Erik Uebelacker

Reuters reporting that the FBI will start devoting a third (!) of its time on immigration cases. "Pursuing white-collar cases, they were told, will be deprioritized for at least the remainder of 2025..."

Reuters @Reuters

FBI ordered to prioritize immigration cases over white collar crime, people familiar say https://t.co/qrdUiUkmEE https://t.co/qrdUiUkmEE

Diddy openings are about to start. Man/myth/legend @jruss_jruss is covering the whole shebang ⬇️

JOSH RUSSELL @jruss_jruss

The Sean "Diddy" Combs federal sex trafficking trial begins this morning in Manhattan federal court, once the final jury selection is completed. https://t.co/5So8iBv18u

RT @lizkimtweets: "Donating to homeless youth" was the code used by Mayor Adams for guest who elected to donate their tickets to his fundra…

Just changed my password to 936639 so I'll never forget it 👊 https://t.co/447fZYvZEc

Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt

Trump's Department of Justice has now released the search warrant materials and other sealed info from Mayor Adams' dismissed corruption case. The trove of documents total more than 1,700 pages. Stay tuned for details.

RT @cspan: Stephen Miller says the White House is looking into suspending habeas corpus, which protects people from unlawful detentions: "A…

"There is absolutely no evidence that she has engaged in violence, or advocated violence, she has no criminal record. She has done nothing other than, essentially, attend her university and expand her contacts in her community in such a supportive way."

Courthouse News @CourthouseNews

Finding “very substantial First Amendment claims,” a Vermont federal judge on Friday ordered Turkish Tufts University doctoral candidate Rumeysa Ozturk to be released from ICE custody after six weeks of detention. @jruss_jruss https://t.co/Oh3xsOrNg6

RT @jruss_jruss: BURLINGTON (CN) — A Vermont federal judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of Turkish Tufts University student Rume…

I urge you to read the 2024 student op-ed that landed Rümeysa Öztürk in ICE custody. It's remarkably tame. She's one of four authors. "Hamas" isn't mentioned once. Still, the government has yet to dispute that she was arrested for this story. 🔗https://t.co/frR9TcgwHy https://t.co/iwjB8ezrog

JOSH RUSSELL @jruss_jruss

Rumeysa Öztürk's lawyer says during bail hearing, “Right now, the clear message that the government is sending to everyone who is watching is that you can be detained thousands of miles from your home for more than six weeks for writing a single student newspaper article.” https://t.co/2JpT349fIz

Update: The Trump Admin loses its bid to consolidate Moshen Mahdawi's case with Rümeysa Öztürk's. That makes the government 0 for 2 in Tuesday's 2nd Circuit arguments. (Earlier this week, the court ruled against the government's effort to keep Öztürk in Louisiana.) https://t.co/X2OS2Ozzgz

Erik Uebelacker @Uebey

Next up, the gov't is challenging the jurisdiction in the case pro-Palestine activist Mohsen Mahdawi', who was also arrested by ICE for his activism, but released by a Vermont judge last week. Drew Ensign is arguing for the gov't again. https://t.co/kr83PvgBjh

RT @jruss_jruss: Rumeysa Öztürk's lawyer says during bail hearing, “Right now, the clear message that the government is sending to everyone…

I can’t stop thinking about the time I saw Jeanine Pirro try to save seats in the courtroom at Trump’s hush money trial by placing *multiple* pairs of high heels on the courtroom benches, then getting scolded by court officers.

Jeremy Barr @jeremymbarr

Bret Baier just told Fox viewers that Jeanine Pirro was appointed. "She will be leaving Fox to take this position. We obviously wish her well." https://t.co/jI7eEhmgey

RT @CourthouseNews: On Thursday, Harvey Weinstein’s new sexual assault accuser recalled the day she said the disgraced film mogul “raped” h…

RT @CourthouseNews: The Second Circuit on Wednesday ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to keep a pro-Palestine Tufts Universi…

Update: The Second Circuit just ruled against the Trump Administration. Rümeysa Öztürk must be brought back to Vermont in the next week. https://t.co/KRjgwAEtDk

Erik Uebelacker @Uebey

NOW: Second Circuit arguments in the case of Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts student detained by ICE for co-authoring a pro-Palestine op-ed in her student newspaper. A district judge ruled that she be moved to Vermont. The gov’t is trying to keep her in Louisiana. cc: @CourthouseNews https://t.co/K4sHyDKHKJ

MAHMOUD KHALIL: By tomorrow, the gov't needs to list every time the U.S. has deported: "An alien whose presence or activities in the U.S. the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the U.S." https://t.co/Du3fiRedWG