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ICE has been detaining immigrants at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Jul 9, 2025

Baltimore seeks to join lawsuit over Trump threats to ‘sanctuary’ cities

Baltimore wants to join a list of governments suing the Trump administration over its threats to cut funding to “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

The Justice Department in Washington on Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Jul 8, 2025

Federal judge allows cancellation of nearly $800M in DOJ grants

A federal judge allowed the Trump administration to rescind nearly $800 million in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, center, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, joins supporters of Abrego Garcia as they rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland on July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Jul 7, 2025

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before trial, DOJ attorney says

The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released, a Justice Department attorney said.

ICE has been detaining immigrants at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Jul 2, 2025

ICE defends conditions of immigrant ‘hold rooms’ in Baltimore

ICE did not deny some of the key allegations made by two women who sued over inhumane conditions at a detention facility in Baltimore.

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 30, 2025

Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release over deportation concerns

Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released to await his trial on human smuggling charges.

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.

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.

Emil Bove, attorney for then former President Donald Trump, attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via AP, File)
Jun 24, 2025

Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove denies advising lawyers to ignore court orders

A top Justice Department official denied the account of a whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy judges.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Jun 18, 2025

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.

A sign is set up ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the Chuckwalla National Monument to the Coachella Valley, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Jun 11, 2025

DOJ says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

The Justice Department argues President Trump has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 28, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)
Jun 11, 2025

Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money conviction

Trump is appealing his hush money case, citing presidential immunity and claiming improper evidence was used in his state conviction.

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Jun 10, 2025

MD man pardoned after Jan. 6 riot to be released, despite separate gun conviction

A Baltimore County man who was pardoned for his conduct at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and pleaded guilty to an unrelated firearms charge will go free.