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Weekly Spotlight: A Week of Milestones

An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order to an ICE holding facility, expressing concerns about the “unnecessarily cruel” conditions and ordering them to immediately improve safety and sanitation.

Weekly Spotlight: A Privacy Nightmare

Two concurrent court cases on opposite sides of the country are examining President Trump’s dangerous National Guard deployments.

Weekly Spotlight: Shutdown Opportunists

The shutdown is now in its third week. But while Congress has failed to pass a spending bill fix for the 10th time, the White House has been an active and united front, using the shutdown as an opportunity to make unencumbered headway in reshaping the government.

Weekly Spotlight: Weaponizing the DOJ

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old Mexican immigrant and former DACA recipient, died at the Adelanto detention center in California on Monday after the detention center failed to provide him adequate medical treatment, even after his repeated requests for help.

Weekly Spotlight: An Increasingly Real Threat

On Monday, President Trump signed an order to send the National Guard and other federal agents to Memphis, Tennessee, again under the guise of a crime emergency — and with the approval of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

Weekly Spotlight: Where Next?

President Trump is floating the idea of New Orleans as a potential next target for his administration’s “crime crackdown.”

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