John W. Davey

4 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration submitted an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in an effort to resume the rapid deportations of Venezuelans accused of gang ties under a wartime law that a lower court blocked.

4 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak

Tampa Democratic Rep. Dianne Hart speaking in the Capitol at a press conference for inmates' rights on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Starting in the 2010s, many of the country’s reddest states began enacting serious criminal justice reforms, culminating on the federal level when President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act in 2018, which reduced excessive federal prison sentences and encouraged rehabilitation.

4 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak

A sign for the University of Alabama on University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Aug. 24, 2024. (Photo by Will McLelland/Alabama Reflector)A student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities Tuesday, according to a university spokesperson.