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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz.” The center may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely. Shutting down the facility …

Judge reluctantly authorizes refund of restitution paid by Jan. 6 rioter  Politico Source link

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering a June protest near Atlanta can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped. Attorneys for Mario Guevara asked the judge during a hearing to order his immediate release from an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia. A petition they filed …

Judge holds Fulton County Commission in contempt of court, ordering $10,000 a day fine  WABE Georgia’s Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees  AP News Fulton commission must appoint GOP nominees or face $10K daily fines  AJC.com Fulton county election board faces $10,000 a day fine for not appointing Republicans  The Guardian Court Fines Fulton Board After Democrats …

The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a statement Wednesday, blaming a court …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal judge is planning to have Trump administration officials testify in early October about the government’s efforts to re-deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is prohibiting his removal from the US for several more weeks. US District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday set an evidentiary hearing for October 6. Xinis said she would rule within 30 …

The case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will move forward following a federal court ruling. Dugan faces criminal charges after federal prosecutors said she helped a man evade immigration agents by leading him through a side door of her courtroom in April. In May, a grand jury determined there was enough evidence to indict her on charges of obstructing …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing “the most illegal search I have ever seen in my life,” a magistrate judge is upbraiding the federal government for the way it has handled arrests in the District of Columbia this month and says the possible effects — violations of rights and the potential for illicit detentions — are not legally acceptable. “We don’t just …

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland judges over deportations  The Washington Post Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’  CNN Trump-appointed judge tosses DHS’ lawsuit against Maryland federal bench over court’s deportation policy  Fox News Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for ‘smear’ of judiciary  Politico Court tosses Trump lawsuit against Maryland judges over US deportations  The Guardian …

Trump-appointed judge rebukes DOJ for ‘calamitous’ lawsuit against Maryland judges  Reuters Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’  CNN Trump-Appointed Judge Slams White House ‘Smear’ of Judiciary  New York Magazine Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland  The New York Times Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it ‘potentially …