A Guatemalan teen learned in a Manhattan immigration court that he had just under two weeks to complete an asylum application — in a language he didn’t know.

He's one of thousands being pushed through swift removal proceedings.

My latest for @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/im…

JUST IN: The Trump administration’s head of fair housing and equal opportunity has been appointed to temporarily lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division following Harmeet Dhillon’s resignation.

More here for @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/tr…

NEWS: Top DOJ official warned US attorneys they must adopt wartime posture and that some of them will soon be pushed out. It was PADAG Aakash Singh's first gathering of chief prosecutors since the election, signaling further aggression from AG Blanche news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/do…

NEW: Political appointees across DOJ are rushing to exit due to fears that their ties to a Trump agenda with Stephen Miller now chief of staff will tank their careers, said current and former Trump DOJ officials.

From @benjaminpenn, w/ assist from me:

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NEWS: Numerous Trump DOJ appointees are scrambling to leave out of fear of Stephen Miller's mandates & to salvage career prospects after voters rejected Trump agenda.
My dive on the grim post-midterms mood at Main Justice: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/tr…

🚨SCOOP: The White House is expected to nominate Matt Zandi, chief of staff at the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, to fill the third Republican seat on the EEOC

Zandi worked for Harmeet Dhillon before she resigned last week.

A newsy start to the week: A DOJ official whose only tie to Texas appears to be a 5th Cir. clerkship may be under consideration for a seat on a Texas district court as Republicans rush to fill remaining vacancies.

More on Elliot Gaiser's nomination here:
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Immigration judges are increasingly hearing cases remotely, even when requiring migrants to appear in person. Immigration attorneys and former judges say the practice places a heavy burden on those facing deportation.

For @BLaw, with @Ximena_Bustillo:

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This admin has expanded the flexibility of immigration judges hearing cases remotely - even if immigrants are told by those judges they must appear in person. It's created a patchwork, legally and logistically, with extremely high stakes.
W/ @cecelou18 news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/re…

NEWS: DOJ Civil Rights head Harmeet Dhillon expected to resign as soon as today, the first of multiple senior DOJ officials likely to leave post midterms, w/@cecelou18 news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ju…

SCOOP: Harmeet Dhillon plans to step down from her role leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats’ massive midterm wins.

With @benjaminpenn: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ju…

Democrats winning firm control of the Senate leaves the GOP rushing to confirm Trump’s judicial noms before the new majority potentially shuts off the spigot.

More than 20 picks are still pending. The Judiciary Committee will hold 2 hearings this month.

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Conservative federal judges on a Fifth Circuit panel expressed doubt Wednesday that Rhode Island Hospital was denied due process when a district court ordered enforcement of a subpoena for records on minors’ gender-affirming care.

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The test starts now for Democrats, many who ran on platforms vowing oversight on immigration enforcement tactics and Trump’s immigration policies. Also on tap are the companies with contracts with DHS. But voters, strategists say, want to see results.

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Democrats’ newly won majorities in Congress tee up clashes between lawmakers eager to investigate the Justice Department and Trump administration officials prone to resist oversight.

With @benjaminpenn for @BLaw:

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NEWS: As polls soon close in Calif., new DOJ grand jury subpoenas delivered -- this time at San Fran-area county election offices. DOJ demands info on county officials' roles in noncitizen voting. SCOTUS just rejected DOJ bid for parallel intervention. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/do…

Judge Ada Brown failed to appear today for a scheduled interview in the investigation into her conduct, per a newly released transcript. The judge overseeing the proceedings said the investigation will move forward. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/te…

NEW: DOJ is working to secure a grand jury indictment against James Comey related to the alleged sharing of secret national defense info, a prosecutor said Friday, citing evidence showing potential additional acts as recently as April 2017.

For @BLaw:
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DOJ Civil Rights Division prosecutions of hate crimes and excessive force in policing plummeted after President Donald Trump returned to office, according to Democracy Forward analysis shared exclusively with @BLaw:

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The division’s criminal section hasn’t filed any hate crime charges involving anti-LGBTQ+ incidents.

DOJ said the division has received no anti-LGBTQ+ related referrals from the FBI. This comes even as GLAAD reported anti-LGBTQ+ violent incidents increased from 2024 to 2025.

After Trump’s reelection, the Civil Rights Division saw a major drop in the number of new FBI hate crime and other civil rights investigations opened, according to four former division attorneys familiar with the matter.