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News Articles: legal affairs

People wait in a cue before being led into a downtown Chicago building where an immigration court presides in November 2024 in Chicago.

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  • USPS

He was fired under Biden. Under Trump, he's now leading an immigration court

His rehiring raises questions about the neutrality of immigration judges, who are supposed to be impartial and whose decisions determine if someone can stay or must leave the country.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office in March 2025, including terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie.

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  • Law

Trump's deals with law firms are like deals 'made with a gun to the head,' lawyers say

The White House said it's reached deals with nine law firms to provide about $1 billion in pro bono services. But the details of those agreements remain murky.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A U.S. Marshal looks on an auction in 2009 in New York City.

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  • Law

Democrats seek to insulate security for judges from executive branch politics

Recent critiques of judges from the Trump administration have prompted fears the Marshals could be caught in the middle of a power struggle and forced to yank security for judges.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A U.S. Air force flight carrying migrants deported by the U.S. government arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in January 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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  • USPS

Judge says Trump administration violated court order on third-country deportations

The Department of Homeland Security had earlier said eight people on a flight out of the U.S. had been convicted of crimes in the United States and that they couldn't be brought back.

May 21, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Jasmine Garsd
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a rally at the U.S. Treasury Department in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate members of Congress and chill oversight.

May 20, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Federal judge blocks Trump's takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled the USIP president and board members were unlawfully fired by President Trump and should be reinstated.

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Harmeet Dhillon, far right, is sworn in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

70% of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division lawyers are leaving because of Trump's reshaping

Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Attendees hold inverted U.S. flags, a sign of distress,  during a rally organized by the Bar Association of San Francisco in support of attorneys and law firms targeted by President Donald Trump on May 1.

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  • Law

Race to lead D.C. lawyers' association grows heated amid attacks on law firms

More than 30,000 people have already voted in the election for the president of the D.C. Bar Association, more than triple the previous record set in 1990.

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A worker bathes a racehorses on the backside of a horse racing track in Louisville, Ky., on April 30, 2025.

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  • USPS

As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, makes a statement in September 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Law

Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A person holds a sign with a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at a protest in New York City.

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  • Law

After a scathing rebuke, judge grants DOJ an extension in deportation case

A federal judge gave the Trump administration another week to answer detailed questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose illegal deportation has raised concerns about due process.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt and
  • Joel Rose
After waiting in a queue, people are led into a downtown Chicago building where an immigration court presides, Nov. 12, 2024.

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  • Law

Trump fires more immigration judges even as he aims to increase deportations

Getting rid of judges adds to criticism of the Trump administration for not giving migrants or noncitizens enough due process before they're deported.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on April 14.

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  • Law

Judge demands to know if White House is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man

The hearing is the first about Abrego Garcia's case since El Salvador's president told reporters he is not going to "smuggle a terrorist into the United States."

April 16, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
An asylum seeker reacts while waiting for news on her appointment with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2025.

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  • Law

Trump moves to speed up asylum cases without court hearings

The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Asylum-seekers from Honduras walk toward a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico in 2021 near Mission, Texas.

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  • Law

Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors

The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
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