deportations
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W.M.M. Redux
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted a petition from the Government seeking a rehearing en banc in W.M.M. v. Trump. Because there still is a habeas corpus aspect to this case – and a suggestion by the dissent in the panel opinion that class certification isn’t appropriate for habeas cases – it is worth looking at the Continue reading
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Wrapping up – Part 8
The post below was an attempt to give a status update on the student deportations cases. It was originally published on June 27. Now that the dust has settled somewhat from the flurry of cases involving what I will refer to as “academic activists” who were detained by the Government and who subsequently filed habeas Continue reading
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A Step back in History – Part 5
Perhaps the most newsworthy story in the Ozturk case came when she was released from detention in Louisiana and permitted to return to Massachusetts. The following post was published on May 12. Last week two significant decisions were made in the Ozturk v. Trump case. On Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Government’s request for a stay Continue reading
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A Step back in History – Part 4
The Khalil case is the “poster boy” case for the government’s attempt to deport student activists protesting Israel. Khalil was a fairly high profile figure during the protests at Columbia in New York. He was the first of several students detained by ICE. His case may involve the most voluminous examination of a variety of Continue reading
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A Step back in History – Part 3
On May 2, I published this post on Mahdawi v. Trump. Like Ozturk, Mahdawi was detained for alleged anti-Israeli activities as a student. This post gives an overview of the status of cases such as this. This week the District Court for the District of Vermont ruled in favor of a motion for release filed by the Continue reading
The Great Writ 