Courts Rule on Trump Agenda

Does It Matter? Trump Keeps Losing on Immigration in the Courts

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, recaps and responds to the latest legal news on the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. We cover judicial decisions that the Trump administration cannot deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process, that it broke the law by sending National Guard troops to put down protests in Los Angeles, as well as its attempts to deport hundreds of Gua…

Courts rule on Trump agenda

Here’s something Democrats and Republicans agree on: A court ruling against President Donald Trump’s move to use the National Guard in Los Angeles won’t stymie his plans to bring the military to Chicago. “I don’t think it will slow him down one bit,” said the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Dick Durbin. Trump himself confirmed as much on Tuesday: “We’re going in. I didn’t say when.” Durbin predicted that the issue will go all the way …

Judge Strikes Down Trump-Era Military Action in Los Angeles

The court concluded that the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which prohibits the use of the U.S. military to enforce domestic law. The ruling noted that while protests and isolated violence occurred in Los Angeles, there was no rebellion and local law enforcement remained capable of responding. The court stated that, under orders from then-President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defen…

Courts Say Trump Broke the Law: Full List of Rulings Explained

The courts have spoken. Again. And they are not playing favorites. A federal judge just ruled that Donald Trump’s decision to send the U.S. military into Los Angeles during immigration-related protests earlier this year was flat-out illegal. This comes after multiple other federal courts have also ruled against Trump’s actions during both of his terms in office. The most recent ruling, delivered by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, says the…