deportation

3 briefs

power 2026-04-14

The Court That Was Defied Just Got Its Inquiry Killed

A DC Circuit panel of Trump appointees has shut down the year-long contempt investigation into who ordered deportation planes to ignore a federal judge's order. The mechanism for holding the executive accountable just broke.

power 2026-04-13

The Judge Who Ruled Wrong

The Trump administration fired the immigration judges who dismissed deportation cases against Ozturk and Mahdawi. The message is not subtle: rule against us and lose your job.

identity 2026-04-13

The Citizen Collapse

2025 began with a surge in naturalization applications as immigrants sought security before Trump took office. It ended with the fewest approvals in years. The pipeline is now poisoned in both directions.