An appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration in a case over the legality of a fast-track deportation process called expedited removal.
Expedited removal has been used for over two decades at the border, and it’s only applicable to people who’ve been in the U.S. for less than two years.
But, as Reuters reports, the Trump administration is attempting to expand the process this year to allow it to be used on migrants who live far from the border.
A lower court ruling sided with an advocacy group earlier this year that filed suit against the policy’s expansion — arguing it cut away at due process rights for immigrants and prevented people from seeing a judge ahead of being removed.
In a 2-1 ruling over the weekend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to uphold that order and continue the block.
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State Sen. John Kavanagh said there already are laws that make it a crime to physically obstruct police who are trying to make an arrest. What's needed, he said, is something to criminalize those who obstruct police by warning those police are seeking. -
Mexico is calling for thorough investigations into the deaths of 15 Mexican nationals in ICE detention or during immigration enforcement action since the start of President Donald Trump’s term. -
Phoenix is responding to a state lawmaker’s call for Arizona's attorney general to investigate a new regulation that restricts ICE’s ability to use city property. -
In an April 7 press release, officials with the city and the Flagstaff Police Department say ICE has confirmed a lease agreement for two suites inside a business complex. -
A new report from Human Rights First shows the number of ICE deportation flights were at a historic high again in March, even in the midst of the partial government shutdown.
