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Supreme Court curbs judges’ power to block Trump’s orders in birthright citizenship case

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

The top court in the US has ruled judges in lower courts have limited ability to block presidential orders, giving President Donald Trump what he called a “giant win”. The case surrounded whether Trump’s attempt […]

US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations to third countries

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland. By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order requiring the […]

Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre in Everglades

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

Florida has begun building a detention centre – dubbed the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ – to temporarily hold migrants on an air strip in the Everglades. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the facility would […]

Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA

June 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s deployment of California’s National Guard to Los Angeles and called the move illegal. The judge’s order to return control of the troops to California Governor Gavin Newsom […]

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

A team of Democratic lawmakers have met two foreign students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana as the White House seeks to deport them. The group visited two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) […]

US Supreme Court rules Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ release of man deported to El Salvador

April 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must try to release a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-jail in El Salvador. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices declined […]

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

April 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been a prominent figure […]

Thousands protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk at rallies in all 50 US states

April 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday. Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington […]

US court rules Prince Harry immigration files must be made public

March 16, 2025 World Justice News 0

Prince Harry’s immigration files must be made public by this Tuesday, a US court has ruled. Judge Carl Nichols ordered documents relating to the Duke of Sussex‘s US visa application to be released as part of […]

Two men found guilty in smuggling deaths of family at US-Canada border

November 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Minnesota jury has found two men guilty of helping smuggle an Indian family from Canada to the US in January 2022, leading to their deaths. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Anthony Shand were found […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]