The Supreme Court can still invalidate the newest national injunction and allow the order to go into effect anywhere it is not currently barred from doing so. That would create administrative chaos, the authors write.
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In 1967, the Supreme Court said the government usually cannot take away citizenship without a person’s consent.
White Americans, especially older citizens, tend to be more bothered than Black Americans or Latinos by demonstrators waving Mexican flags – and even US flags – during protests.
The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.
Foreign terrorism accounts for a miniscule portion of violence in the United States.
Attracting immigrants is key to growing and maintaining a more resilient economy in former industrial cities like Detroit.
Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.
While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s pageantry than the day-to-day.
The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the press would mean the end of the republic.
The holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue.
Workers can report violations to the government, regardless of their immigration status.
During his first term, Donald Trump attempted to apply ‘maximum pressure’ on the socialist government in Caracas. This time around, the dynamic has shifted (a little).
Drowning, blunt force trauma and exposure to extreme weather are among the risks that migrants face making the dangerous journey across the US-Mexico border.
In 2023, approximately 51 million foreign-born people lived in the United States. Almost three-quarters were in the country legally. Half of the rest had some legal protection from deportation.
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has never let up.
‘Dictator for a day’: Donald Trump embarks on a second term in the Oval office.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
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