Trump administration suffers double legal setback over immigration rules
A judge blocked new duration caps on F and J student and exchange visas, while 22 states and the District of Columbia sued over a rule letting officers deny green cards over lawful public-benefit use.
Posted on Sep 15, 2026
| Al Jazeera
ICE arrests keep soaring. Here's why they are not leading to more deportations
August set a third straight monthly arrest record, but deportations held roughly flat as new planes await FAA clearance and receiving countries limit how many people they'll accept.
Posted on Sep 14, 2026
| The Associated Press
The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
The Court refused to lift a lower-court block on the Postal Service's new mail-ballot rule, a stark defeat for Trump with Alito and Thomas the only dissents.
Posted on Sep 14, 2026
| NPR
Trump's mail-in ballot chaos rips through Democratic strongholds
Counties like Leon County, Florida scramble to comply with the Trump administration's new barcode-tracking mandate for mail ballots weeks before the midterms.
Posted on Sep 11, 2026
| Daily Kos
Federal Judges Rebuke ICE Detention as Similar to WWII Internment Camps
The 4th Circuit becomes the ninth federal appeals court to reject Trump's mandatory no-bond immigration detention policy, with a Biden-appointed judge comparing it to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Posted on Sep 10, 2026
| Newsweek
Jimmy Kimmel Busts Trump FCC Censoring Interview With Dem Star James Talarico
Kimmel said the FCC has "threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network" over guest bookings, pulling his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico from broadcast and posting it to YouTube instead.
Posted on Sep 10, 2026
| The Daily Beast
FPF Seeks Order to Stop Trump From Monetizing Official Statements
The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation moved for a preliminary injunction to stop Trump from selling paying Truth Social subscribers early access to his official posts, arguing the arrangement violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
Posted on Sep 3, 2026
| Editor & Publisher
Judge blocks Trump's latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that Trump's August executive order narrowing birthright citizenship "is almost certainly unconstitutional," rejecting his second attempt after the Supreme Court struck down his first.
Posted on Sep 3, 2026
| Washington Post
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
The administration asked the justices to let the Postal Service refuse to deliver mail ballots for voters not on a state-submitted list, the latest escalation in a monthslong fight over the executive order.
Posted on Sep 3, 2026
| NPR
Trump's DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor's 'Strongest Possible' Objections
DOJ leadership downgraded a civil rights charge against the ICE agent who shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis to a lesser false-statements count; the career prosecutor who objected was fired days after the story published.
Posted on Sep 3, 2026
| ProPublica