Advocacy groups in Illinois filed a class action lawsuit against US federal authorities on Friday over “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, claiming violations of detainees’ constitutional rights as well as federal regulations. The plaintiffs’ lawyers—from the MacArthur Justice Center, the ACLU of Illinois, and the Chicago office of law [...]

The White House on Friday requested the US Supreme Court to review President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The government urged the court to grant certiorari because it has “a strong and legitimate interest in ensuring that only qualified persons are granted” entry to the US political community and help elect its political [...]

US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation that will require a $100,000 fee for new H-1B specialty occupation worker visa applicants. The proclamation took effect on Saturday. The proclamation additionally requires employers to acquire and keep documentation showing that the fee has been paid before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a [...]

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Texas man was charged with making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Jeremy Fistel, a 44-year-old man from Plano, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury on September 4. He was arrested in Texas on September 11 and extradited to Queens [...]

US President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Friday that he will send the National Guard to Memphis to address its crime concerns with the support of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. An article published by the Trump administration cited 2024 statistics concerning Memphis crime to support its decision, such as Memphis having [...]

UN human rights experts released a statement Friday demanding that Saudi Arabia immediately halt executions of people convicted of offenses committed as minors, following the execution of Jalal al-Labbad last month. Labbad was 21 years old when he was arrested without a warrant by Saudi authorities in February 2017 for his participation in protests in [...]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a bill redrawing the state’s congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five US House seats held by Democrats to Republicans. The Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 4 with an 88-52 vote on August 20, and the Texas [...]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers notified a US trial judge on Saturday of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) intention to deport Garcia to Uganda. ICE informed the lawyers through email immediately following Garcia’s court-ordered release on Friday, abruptly changing its prior aim to deport Garcia to Costa Rica. The day before Garcia’s release, President Donald [...]

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has agreed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to extend their current trade deal for 90 days while they negotiate a new trade deal. Trump wrote on his TruthSocial platform that the current trade deal calls for Mexico continuing to pay “25% Fentanyl Tariff, 25% Tariff on [...]

President Donald Trump’s administration filed a complaint against New York City, its Mayor Eric Adams, and other officials on Thursday over its sanctuary city laws, charging that they are unconstitutional and violate federal immigration enforcement statutes. Specifically, the Trump administration is challenging New York City Administrative Code §§ 9-131, 9-205, 14-154, and 10-178, as well [...]