New York, NY—Yesterday, US District Judge Jesse M. Furman issued a decision that the Department of Homeland Security illegally ejected more than 800,000 New Yorkers from the Trusted Traveler Program (TTP), which lets vetted travelers avoid long security lines at airports and land borders.
Green Light Law Vindicated! Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Targeting of TTP As ‘Capricious’ and ‘Wrong’
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End 2020 Census Count Sooner than October 31
New York, NY-On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court set aside a Ninth Circuit court order that extended counting efforts for the 2020 Census through October 31, allowing the Trump administration to end counting soon. SCOTUS’ decision could mean that all counting efforts and outreach will end in the next few days.
In Unprecedented Power Grab, ICE Strips Protections from Immigrants
New York, NY-Under an expanded Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expedited removal policy, any individual anywhere in the country can be deported in as quickly as a day and with no due process. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be able to utilize the policy once they complete a mandatory training course.
3-Judge Panel Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to End 2020 Census Before October 31
New York, NY—On Wednesday afternoon, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s appeal for a stay on Judge Koh’s order that the headcount for the 2020 Census continue through October 31, while allowing the Census Bureau to continue to try to meet a December 31, 2020, statutory reporting deadline.
Bombshell Reports Reveals Cruelty as Core Motivation Behind Family Separation
New York, NY—A leaked draft report revealed that then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein overruled internal pushback from Republican-appointed U.S. Attorneys against the administration's zero-tolerance prosecution policy used to enact family separation.
Court Again Blocks Trump Administration From Cutting Short 2020 Census Count
New York, NY—On Friday morning, US District Judge Lucy Koh ordered the 2020 Census headcount to continue through October 31. Judge Koh’s order came days after Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ Twitter directive that October 5 would be the “target end date.