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Illinois Judge Rules Against Arresting Quorum-Breaking Texas Lawmakers – Democracy Docket

Illinois Judge Rules Against Arresting Quorum-Breaking Texas Lawmakers  Democracy Docket Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff  CNN Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats  The Texas Tribune Illinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats  The Hill Texas Gov. Responds in Lawsuit to Remove Top Democrat From Office  Democracy Docket Source …

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Arresting Trump’s opponents is easier said than done

Arresting Trump’s opponents is easier said than done

The calls from President Donald Trump’s MAGA base are getting noisier: Texas Democrats who fled the state to derail a hyperpartisan GOP redistricting maneuver should be criminally charged, arrested and dragged back to Austin. Now, it appears the FBI is involved in the hunt. But those screaming the loudest appear likely to wind up disappointed. There’s no known evidence that …

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ICE follows starkly different playbooks in how it’s arresting immigrants in red and blue states, data shows

ICE follows starkly different playbooks in how it’s arresting immigrants in red and blue states, data shows

Immigration Federal agencies Donald Trump Immigration politics See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link The Trump administration is apprehending hundreds of immigrants every day across the country – but there’s a stark split in where Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes those arrests in blue states and red states. In states that voted for President Donald Trump, ICE agents are far …

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ICE Chief Doubles Down On Arresting Undocumented People With No Criminal History

ICE Chief Doubles Down On Arresting Undocumented People With No Criminal History

President Donald Trump once promised to focus on the “worst of the worst” as he sought to ramp up immigrant deportations, but a recent interview from his acting ICE chief underscored just how far the administration has departed from that vow. ICE is doubling down on arresting undocumented immigrants without criminal histories, Todd Lyons, the acting head of the federal …

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Lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting migrants at immigration courts

Lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting migrants at immigration courts

A group of immigrants and legal advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from arresting migrants who appear at immigration courts for previously scheduled hearings and placing them on a fast-track to deportation. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Homeland Security, Justice …

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