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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington on June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Jul 2, 2025

MD, other states sue after private Medicaid data released to deportation officials

The attorneys general of 20 states, including Maryland, sued over the Trump administration's move to turn over Medicaid data to deportation officials.

Katheryn Millwee holds a portrait of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Jun 30, 2025

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be deported, court records show

Court records show the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Diego Fishburn via AP)
Jun 27, 2025

Lawyers ask judge to keep man in jail over deportation concerns

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump's administration over whether or not he'll be deported upon release.

This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Diego Fishburn via AP)
Jun 26, 2025

Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges

The Justice Department said it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a news conference June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Jun 25, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail while attorneys debate whether he’ll be deported if released

Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain in jail amid debate over whether prosecutors have the ability to prevent his deportation upon release.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Jun 25, 2025

Trump administration sues MD federal judges over order blocking removal of immigrants

The Trump administration is suing federal judges in Maryland to challenge a standing order that seeks to ensure due process for immigrants.

Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Jun 23, 2025

How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights

Legal experts and First Amendment advocates are warning of a rising number of laws banning masks being wielded against protesters.

Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
Jun 20, 2025

Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration detention center.

Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court in Phoenix on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jun 20, 2025

Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at ICE detention facility in Baltimore

Detainees held by ICE in Baltimore face inhumane conditions, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Jun 17, 2025

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

Senate Republicans proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens in President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill.”

President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on April 18, 2025.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Jun 16, 2025

Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

President Donald Trump directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.

Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court in Phoenix on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jun 11, 2025

Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on fast track to deportation

Large-scale arrests have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants accustomed to remaining free while judges work through cases.