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• US Supreme Court Allows Deportation of Eight Men to South Sudan — The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the deportation of eight men from an American military base in Djibouti to South Sudan.

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• Federal court rules Trump's asylum ban unlawful — A federal court, led by US District Judge Randolph Moss, ruled that former President Donald Trump's proclamation of an "invasion" at the US-Mexico border and the subsequent asylum ban were unlawful.
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban — A federal judge blocked Trump's asylum ban at the US-Mexico border on July 2, 2025, ruling that the January proclamation exceeded presidential authority.

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• Federal Judge Blocks Termination of Haitians' TPS — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on July 1, 2025, from terminating the temporary protected status (TPS) of up to 500,000 Haitians living in the US.

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• State Attorneys General Sue Over Medicaid Data Sharing — Twenty state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on July 1, 2025, against the Trump administration for sharing Medicaid data with DHS to assist with immigration enforcement.
• Trump administration sued for giving Medicaid data to deportation officials — On July 2, 2025, a coalition of 20 states, led by California's Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

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• Senate passes budget bill with tie-breaking vote — The Senate passed a budget bill with a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
• Senate Republicans pass major tax and spending bill — On Tuesday, Senate Republicans passed a significant tax and spending bill, a key part of Donald Trump's agenda, after weeks of negotiations.
• Senate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy bill — On July 1, 2025, Senate Republicans passed a significant policy bill championed by Donald Trump, which includes cuts to major safety net programs like Medicaid and provisions for mass deportations and border wall

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• Senate Opens Debate on Trump's Domestic Policy Bill — On June 29, 2025, the U.S.
• Senate to Vote on Budget Bill Amendments — The Senate is set to begin voting on amendments to the Republicans' budget reconciliation bill in a process known as a "vote-a-rama," where Democratic senators will challenge Republicans on controversial issues.
• Senate poised to vote on Trump’s tax-and-spend bill — The Senate is set to begin voting on amendments to the Republicans' budget reconciliation bill in a process known as "vote-a-rama," following Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's attempt to delay the bill by forcing a

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• Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions — The U.S.
• Supreme Court limits federal judges' power in Trump v. CASA — The Supreme Court decided the case of Trump v.
• Supreme Court ruling on Trump's birthright citizenship executive order — The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that lower courts cannot impose nationwide bans against an executive order issued by Donald Trump, which limits automatic birthright citizenship.

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• Senate Advances Budget Reconciliation Bill — The U.S.
• Senate Advances Trump’s Tax-Cut and Spending Bill — The Republican-controlled US Senate advanced a significant tax-cut and spending bill, a key legislative goal for Donald Trump, in a procedural vote of 51 to 49.
• Republicans released a new version of the omnibus budget reconciliation bill — Republicans released a revised version of the omnibus budget reconciliation bill just before midnight, which has faced significant Democratic challenges.

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• SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions — The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6-3 that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority granted to the courts by Congress.
• Supreme Court Limits Judicial Power to Curb Presidential Policies — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Limits Lower Courts' Power to Block Executive Orders — The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of limiting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, which have been used to block many of Donald Trump's executive orders, including his attempt to end

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• Harvard researcher indicted on additional charges — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born researcher at Harvard Medical School, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on three new charges: concealment of a material fact, making a false statement, and smuggling goods

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• Federal Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — A federal judge ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on bail while he awaits trial, acknowledging he may be taken into ICE custody and face deportation.
• Case update — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia filed an emergency motion today asking the district court in Maryland to order his return to Maryland and bar any attempts to remove him to another district or outside the United States.

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• Appeals court orders return of wrongfully deported man to the US — The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has ordered the Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States.
• Case update — Melgar-Salmeron v. Bondi (2d Cir.) 23-7792 — The Second Circuit ruled that the government must facilitate the Petitioner's return from El Salvador as soon as possible.
• Appeals Court Orders Return of Deported Man — A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must seek the return of a man deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.

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• California Challenges Federalization of National Guard — California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's order to federalize the state's National Guard to manage protests in Los Angeles.
• California sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment — California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the unlawful deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops to counter protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions.
• Case update — Newsom v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-04870 — Judge Breyer approved California's request for “expedited and limited” discovery regarding the administration's claim that it acted beyond the limitation of the Posse Comitatus Act , which forbids federal troops from

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• US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries — The US Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned order allowing the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries they are not originally from, including conflict-ridden areas like South Sudan.
• Case update — D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10676 — The Supreme Court stopped a lower court's order which has prevented the administration from removing immigrants to third countries without an opportunity to present their claims of potential torture first.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. — The Supreme Court granted the Department of Homeland Security's emergency application for a stay in the case of Department of Homeland Security, Applicants v.

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• Appeal filed — Thakur v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-04737 — Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction .
• Case update — North America's Building Trades Unions v. Department of Defense (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01070 — Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction after DOD and GSA formally rescinded the policies at issue in this case, disavowed continued reliance on those policies, and instructed their
• Case update — President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11048 — State Attorneys General submitted an amicus brief in support of Defendants.

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• Governor Stein vetoes anti-immigrant and open carry bills — On Friday, Governor Stein vetoed two anti-immigrant bills (SB 153 and SB 138) and an open carry bill (SB 50) in North Carolina.

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• Federal judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention — Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights activist and legal US resident, was released from ICE detention after a federal judge ruled that his detention was unconstitutional.
• — Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, was released from ICE detention in Jena, Louisiana, after a federal judge ruled he was not a danger to the community.

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• Florida Attorney General Held in Contempt for Enforcing Blocked Immigration Law — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was held in contempt of court by District Court Judge Kathleen Williams for continuing to enforce a state immigration law that she had previously blocked.

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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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• Appeal filed — King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00814 — Defendants appealed Judge Rothstein's preliminary injunction order to the Ninth Circuit.
• Case update — President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11048 — State Attorneys General submitted an amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs.
• Case update — State of California v. Department of Justice (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-04863 — Plaintiffs filed for a declaratory and injunctive relief against all defendants and an injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested.

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• Congressional Representatives Denied Access to Detainees — Representatives Jimmy Gomez, Luz Rivas, Norma Torres, and Lou Correa were denied access to check on detainees arrested during federal raids in Los Angeles.
• Democratic lawmakers denied entry to detention centers in LA and New York — Over the weekend, Democratic members of Congress from California and New York were denied entry to federal detention facilities in Los Angeles and New York City.
• Members of Congress Barred from ICE Detention Facilities — Five members of Congress reported being barred from entering ICE detention facilities to conduct oversight, despite having legal authority to do so.

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• Trump administration returns wrongfully detained man to U.S. — The Trump administration returned Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongfully rendered to a prison in El Salvador, to the U.S.

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• Federal judge blocks deportation under Alien Enemies Act — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Venezuelan man under the Alien Enemies Act, citing a lack of due process.
• Judge rules Venezuelan deportations illegal — Judge James Boasberg ruled that nearly 140 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act were illegally deported, although he did not order their return to the US.
• Case update — M.A.P.S. v. Garite (W.D. Tex.) 3:25-cv-00171 — Judge Briones found that the administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was illegal, declining to “stretch the AEA's meaning so broadly that mass migration or criminal activities by some members of a

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• Federal judge blocks Texas law on in-state tuition — A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law allowing undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition, following a lawsuit from the Trump administration.

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• Newark Mayor sues US Attorney over false arrest — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against Alina Habba, the interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, over a "false arrest" incident outside an ICE detention facility, alleging malicious prosecution.
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested by ICE — On May 9, 2025, Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested by U.S.