Mr. Bukele has asked the U.S. government for the return of more MS-13 leaders. It is unclear who the United States has agreed to return, but in her opinion, Judge Azrack focused on two high-ranking leaders, Mr. Arévalo and César López Larios.

Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes ordered Abrego Garcia not to be detained pending trial and set conditions for his release. However, after the federal government requested a stay of the order, a district judge scheduled an evidentiary hearing to allow the government to argue their request for his detention.

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States.

Sages of the Northern District of New York are trying to reject his pick for United States Attorney at Albany.

RealClearPolitics contributor Kenin Spivak talks to radio talk show host Grant Stinchfield about his latest piece for RCP, "Federal Judge Takes Control of US Government." GRANT STINCHFIELD, HOST: All right.

A federal judge in Tennessee appeared unconvinced on Wednesday by the Department of Justiceʼs push to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in jail ahead of trial, but stopped short of issuing a ruling, delaying a decision that could determine whether the Salvadoran national is once again removed from the United States.

U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio ordered immediate release of a 24-year-old transgender woman from ICE detention, finding her arrest unlawful.

Just days after the Supreme Court again made it clear that the separation of powers is sacrosanct, Indira Talwani, an Obama appointed federal judge

The ACLU's federal lawsuit claims the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement operations violate the Constitution.

Professor McConnell, thanks for joining me. Michael McConnell: It’s a pleasure. Leonhardt: So I want to start with what’s happening in the lower courts, although I promise we’ll get to the Supreme Court, and the extent to which these lower courts have ruled against the Trump administration is pretty remarkable.