Trump tries new route to restrict birthright citizenship after loss Weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his first birthright citizenship order, Trump signed two narrower executive actions targeting children of foreign government employees and "birth tourism." Posted on Aug 6, 2026 | The Washington Post
ICE Detains Relatives of U.S. Troops During Immigration Crackdown An AP investigation found ICE has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members since Trump's return, ending a decades-old bipartisan protection for military families; at least six have been deported and eight remain in custody. Posted on Aug 5, 2026 | The Daily Beast
California judge holds Homeland Security in contempt in case over LA immigration sweeps U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong held DHS in contempt and fined the government $500 a day for slow-walking a court order to image the personal phones of hundreds of ICE and CBP agents involved in last year's Los Angeles immigration raids. Posted on Aug 4, 2026 | CalMatters
Democrats unveil sweeping proposal to combat Trump authoritarianism Sen. Jeff Merkley unveiled the 417-page "For Our Republic Act," a 10-part package aimed at defending independent watchdogs, protecting nonpartisan civil servants, reasserting Congress's power of the purse, and safeguarding elections against what he calls Trump's authoritarian takeover, though it has virtually no path through a Republican-controlled Congress. Posted on Aug 4, 2026 | MS NOW
ICE detentions set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens Internal DHS data obtained by CBS News shows ICE took more than 46,000 people into custody in July, a second-term monthly record surpassing June's roughly 43,000, with the detained population approaching the all-time high of over 70,000 set in January. Posted on Aug 3, 2026 | CBS News
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