A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on September 18, 2026 that the Trump administration's policy of rapidly deporting migrants to countries other than their own is unlawful...
Legal outcome 1st Circuit largely upheld a district court finding that DHS's third-country deportation policy is unlawful; ruling not yet in effect pending appeal.
President Trump said on September 18, 2026 that he was "banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, posting on Truth Social that the outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES"...
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on September 17, 2026 that the Trump administration and the Kennedy Center board must give 30 days' written notice before any major physical change to the building, including...
Legal outcome Judge Christopher Cooper ordered 30 days' written notice before any major physical change to the Kennedy Center, including demolition.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., released a campaign ad on Sept. 17, 2026, telling President Trump directly that "some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far," CBS News reported. In the ad, Salazar...
A UN-backed mission on Iran said Sept. 17, 2026, it found "reasonable grounds to believe" the U.S. committed war crimes in two Feb. 28, 2026, airstrikes killing at least 178 civilians: one on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school...
The White House withdrew President Trump's nomination of Schroyer — identified by the AP and NPR as Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, and by CBS News as Richard Schroyer — to lead ICE, the agency announced...
On Sept. 16, 2026, Minnesota agents arrested ICE officer Christian Castro in downtown Minneapolis and booked him into the Hennepin County Jail on an outstanding warrant, Reuters reported. Castro faces state charges of...
Pennsylvania's Department of Health reported 731 measles cases on Sept. 16, 2026, up 38 from two days earlier, with 141 patients hospitalized, Reuters reported. The update came a day after the state reported four...
A Guardian investigation published September 16, 2026 found ICE recorded at least 18 miscarriages among detainees from January through September 2025, then stopped updating that count after October 3, 2025. ICE told the...
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a preliminary injunction on September 15, 2026 barring DHS and ICE from acting against David Streever, a Rochester, New York man who sent a harsh email in January to...
Legal outcome Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a preliminary injunction finding DHS likely violated Streever's First Amendment rights and barring further action against him over the email.
