Tag: Trump Administration

Court rejects Department of Defense policy banning transgenders in military

In Doe v. Trump, a federal court has ruled that the government ā€œfailed to show what deliberative process it undertook to decide some transgender personnel should not be allowed to serve,ā€ according to Military Times. ā€œIn the lawsuit,… Read More

ā€˜Dreamers’ could see fate resolved by Supremes

The future of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, will become clearer as federal courts wrestle with the Obama-era initiative to shield young immigrants from deportation. And the U.S. Supreme Court may end the controversy once… Read More

Trump administration cites success in migrant-family reunification effort, but what of ā€˜deleted families’?

By Thursday, July 26, when a court-ordered deadline loomed for the Trump administration to reunite hundreds of migrant families, government officials reported compliance. The Washington Post reported on 7/26, ā€œAt the expiration of a 30-day court deadline to… Read More

ā€˜Zero tolerance’ policy on border swells federal caseloads

A Trump administration policy to criminally prosecute illegal border crossings has created a renewed backlog in the federal justice system in the Southwest. ā€œFailures to bring new arrestees to court in a timely manner has been an issue… Read More