Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings
A new Trump administration policy urges immigration judges to swiftly deny asylum to migrants whose applications they deem unlikely to succeed. The expedited dismissals would circumvent the normal hearing process, which typically takes years to wind through the backlogged courts.
Trump Measures Make Life More Difficult for Immigrants — Not Just Undocumented
The Trump administration is waging a concerted pressure campaign against undocumented immigrants — as well as hundreds of thousands here legally whose status it is trying to revoke. The measures threaten to make daily life more untenable for millions as President Donald Trump aims to carry out the immigrant purging he promised during his campaign.
DOGE’s Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights
On March 20, the Trump administration issued an executive order that dangerously expands the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to data. It looks to eliminate “information silos” that are crucial for protecting privacy and preventing government abuse, and it could lay the groundwork for creating a massive database that combines all sensitive personal data of anyone government agencies hold data on. This is every bit as dangerous and dystopian as it sounds.
Trump ICC Sanctions Order Challenged in US Court by Human Rights Advocates
Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) is facing a legal challenge from two US human rights advocates who argue it is “unconstitutional and unlawful”. In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Friday, the advocates said the order had forced them to stop assisting and engaging with the ICC out of fear the US government would punish them with criminal prosecution and civil fines.