A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use its travel ban to block already-approved refugees from entering the country. In a decision issued Monday, US District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle stated that the June proclamation issued by President Donald Trump does not apply to refugees, as it explicitly preserves the…
A US judge in New Hampshire has issued a new order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive action aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship. The preliminary injunction, issued by US District Judge Joseph LaPlante, puts the controversial order on hold and sets the stage for what could be a landmark legal battle over the constitutional guarantee of…
NEW YORK: Hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions, and the Trump administration must facilitate the legal challenges, a US judge ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge James Boasberg gave the Trump administration one week to…
A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cancelling work permits and other legal documents issued to around 5,000 Venezuelans under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. In a Friday night ruling, US District Judge Edward Chen said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely overstepped her authority when she attempted to cancel documents…
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to transfer a Tufts University student being held in Louisiana to Vermont while he weighs her claims that US immigration authorities unlawfully arrested her based on her pro-Palestinian advocacy. The decision by US District Judge William Sessions in Burlington marked an early victory for Turkish…
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily halted the deportation of Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University. Ozturk, 30, who voiced support for Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza, was detained earlier this week by US immigration officials who have accused her, without evidence, of supporting Hamas. The US Department of Homeland…
A US appeals court judge said on Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the United States during World War Two than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration. In a contentious hearing, US Circuit Judge Patricia Millett questioned government lawyer Drew Ensign on whether Venezuelans targeted for removal under…