Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions
Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, makes a statement in September 2024 in Los Angeles. Eric Thayer/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Thayer/AP Over nearly…
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After a scathing rebuke, judge grants DOJ an extension in deportation case
A person holds a sign with a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at a protest in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption toggle…
Trump fires more immigration judges even as he aims to increase deportations
After waiting in a queue, people are led into a downtown Chicago building where an immigration court presides, Nov. 12, 2024. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide…
Judge demands to know if White House is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man
President Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on April 14. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win…
Trump moves to speed up asylum cases without court hearings
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,…
Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors
Asylum-seekers from Honduras walk toward a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico in 2021 near Mission, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images…
Shortage of immigration judges could slow down Trump deportation goals
President Trump speaks at the Justice Department on March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Dozens…
Justice Department lawyers struggle to defend a mountain of Trump executive orders
President Trump gestures while speaking at the Justice Department on March 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty…
Federal judge drops corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a news conference in Brooklyn, New York on March 29, 2025. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…
Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake
In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, guards escort a newly admitted inmate inside a cell at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in…