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DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin repeated the Trump administration's claims that Garcia is an MS-13 gang member in a statement after the ruling.
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The two programs at issue — the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development — provide more than $600 million in grants for teacher preparation programs, often in subject...

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Federal judge orders return of man Trump administration accidentally sent to notorious El Salvador jail
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken to El Salvador on March 15 because of what the Trump administration has called an "administrative error."
Several federal judges have slammed the Trump administration. Here's what they have said in court
As the Trump administration gets challenged in court over its policies, federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench and on paper.
Federal judge rebuffs Trump again in Venezuelan TPS case, blocking deportations
A federal judge in San Francisco rebuffed the Trump administration again in a major immigration case on Friday, saying he is sticking to his decision to stop the government’s revocation of deportation protections this month for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in Florida and other states.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues. The justices split 5-4,
Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
The lawsuit says the loss of money, which was mostly used for COVID-related initiatives and for mental health and substance use efforts, would devastate public health infrastructure.
Rogue judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt over gang deportation flights
Rogue U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced Thursday that he's considering holding Trump administration officials in contempt of court.
Federal Judge Orders Legal Funds for Solo Migrant Children to Be Restored
The order for the funds’ temporary restoration came after nonprofit groups challenged the government’s decision to cut funding for legal services for unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.
Analysis-As judges stymie Trump with nationwide orders, pressure builds on US Supreme Court
Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden may not agree on much, but there is one issue on which they have been united: The need to blunt a powerful weapon that federal judges have been deploying at a quickly rising clip.
Judge says US government may have ‘acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order
A federal judge says the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador.
Judge: Feds can’t intervene in Haymarket lawsuit to bring rehab center to Itasca
The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago sided with Haymarket Center in its suit against Itasca, but a judge denied its motion to intervene.
Trump admin live updates: Admin 'covertly' froze FEMA funds, judge says
The world is reacting to new, sweeping tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday -- a date his administration called "Liberation Day."Mass layoffs began on Tuesday at the Department of Health and Human Services,
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Judge blocks White House funding cuts to NIH
A federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order this week permanently blocking the White House from limiting funding to the National Institutes of Health.
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It took a federal judge for trans people to be defended against Republicans | Opinion
“Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed – some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes wrote in ...
Courtroom combat: Inside the federal judiciary system where Trump's agenda is under assault
More than 120 lawsuits are challenging Trump’s second-term agenda. Here’s how the federal court system works and how it’s become ground zero in the lawfare against his agenda.
Federal judge dismisses corruption charges against Eric Adams
Criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday after the Trump administration ordered the Department of Justice to drop the case.
Federal judge orders return of Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
A Maryland father who was deported to El Salvador is seeking a federal judge's order to compel the Trump administration to bring him back to the U.S.
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