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The Administration Has Defied Courts 31 Times. Nobody Has Stopped It.
A new review finds the Trump administration has violated federal court orders at least 31 times. The question is no longer whether the rule of law is being broken. It is whether anyone with the power to enforce it will.
SCOTUS Signals It Will Let Trump Deport a Million People Without Court Review
The conservative majority appears ready to strip federal courts of jurisdiction over TPS cancellations, turning humanitarian protection into a purely executive decision with no check.
Supreme Court Signals It Will End Deportation Protections for 1.3 Million Migrants
A conservative majority appeared ready Wednesday to let Trump strip TPS from Haitians and Syrians -- and potentially from all 17 countries whose nationals hold the status.
The Supreme Court Is Being Asked to Let Trump Deport 700,000 People
The case is officially about legal procedure. It is actually about whether a president can revoke immigration status that Congress created, based on stated reasons the lower courts found unpersuasive.
The Justice Department Dismantles DACA From the Inside
By ruling that DACA status alone cannot block deportation, the administration's own immigration courts have accomplished what congressional repeal never could.
The Justice Department Just Ruled That Being a Dreamer Is Not a Reason to Stay
A Board of Immigration Appeals decision strips DACA status of its practical protection without touching the program itself. The administration is dismantling the policy from the inside.
No One in Washington Wants to Own the Haiti Decision
The Supreme Court hears arguments April 29 on whether the Trump administration can deport Haitians back to a country in active gang war. Congress just voted to stop it. Both institutions are trying to hand the problem to the other.
The Court Said Trump's Asylum Ban Is Illegal. The White House Will Try Again.
A federal appeals court struck down the administration's summary deportation rules today. This is the third time a court has blocked a Trump immigration order at this stage. The administration keeps filing.
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.
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.
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.