Ely Brown

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ely Brown |Armando Garcia

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Harvard medical researcher Kseniia Petrova from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody but she will remain detained to face criminal charges related to the alleged smuggling of frog embryos, according to her attorney. Petrova was detained by customs agents at Logan International Airport in Boston in February for allegedly trying to bring undeclared frog embryos into the U.S. as part of her research.

1 month ago | abcnews.go.com | Ely Brown |Armando Garcia

Kseniia Petrova is being held in a federal prison facility in Louisiana. ByEly Brown and Armando GarciaAn undated handout photo of Kseniia Petrova. Courtesy Attorney Greg RomanovskyA federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Harvard medical researcher Kseniia Petrova from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody but she will remain detained to face criminal charges related to the alleged smuggling of frog embryos, according to her attorney.

1 month ago | abc7.com | Laura Romero |Soo Kim |Ely Brown

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "declaration," frequently cited as the basis for the Trump administration's invoking of the rarely used state secrets privilege to withhold certain information about the removal and detention of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia was finally unsealed late Friday night.

1 month ago | whio.com | Soo Kim |Laura Romero |Ely Brown

WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is set to hear arguments Friday over the Trump administration's recent invocation of the state secrets privilege to shield information about its handling of the matter. Several dozen supporters gathered in front of the Maryland Federal District Courthouse ahead of the hearing, singing and holding signs in support of Abrego Garcia's right to due process.

1 month ago | abc7.com | Laura Romero |James Hill |Ely Brown

A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged migrant gang members is lawful, but determined that the administration has provided insufficient notice before deporting migrants under the proclamation. U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Haines' ruling stands in contrast to two other federal judges who have ruled that Trump's use of the AEA for deportations is unlawful.