As I told my undergrads at the start of the semester, I'm not asking you to write a paper about Little Rock's school desegregation because I don't know what happened there.
Little Rock is just the topic. The act of researching, writing and editing the paper is the whole point.
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Headline: Immigrants who say their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 cases. It's a historic high. Graph: A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few habeas cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more cases, known as habeas petitions, filed in federal court in the last year than under the last three administrations combined, including Trump’s first term.
➡️ Read more (with @texastribune.org): https://propub.li/4tDklgE
Makes sense. 🤷
The backstory: Le volunteered to help the U.S. Attorney's Office last month as habeas petitions started to flood into federal court. She previously worked as an attorney for ICE in immigration court. ICE has its own court policies and procedures and was not prepared to argue cases in federal court, according to Le.
If this is true, I have less than zero sympathy for her.
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Again, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever.
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
Who's "impeding" here? It sure isn't the woman being attacked. (Watch the video.)
BREAKING: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension & Hennepin DA file fed lawsuit dmeanding immediate access to federal evidence in DHS agent's deadly shooting of observer during immigration enforcement operation Sat. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
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I can’t wait until Trump decides to outright forgive student loan debt, and someone sues to challenge it, and a district court enjoins it, and then SCOTUS stays the injunction on the shadow docket, thus forever proving that the only rule of law it applies is partisanship
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4. Vance just can't seem to stop proving, with every statement he makes, that he does not know the law. What a fool. /End
3. Administrative warrants do not satisfy the 4th amendment requirement to particularly describe "the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Checking off a box does not satisfy this requirement.
2. Administrative warrants do not satisfy the probable cause requirement of the 4th amendment.
1. ICE administrative warrants are not signed by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).
Shocking exactly no one, Vance once again personifying that they don't teach law at Yale Law School. 🧵
Also, less relevant but still worth pointing out, immigration judges are not administrative law judges. They are technically just senior attorneys working for the Department of Justice; a level of independence below that of a standard ALJ.
They have no power to issue warrants.
This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
The DHS Form-205, a “warrant” of removal/deportation, is signed by an ICE official, not a judge. That’s precisely why it does not meet the Fourth Amendment standard.
(JD did go to Yale Law School so he legit may not know how the Fourth Amendment works)
Will this deal turn US TikTok into a propaganda tool for the Trump administration? Probably, yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
It is imperative that state ethics authorities never let these people be lawyers again. They cannot just slide back into practice like they didn’t just spend 4 years pissing on the rule of law to get likes on Truth Social
Homeland Security & @DHSgov X.com Law enforcement uses 'reasonable suspicion' to make arrests, as protected under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on this position. A person's immigration status makes them a target for enforcement, not their skin color, race or ethnicity. @TriciaOhio
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
AG Rayfield announces investigation into shooting involving federal agents in Portland
“We have been clear about our concerns with excessive use of force by federal agents in Portland and nationally. We have also been clear about our intent to investigate circumstances involving federal agents to ensure they are accountable to acting within the scope of their official duties. Today’s incident only heightens the need for transparency and accountability. Our office will take every step necessary to ensure that the rights and security of Oregonians are protected.”
The Oregon DOJ is opening a formal investigation into an incident in Portland in which two people were shot and injured during an encounter with federal agents. The investigation will look into whether any federal officer acted outside the scope of their lawful authority and will include witness interviews, video evidence, and other relevant materials. If evidence of criminal conduct is found, cases may be referred to the Multnomah County District Attorney for potential prosecution.
BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
You're going to hear a lot of lies about what the law allows after the Trump Regime's murder of Renee Good.
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
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NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, the defendant, now sits atop a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect and promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking. That drug trafficking has enriched and entrenched Venezuela's political and military elite, including Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace DIOSDADO CABELLO RONDON, the defendant, and former Minister of the Interior and Justice RAMON RODRIGUEZ CHACIN, the defendant. That massive-scale drug trafficking has also concentrated power and wealth in the hands of MADURO MOROS's family, including his wife, the purported First Lady of Venezuela CILIA ADELA FLORES DE MADURO, the defendant, and MADURO MOROS's son, member of Venezuela's National Assembly NICOLAS ERNESTO MADURO GUERRA, a/k/a "Nicolasito," a/k/a "The Prince," the defendant. This cycle of narcotics-based corruption lines the pockets of Venezuelan officials and their families while also benefiting violent narco-terrorists who operate with impunity on Venezuelan soil and who help produce, protect, and transport tons of cocaine to the United States.
I'm no AUSA. I'm just a solo practice trial lawyer. But admittedly I'm having a hard time understanding how the United States can prove that Maduro violated American law by what it concedes are official Venezuelan government acts and policies committed "with impunity on Venezuelan soil[.]"
I remember students complaining about hand cramps when I was proctoring finals as a TA thirty years ago.
And uh, you’re not supposed to “like” the final exam.
NEW: Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now.
More than two months after DOJ asked for "immediate" relief, the Supreme Court said no on Tuesday. Also: A Kavanaugh note on Kavanaugh stops.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Interesting and important 9th Circuit decision about the free speech rights of professors at public schools, just won by FIRE, likely to be subject of culture war disputes.
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*Jumps in* Hi, let me join in sometime, too? 😁
