The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy NPR's review of court records found the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases under a rarely used, Civil War-era conspiracy statute since Trump took office, all involving people protesting federal immigration enforcement, worrying legal experts that prosecutors are casting too wide a net against political activists. Posted on Aug 3, 2026 | NPR
More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends A federal contract funding legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children expired July 31, leaving an estimated 26,000 children facing deportation proceedings without an attorney as soon as the following Monday. Posted on Aug 1, 2026 | NPR
Truth Social launches paid early access to Trump posts Trump Media begins selling Wall Street firms millisecond-early access to Trump's own market-moving Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month, with Trump personally profiting through his majority stake in the company. Posted on Aug 1, 2026 | NPR
Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was flawed, drops case against former Olympian The DOJ moved to dismiss its indictment of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, now saying the damage was caused by a "botched installation" during a rushed $14 million renovation ahead of the America 250 celebration, not vandalism; a grand jury witness reportedly said the pool was already damaged before Hearn approached it, and Hearn's attorneys say the government "owes Mr. Hearn an apology." Posted on Jul 31, 2026 | CNN
ABC News says FCC is carrying out intimidation campaign to shape coverage ABC accuses Brendan Carr's FCC of pressuring the network's news coverage, the latest escalation in the agency's campaign against broadcasters critical of the administration. Posted on Jul 30, 2026 | Al Jazeera
ABC says FCC seeks to intimidate network over news coverage ABC said the FCC's early, years-ahead-of-schedule review of the broadcast licenses for its eight Disney-owned stations, ordered by Chair Brendan Carr and tied to a probe into Disney's diversity policies, is "a signal to every media company in the country" to accommodate the administration's preferred coverage or pay the price; the FCC is separately investigating whether "The View" violates equal-time rules for political candidates. Posted on Jul 30, 2026 | Reuters
Ninth Circuit rejects Trump's 'no bail' immigration detention policy A 2-1 panel, including a Trump appointee in the majority, rules the administration cannot deny bond hearings to immigrants detained in the country's interior, deepening a circuit split likely headed to the Supreme Court. Posted on Jul 30, 2026 | Courthouse News Service
Top DHS Official Quits in Protest Over Trump's "War on Immigrants" Marc Rosenblum, who spent a decade leading DHS's Office of Homeland Security Statistics, resigned citing the administration's "war on immigrants, the war on feds, and the war on facts," and the halt of DHS's own public arrest and deportation data. Posted on Jul 28, 2026 | The New Republic
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene to allow mail-in voting restrictions The Justice Department escalated its fight over Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting by formally asking the Supreme Court to let the order take effect nationwide before the November midterms, over the objection of 23 states. Posted on Jul 27, 2026 | CNBC
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say Internal ICE documents and agency sources describe plans to ramp up arrest and deportation operations against more than 300,000 Haitians, including in Ohio communities like Springfield, as their Temporary Protected Status terminates. Posted on Jul 26, 2026 | CBS News