements for non-citizens and non-permanent residents — The Trump administration's Transportation Department implemented new restrictions on commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) for immigrants without U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, requiring English proficiency and stricter documentation. The rules, which came into force in late March 2026, have resulted in approximately 9,500 drivers being removed from roads for failing English proficiency tests. Additionally, 7,000 trucking training providers and schools have had their accreditations revoked. The policy has caused significant enrollment drops at trucking schools, with some reporting 70% declines, forcing staff reductions and threatening business closures.

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• Federal judge documented immigration agents disregarding judicial directives — A Bush-appointed federal judge compiled nearly one hundred documented instances in which immigration agents disregarded judicial directives within a single month, noting the list was almost certainly incomplete. A separate judge stated publicly that the vast majority of people brought before his court had lawful status. A government attorney was held in civil contempt, and another described arriving with no training and no guidance. Hundreds of agents remain in operation, with on-the-ground observers reporting operations shifting toward communities with less visibility.
• Two American citizens killed during Minnesota immigration enforcement operation — Two American citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, have been killed during the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. The deaths occurred during months of intensive enforcement operations that have left hundreds of ICE agents operating in the state and families afraid to leave their homes for extended periods.

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• Federal lawsuit alleges DHS agents labeled observers "domestic terrorists" — Legal nonprofit Protect Democracy filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that DHS agents are retaliating against people who lawfully observe and record federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit references a viral video from Portland, Maine, in which an agent told an observer: "Cause we have a nice little database. And now you're considered a domestic terrorist." DHS denied the database exists but acknowledged it "monitors and investigates" threats. In Minnesota, dozens of people submitted sworn declarations to the ACLU stating federal agents told them filming enforcement operations was illegal or constituted interference.
• Federal judge documented immigration agents disregarding judicial directives — A Bush-appointed federal judge compiled nearly one hundred documented instances in which immigration agents disregarded judicial directives within a single month, noting the list was almost certainly incomplete. A separate judge stated publicly that the vast majority of people brought before his court had lawful status. A government attorney was held in civil contempt, and another described arriving with no training and no guidance. Hundreds of agents remain in operation, with on-the-ground observers reporting operations shifting toward communities with less visibility.
• Legal observers classified using language associated with violent extremism — A new federal lawsuit alleges that legal observers monitoring immigration enforcement operations are being classified using language associated with violent extremism. A former agency attorney testified that officer training was cut by over 40%, including constitutional law and use-of-force instruction.

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• DHS memo authorizes ICE detention of legal refugees for "rescreening" — The Department of Homeland Security issued a memo authorizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and indefinitely detain legal refugees already admitted to the US who have not yet obtained permanent residence (green cards), subjecting them to intensive interviews and background checks while in custody. The policy reverses a 2010 Obama-era guidance and directly contradicts a federal judge's recent order blocking such arrests in Minnesota. The memo claims conditional admission and mandatory one-year review compel detention authority.

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• Judge denies Minnesota's request to end ICE surge in Minneapolis — A federal judge denied Minnesota's legal request to halt or limit the ICE surge in Minneapolis. The state sought judicial intervention to stop the federal enforcement operations, but the court declined to grant relief, allowing the deportation campaign to continue unimpeded by state-level legal challenge.

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• Federal magistrate judge previously rejected arrest warrant for Don Lemon — A federal magistrate judge took the unusual step of declining to sign off on an arrest warrant for Don Lemon, finding there was "no evidence" of criminal behavior in his journalistic work at the Minnesota church protest. The decision reportedly enraged Attorney General Pam Bondi. Despite this judicial rejection, the DOJ proceeded to arrest and charge Lemon anyway.
• Don Lemon Arrested for Violating FACE Act — Federal agents arrested independent journalist Don Lemon in Minneapolis, charging him with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and conspiring to hurt the exercise of rights. The charges stem from Lemon's filming of a protest at a church service. Previous attempts by federal prosecutors to charge him were blocked by a magistrate judge and a federal judge. The administration's actions are seen as an attempt to intimidate independent journalists and suppress coverage of federal authority.
• Don Lemon arrested; Trump had made 10 posts attacking him — Don Lemon was arrested. Deputy AG Todd Blanche claimed the president had "never even thought of Don Lemon" when asked if the arrest was intended to make an example of someone the president had sparred with. However, a search of Trump's Truth Social account revealed Trump made 10 nasty posts about Lemon over the past three years, with several recent posts calling him a "sleazebag."

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• Federal immigration agents detain two-year-old girl and father in Minneapolis, defy judicial release order — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis on January 22 after stopping them near their home. A federal judge issued orders around 8:10pm prohibiting transfer outside Minnesota and mandating immediate release of the child into attorney custody. Despite the orders, federal officials placed both on a flight to Texas around 8:30pm. The child was later returned to her mother in Minnesota; the father remains detained. The father has a pending asylum application and no final removal order.
• ICE arrests asylum seeker and two-year-old daughter without warrant; defies court order by flying them to Texas — ICE agents arrested Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old daughter without a warrant on January 22, 2026, in Minneapolis as they returned home from a store. Agents broke the car window while the child was inside and refused to allow the father to hand his daughter to her mother. Within hours, Judge Menendez issued an order prohibiting removal from Minnesota. Despite this order, ICE placed both on a flight to Texas approximately 20 minutes later. The daughter was returned to Minnesota the next day and released to her mother, but the father remained detained.

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• Detained immigrants file motion to sanction DHS and Noem — A class of immigrants detained in a holding facility in Manhattan filed a motion to sanction the Department of Homeland Security and hold Secretary Kristi Noem in civil contempt for failing to improve conditions. The motion noted that conditions "appeared to worsen" after a judge's August order and that DHS "appear never to have implemented many of the required procedures, particularly those regarding attorney access, hygiene, and the provision of the Notice of Rights."

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• DOJ discloses Kristi Noem directed Venezuelan deportations — In a court filing, Justice Department lawyers disclosed for the first time that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the deportations of 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador's mega-prison in March, despite Judge James Boasberg's court order for them to remain in US custody. The disclosure reveals potential violation of a judicial order.

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• Deportation of college student to Honduras within 48 hours of detention — Any Lucia López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College student, was detained on November 20 at Boston airport while traveling to visit family in Austin, Texas for Thanksgiving. She was deported to Honduras within 48 hours, despite an emergency court order issued the day after her detention barring her removal for at least 72 hours pending case review. López Belloza had lived in the United States since age seven and had no record of a valid deportation order, according to her lawyer.
• ICE arrests Amy Lucia López Belloza at Boston Logan Airport and deports her to Honduras within 48 hours — On 20 November 2025, federal ICE agents arrested 19-year-old Amy Lucia López Belloza, a Babson College freshman on a business scholarship, at Logan Airport in Boston just before she boarded a flight to Texas. She was deported to Honduras within 48 hours, despite having fled that country at age seven seeking asylum. López Belloza had been living in the US and was pursuing education when arrested during what she described as a surprise trip home for Thanksgiving.

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• Supreme Court allowed Trump administration to continue enforcing passport gender-marker elimination while litigation proceeds — As legal challenges to the Trump administration's elimination of the "X" gender marker on passports moved through the courts, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to continue enforcing the new rules while litigation proceeds. This decision permits the policy to remain in effect during the appeals process, leaving transgender Americans unable to obtain identification documents reflecting their identity.

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• Trump administration deports trans woman in violation of court order — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Britania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender woman, to Mexico on or around November 12, 2025, in direct violation of a March court order that found she faced likely torture if returned there. After her lawyers inquired, the Department of Justice acknowledged the "inadvertent removal" and stated ICE would allow her to voluntarily reenter the United States. The administration has been unable to find an alternative country willing to accept her since March.
• Justice Department acknowledges wrongful deportation and offers voluntary reentry — On November 13, 2025, a Department of Justice attorney filed a court statement acknowledging that Britania Uriostegui Rios was removed to Mexico "inadvertently" and stated that "ICE stands ready to remedy the inadvertent removal by allowing your client to voluntarily reenter the United States if your client wishes to do so." The administration simultaneously continues seeking an alternative country to deport her to, as it has since March.

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• Secret Service arrested flag-burning protester near White House — The Secret Service arrested a man who burned an American flag near the White House in protest of Trump's executive order criminalizing flag burning. The arrest occurred despite the Supreme Court's established protection of flag-burning as constitutionally protected speech under the First Amendment.