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The US Supreme Court has ruled that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of people registering to vote. The decision gives state election officials access to a federal immigration records system for voter roll checks, a step several Republican-led states have sought. Supporters frame it as a safeguard against noncitizen voting; critics warn it risks errors and could deter eligible voters, especially naturalized citizens, from registering.

Across the United States, people have been showing up in immigration courtrooms to accompany immigrants and deter ICE from detaining people at hearings. Among them is Sister Rose Patrice, a Catholic nun, whose presence supporters say can influence outcomes, since faith leaders standing beside defendants has been shown to affect how cases proceed. The practice has spread as a form of peaceful accompaniment.

A federal judge, Trump appointee Stephanie Gallagher, has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. The judge is ordering the government to return him. The ruling, reported by Politico legal correspondent Kyle Cheney, is drawing attention as part of the broader legal fight over the administration's immigration enforcement and compliance with court rulings.

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of registered voters. The decision permits election officials to cross-check voter rolls against immigration records, a move backers say protects election integrity and critics warn could lead to eligible voters being wrongfully purged. The ruling is drawing sharp reactions from voting rights groups and election officials across the country.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Trump administration officials may use a federal immigration database to cross-check voter registration records. The decision allows states and federal officials to verify voter eligibility using immigration status data, a move supporters call a safeguard against noncitizen voting and critics warn could wrongly purge eligible voters. The ruling is expected to intensify ongoing legal and political battles over election integrity and voting access ahead of upcoming elections.

Donald Trump reacted with frustration after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, saying 'too bad' about the decision, and is now pushing legislation in Congress to end the practice. The comments renew a long-running fight over the 14th Amendment, which critics say guarantees citizenship to anyone born on US soil, and set up a fresh legislative battle over immigration policy.

A Cuban man has spent a year in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Texas, and his case is now being used to test the reach of a Supreme Court ruling on detention authority. The report examines how federal immigration authorities have held him long-term despite legal questions about the limits of that power. His situation highlights the ongoing tension between immigration enforcement practices and constitutional limits on prolonged detention.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security to proceed with an overhaul of its immigration database ahead of the midterm elections, over the dissents of the Court's liberal justices. The decision lifts a block on the DHS plan, which critics warn could affect immigration records used in voter-related checks, while supporters argue it is a routine modernization effort.

Republicans are emphasizing immigration policy as part of a strategy to court young conservative male voters, according to U.S. News & World Report. The party is aiming to energize this demographic heading into upcoming elections, betting that hardline immigration messaging will resonate with a group seen as increasingly influential in conservative politics.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the DC Circuit to vacate a federal drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized aerial recording of immigration agents. The group argues the restriction blocks journalists and the public from documenting enforcement operations, raising First Amendment concerns. Commenters online are debating the balance between airspace security and the right to observe government agents at work.

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh after publicly criticizing his opinion in an immigration case. The episode is notable for the court, whose justices traditionally avoid openly disputing each other's reasoning in public, and comes amid heightened political attention to the judiciary's handling of immigration rulings.

A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction barring ICE from detaining immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York, finding the practice unconstitutional. The ruling ends a contested detention operation at the Manhattan federal building and marks a significant legal setback for the agency's expanded immigration enforcement in the city.

A member of Congress was denied access to a new, secretive immigration courtroom in Manhattan, according to a report from TheDailyNewsOnline.com. The refusal to allow congressional oversight of an immigration facility is expected to fuel criticism about transparency in immigration court proceedings and how migrants' cases are being handled in New York City. Details about who blocked the visit and why have not yet been made public.