February 25, 2022
D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court, spent eight years as a federal trial court judge in Washington, D.C., where she handled high-profile showdowns between Congress and the White House, major rulemaking challenges and the notorious "Pizzagate" case. Here are her most notable rulings.
February 05, 2021
Immigration advocacy groups challenging a Trump-era rule fast-tracking deportations urged a D.C. federal judge Thursday not to pause their legal challenge while the Biden administration reviews the policy, saying that until the new administration commits to not using the expedited removal authority, an "imminent threat remains."
November 13, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Friday appeared sympathetic to immigration advocacy groups' claim that the Trump administration's expedited removal policy should be struck down because then-acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan lacked legal authority to issue the rule.
October 30, 2020
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has called on the Trump administration to suspend the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent expansion of fast-tracked deportation proceedings, criticizing the agency for its lack of transparency and arguing that the policy "appears rushed" and raises serious due process concerns that are currently being litigated.
September 29, 2019
A D.C. federal judge barred the federal government from expanding its authority to quickly deport foreign citizens without a full immigration court proceeding, delivering a third blow in one day to the Trump administration's immigration agenda.
September 06, 2019
A D.C. federal judge was moments away Friday afternoon from ordering the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to inform her each time it was deporting an immigrant under its new rule that expands the pool of people open to fast-track deportation, but was ultimately dissuaded from doing so.
August 29, 2019
The Trump administration lambasted immigration advocacy groups challenging its new rule to dramatically fast-track deportation of some immigrants, telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge they haven't demonstrated why they should get "drastic and immediate injunctive relief" and that their suit largely hinges on vague speculations.
August 22, 2019
A California-led coalition of states on Thursday backed a legal challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to the Trump administration's new policy that would throw more immigrants into fast-tracked deportation proceedings.
August 06, 2019
Immigrant advocates sued the Trump administration in D.C. federal court Tuesday over its attempt to vastly expand its authority to fast-track deportations, arguing that the move violates administrative law and immigrants' constitutional rights.