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Aug 21, 2026 Trump administration sent the first group of deportees to Liberia under a third-country agreement, including people who are not Liberian citizens Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Expanding third-country deportations to send non-nationals to unrelated countries raises due-process and treatment concerns for deportees.
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- First deportees arrived in Liberia under third-country agreement — The United States sent its first group of 20 deportees to Liberia on Thursday under a new agreement allowing the country to accept as many as 1,200 people being deported from the United States.
Aug 20, 2026 ICE detained a boat captain facing criminal charges and announced intent to deport him before trial concluded Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Using immigration status as a tool alongside active criminal prosecution raises questions about separating criminal justice from immigration enforcement.
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- ICE detains boat captain following fatal capsizing incident in New York harbor — Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, captain of a boat that capsized near the Statue of Liberty on August 8, killing a 27-year-old woman and her five-month-old daughter, was taken into custody by ICE on August 20.
Aug 17, 2026 Various courts issued multiple procedural rulings in ongoing litigation over immigration detention, data transfers, and TPS terminations Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Several pending federal cases advanced through amended complaints, injunctions, and appeals, reflecting sustained legal challenges to administration immigration and data policies.
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- Case update — State of New York v. Administration for Children and Families (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-02726 — Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint adding the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Mullin as Defendants and challenging two newly disclosed actions alongside the TANF SORN: a bulk transfer of
- Motion granted — Castanon Nava v. Department of Homeland Security (N.D. Ill.) 1:18-cv-03757 — Judge Cummings granted in part Plaintiffs' motion to enforce the consent decree for Akhliddin Rakhmonov, David Achile, Yecenia Encaris Lira, Yiyun Lin, and Argenis Enrique Diaz-Villamizar.
- Remand ordered — Barbara v. Trump (D.N.H.) 1:25-cv-00244 — In light of the Supreme Court's decision, the First Circuit lifted the abeyance of Defendants' appeal, Case No.
Aug 15, 2026 ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) conducted arrests inside immigration courthouses despite a recognized chilling effect on due process Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Using courthouses as enforcement zones discourages immigrants from appearing to defend their cases, effectively denying access to justice for a vulnerable population.
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- ICE agents conducting arrests in immigration courthouses despite prior judicial recognition of chilling effect — ICE agents have conducted high-profile mass arrests in immigration courthouses, stalking hallways and detaining immigrants.