“Require biometrics, refuse to collect them, then punish people for the gap you created,” Michelle Mendez of the National Immigration Projectsaid. “That’s not administration; that’s a trap. A deliberately broken process they’re now citing as proof that people eligible for benefits and protections deserve to be deported. We’re asking the court to see this scheme for exactly what it is.”
Earlier this year, the federal government said that it would no longer process immigration applications submitted by citizens of at least 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Russia, and Rwanda. Immigrants from some countries on the list—Iran, Iraq, and Libya, among others—face additional restrictions.
The U.S. Department of Justice is purportedly holding internal discussions about settling President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. According to The New York Times, one of the options floated between the Justice Department and White House officials includes the possibility of the IRS dropping any audits against Trump, his businesses, and
“Defendants’ failure to follow the law before inserting a permanent blemish on the National Mall is causing serious and irreparable harm to the Plaintiffs and the public generally,” the lawsuit alleges. “Without immediate judicial intervention, defendants will deface an iconic American landmark, in open violation of Congressionally mandated procedures.”
“While the Commonwealth is free by its lights to do the right thing for the right reason, the Rule of Law requires that it be done the right way,” Kelsey wrote for the court’s majority.
“Imagine being denied the opportunity of education in your own country,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said. “By granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, the state of New Jersey is doing just that.”
A coalition of cultural preservation groups and architecture organizations—including the American Institute of Architects and the National Trust for Historic Preservation—are continuing to sue the Trump administration in a related lawsuit.
The lawsuit also cites comments made by Gov. Sherrill, a Democrat, who previously said that “we’re not going to tolerate masked, roving militias pretending to be well-trained law enforcement agents.” A related press release clarified that the state was therefore “banning ICE agents from wearing masks, and protecting residents’ privacy from federal overreach.”
“Children’s health depends on vaccine recommendations based on rigorous, transparent science,” American Academy of Pediatrics President Andrew D. Racine said in a January press release announcing the lawsuit. “Unfortunately, recent decisions by federal officials have abandoned this standard, causing unnecessary confusion for families, compromising access to lifesaving vaccines and weakening community protection.”
Mayes said that the lawsuit is little more than a request to the federal government that it follow its own rules and regulations.