# ![@kyledcheney Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::23578274.png) @kyledcheney Kyle Cheney

Kyle Cheney posts on X about doj, in the, this is, the first the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"JUST IN: Judge Kollar-Kotelly permanently enjoins President Trump's executive order claiming to impose a citizenship requirement to vote or register to vote. Her [---] page ruling. https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv0946-236 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv0946-236"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017346662381789275)  2026-01-30T21:18Z 321.9K followers, 1.4M engagements


"ANOTHER ONE: Ruling tonight from Judge Gerrard in Minnesota ordering the immediate return and release of a pregnant woman who was apprehended on her way to work and her husband + two sons. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230681/gov.uscourts.mnd.230681.18.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230681/gov.uscourts.mnd.230681.18.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2015292455210365251)  2026-01-25T05:15Z 321.9K followers, 40.2K engagements


"For a fuller account of the incident that ICE now says agents lied about here's a thread explaining the developments in the case some of them in real time: Two men were recently charged with assaulting an immigration officer in MN with a snow shovel and broom which led to a shooting ICE claims was defensive. The case made national headlines. The men moved in court earlier in this week to prevent ICE from deporting witnesses who https://t.co/RwnW8BpBdU Two men were recently charged with assaulting an immigration officer in MN with a snow shovel and broom which led to a shooting ICE claims was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022388081891180888)  2026-02-13T19:11Z 321.9K followers, 31.6K engagements


"7) 'FATIGUED': Judges are increasingly exasperated by what they see as a strategy to make the process in court and for detainees writ large as cumberosme and painful as possible especially when judges have been rejecting their detentions en masse. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021188503569113284)  2026-02-10T11:44Z 321.9K followers, 15K engagements


"NEW: ICE says officers involved in Jan. [--] shooting in Minnesota appear to have lied about the incident and may face prosecution. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022397351315571115)  2026-02-13T19:47Z 321.9K followers, 52.3K engagements


"👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates as well as a text message revealing a top NEH officials views on woke and progressive grants. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.641679/gov.uscourts.nysd.641679.219.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.641679/gov.uscourts.nysd.641679.219.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022486796282827095)  2026-02-14T01:43Z 321.9K followers, 69.1K engagements


"Unspecified Oval Office announcement from Trump tomorrow afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1962695051680608639)  2025-09-02T01:52Z 321.9K followers, 19.4M engagements


"Since July I've tracked at least [----] cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677.8.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677/gov.uscourts.cacd.1000677.8.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2015252291066921388)  2026-01-25T02:36Z 321.9K followers, 1.2M engagements


"More exchanges between Elon Musk and Epstein in new batch:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017291371803967894)  2026-01-30T17:38Z 321.9K followers, 2.4M engagements


"Two men were recently charged with assaulting an immigration officer in MN with a snow shovel and broom which led to a shooting ICE claims was defensive. The case made national headlines. The men moved in court earlier in this week to prevent ICE from deporting witnesses who they say can rebut the charges. Their trial judge Paul Magnuson agreed. However. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019469500073345109 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019469500073345109"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019469500073345109)  2026-02-05T17:53Z 321.9K followers, 277.3K engagements


"NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases in Minnesota and around the country. Heres a look at what theyre seeing: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021180664217788676)  2026-02-10T11:13Z 321.9K followers, 180.8K engagements


"JUST IN: Judge Kelly has barred the Trump administration from transfering [--] former death row inmates (commuted to life sentences by Biden) to the notorious ADX supermax prison saying they were given "sham" due process after decision was made. https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv3742-71 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv3742-71"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021773359994871851)  2026-02-12T02:28Z 321.9K followers, 177.5K engagements


"Judge Kelly (a Trump appointee in D.C.) said comments by Trump and Bondi effectively coerced decisionmakers to send the men to ADX before their due process could even begin. https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv3742-71 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2025cv3742-71"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021775328062947390)  2026-02-12T02:36Z 321.9K followers, 45.3K engagements


"The rejection of the policy has been overwhelming and driven by judges of all ideologies. While the [--] judges who have backed the admins view are with a few exceptions Trump appointees. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/donald-trump-judges-mandatory-detention-rulings-00778256 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/donald-trump-judges-mandatory-detention-rulings-00778256"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022070451225432538)  2026-02-12T22:08Z 321.9K followers, 19.9K engagements


"JUST IN: After Secretary Rubio declined a judge's suggestion to return illegally deported Any Lopez Belloza a [--] year old Babson student who was sent to Honduras in defiance of a court order Judge Stearns has orderd the admin to facilitate her return. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.292111/gov.uscourts.mad.292111.42.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.292111/gov.uscourts.mad.292111.42.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022381464084713598)  2026-02-13T18:44Z 321.9K followers, 251.1K engagements


"Here's a man from Kyrgyzstan with work authorization arrested at a weigh station in West Virginia. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242935/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242935.28.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242935/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242935.28.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022457256340791336)  2026-02-13T23:46Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING: Pelosi confirms in letter that Judiciary Committee will go to court TODAY to force Don McGahn to testify"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1159176245273341961)  2019-08-07T18:55Z 321.8K followers, 18.1K engagements


"NEW: Defense Department directed Laura COOPER not to appear for her deposition today. Dems issues a subpoena and she is testifying anyway per an official working on the impeachment inquiry. Same story as several State Dept. witnesses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1187109137861267459)  2019-10-23T20:50Z 321.8K followers, 18K engagements


": This is wild. As many have pointed out the first letter in each of the top [--] tweets on @RepGosar's account spell "Epstein Didn't Kill Himself.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1194744726693535747)  2019-11-13T22:31Z 321.8K followers, 25.2K engagements


"NYT reports that Pompeo Bolton Esper met with Trump in late August to plead with him to release military aid. He rebuffed their effort. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1211390729177702401)  2019-12-29T20:57Z 321.8K followers, 28.4K engagements


"Even if members of Congress don't "read Twitter" it would seem to be a pretty basic responsibility of governing to know what the president of the United States is communicating to millions of people at any given time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1270376291901083655)  2020-06-09T15:24Z 321.8K followers, 25.3K engagements


"Seems significant that a senator is acknowledging telling Trump *directly* that Pence was under threat and Trump still didn't say anything publicly about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1359673278663639047)  2021-02-11T01:19Z 321.8K followers, 17.4K engagements


"HAPPENING NOW: Heated sentencing hearing in case of Jan. [--] defendant James Bonet. DEFENSE LAWYER: Our president was inciting some people to do this. JUDGE SULLIVAN: But thats not a defense. The devil made me do it so I did it Thats crazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1501661042178498566)  2022-03-09T20:47Z 321.8K followers, 16.9K engagements


"BREAKING: Judge orders John Eastman to release emails he attempted to withhold from the Jan. [--] committee. "Trumps plan had worked it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition of power undermining American democracy and the Constitution." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1508468155764649985)  2022-03-28T15:36Z 321.8K followers, 19.5K engagements


"BREAKING: The Jan. [--] select committee says it has obtained evidence that Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) led a tour through the Capitol on Jan. [--] [----] contradicting earlier denials by GOP lawmakers that any tours occurred that day. Story TK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1527363533200994325)  2022-05-19T19:00Z 321.8K followers, 34.3K engagements


"NEWS: Liz CHENEY agrees that it's time for the Jan. [--] select committee to talk to Ginni Thomas per an aide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1537460686359605248)  2022-06-16T15:42Z 321.8K followers, 45.4K engagements


"CHENEY at Reagan Library tonight: "At this moment we are confronting a domestic threat we have never faced before a former president who is attempting to unravel the foundations of our Constitutional Republic." GOP leaders she says have become "willing hostages.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1542316554133684227)  2022-06-30T01:18Z 321.8K followers, 22.4K engagements


"BREAKING: Appeals Court panel *grants* DOJ request for a stay of parts of Judge Cannons ruling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1572727110380453889)  2022-09-21T23:18Z 321.8K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Extremely bad luck for Trump. He filed a lawsuit against NYAG Letitia James in Florida state court. James yesterday removed the case to federal court and it landed before . Judge Donald Middlebrooks who just days ago sanctioned Trump attorneys for a frivolous lawsuit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1593245330585563142)  2022-11-17T14:11Z 321.8K followers, 19.1K engagements


"JUST IN: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has requested that DOJ provide her with Jack Smith's full case file to facilitate her office's ongoing prosecution of Donald Trump's allies in the [----] election effort. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25485642-election-case-letter-to-ag-garland/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25485642-election-case-letter-to-ag-garland/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1878835162349461958)  2025-01-13T16:03Z 321.8K followers, 718.4K engagements


"NEWSY: The White House confirms tonight that Elon Musk is NOT the administrator of DOGE and is not even technically part of it. He's a "senior adviser to the president" like Anita Dunn they say. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463.24.1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463.24.1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1891668126044991992)  2025-02-18T01:56Z 321.9K followers, 1.7M engagements


"BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Thomas Alito dissent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1913460226281316398)  2025-04-19T05:10Z 321.9K followers, 4.5M engagements


"BREAKING: A federal judge just blocked the "big beautiful bill's" provision to defund Planned Parenthood. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.286600/gov.uscourts.mad.286600.18.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.286600/gov.uscourts.mad.286600.18.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1942345612906594650)  2025-07-07T22:10Z 321.8K followers, 3.9M engagements


"JUST IN: Texas Democrats fired their first legal volley against Gov. Abbott's bid to remove them from office. Rep. Gene Wu said the TX constitution permits only the legislature to remove its own members and that Abbot's bid was full of other holes too. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26045868/gene-wu-response-to-governors-quo-warranto-petition-final-1.pdf https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26045868/gene-wu-response-to-governors-quo-warranto-petition-final-1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1953920663569281507)  2025-08-08T20:46Z 321.6K followers, 80.3K engagements


"JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times demand for a list of Elon Musks security clearances. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038.21.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038.21.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1975954972811710922)  2025-10-08T16:02Z 321.9K followers, 2.3M engagements


"A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music "The Imperial March" behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle. Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286143/gov.uscourts.dcd.286143.1.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286143/gov.uscourts.dcd.286143.1.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1981399702898954647)  2025-10-23T16:37Z 321.8K followers, 1M engagements


"BREAKING: The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Judge Sarah Ellis' order requiring DHS official Gregory Bovino to appear in court daily for updates on operations in the Chicago area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1983638906064314871)  2025-10-29T20:55Z 321.9K followers, 484.4K engagements


"JUST IN: The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to stop by 9:30 tonight the court orders requiring payment of full November SNAP benefits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1986947619898143122)  2025-11-08T00:03Z 321.8K followers, 2.6M engagements


"Trump is reveling in the apparent homicide of Rob Reiner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2000579971828379697)  2025-12-15T14:53Z 321.6K followers, 2.5M engagements


"AG Bondi tells Judge Cannon she has determined Jack Smith's report on the classified documents case is "an internal deliberative communication" that should never be released outside DOJ. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.773.0_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.773.0_1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2014806765074776242)  2026-01-23T21:05Z 321.6K followers, 1.4M engagements


"Sometimes even when a noncitizen wins the legal fight to obtain a bond hearing before an immigration judge that's not the end of the story. A federal judge has ordered a second bond hearing for this man saying the first one was deficient: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.118248/gov.uscourts.miwd.118248.7.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.118248/gov.uscourts.miwd.118248.7.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2016160360835772726)  2026-01-27T14:44Z 321.6K followers, 522K engagements


"BREAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has barred the Trump administration from arresting / detaining the state's [----] refugees while they await lawful permanent resident status. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526.41.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526.41.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2016646273609130271)  2026-01-28T22:55Z 321.6K followers, 872.9K engagements


"COMEDY OF ERRORS: On Jan. [--] ICE detained a Minnesota resident who had a rare "T visa" for victims of severe human trafficking or those who aid law enforcement to thwart it even though he had legal status. -On Jan. [--] they urged the court to drop his case because he had been released. -On Jan. [--] they said never mind "she" sic was still in custody and had been transfered to Texas. Then they said 'Here's a declaration explaining it' and forgot to attach the declaration. -On Jan. [--] they missed a court-ordered deadline to explain WTF was going on. Today a judge ordered his release and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017063127410499884)  2026-01-30T02:31Z 321.6K followers, 355.7K engagements


"BLANCHE says [--] million pages of Epstein Files are coming out today. Plus thousands of videos and images"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017268226728554617)  2026-01-30T16:06Z 321.6K followers, 235.1K engagements


"Enormous number of Steve Bannon texts in these new batches of Epstein Files they had an obvious familiarity/comfort joking with each other mocking Trump while discussing financial arrangements the Mueller probe We Build the Wall geopolitics re Qatar UAE Russia China actual contacts with foreign leaders and making constant arrangements to meet talk and film an Epstein documentary. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615587.pdf https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615587.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017285397831614828)  2026-01-30T17:14Z 321.6K followers, 491.5K engagements


"NEW: An early takeaway as we comb through the mega-release of Epstein Files: -His relationship with Steve Bannon was extensive warm and showed the two using each other to wield power around the world and in the US. They mocked Trump and discussed Bannon's strategy to distance himself if Trump imploded amid investigations. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017381229646028889)  2026-01-30T23:35Z 321.7K followers, 230.6K engagements


"Never seen a ruling like this: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017695348530045201)  2026-01-31T20:23Z 321.8K followers, 926.2K engagements


"The judges in MN worked all weekend again processing emergency lawsuits brought by ICE detainees. Here's one from 8:13pm tonight by Judge Tostrud a Trump appointee who has ruled repeatedly to relesae people ICE has subejcted to mandatory detention. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230960/gov.uscourts.mnd.230960.7.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230960/gov.uscourts.mnd.230960.7.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018159365438550057)  2026-02-02T03:07Z 321.8K followers, 48.3K engagements


"MORE: Judge Menendez tonight ordered the release of a woman from Ecuador who says she suffered severe injuries during her arrest by ICE requiring "treatment for lesions to her face and surgery for her appendix and gall bladder." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231048/gov.uscourts.mnd.231048.7.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231048/gov.uscourts.mnd.231048.7.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018161844741955606)  2026-02-02T03:17Z 321.8K followers, 607K engagements


"Judges in Minnesota continue to order the release people detained by ICE during their mass deportation operation. Here's Judge Bryan rejecting the detention of a man arrested without a warrant while shopping at Walmart. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231118/gov.uscourts.mnd.231118.5.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231118/gov.uscourts.mnd.231118.5.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018392555231019023)  2026-02-02T18:34Z 321.7K followers, 56.3K engagements


"NEW: The ruling requires ICE to immediately begin allowing the [--] Democrats who sued to access detention facilities without notice. The ruling could be expanded later. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/ice-detention-congress-visit-00759990 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/ice-detention-congress-visit-00759990"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018397055119462804)  2026-02-02T18:52Z 321.7K followers, 106K engagements


"JUST IN: Judge Reyes has blocked Secretary Noems decision to yank temporary protected status from [------] Haitians living in the U.S. with a pointedly understated review of Noems take on immigrants. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018502040364765201)  2026-02-03T01:49Z 321.6K followers, 85.3K engagements


"JUST IN: Judge Simon bars ICE from using aggressive tactics against protesters and journalists beginning his opinion with this preamble: "Our nation is now at a crossroads. In helping our nation find its constitutional compass an impartial and independent judiciary operating under the rule of law has a responsibility that it may not shirk." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018813239510061182)  2026-02-03T22:25Z 321.8K followers, 252.3K engagements


"MORE: Judge Simon said DHS leaders's statements effectively blessed/incentivized the use of force against protesters and journalists. "The culture of the agency and its employees is to celebrate violent responses over fair and diplomatic ones." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018816325054054871)  2026-02-03T22:38Z 321.7K followers, 33.1K engagements


"NEW: Judge Simon said uses of force against peaceful protesters and journalists appeared to be escalating in Portland and he ordered sharp restrictions to DHS agents' use of force and chemical munitions. w/ @joshgerstein @natsfert https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/dhs-anti-ice-protests-portland-00763668 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/dhs-anti-ice-protests-portland-00763668"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2018836571664122223)  2026-02-03T23:58Z 321.7K followers, 20.1K engagements


"JUST IN: SCOTUS declines to take up challenge to Gov. Newsom's redistricting effort in California"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019123387772334212)  2026-02-04T18:58Z 321.7K followers, 430.9K engagements


"NEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball and saying ICE won't return their messages. The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/trump-ice-minnesota-prosecutors-immigration-00765031 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/trump-ice-minnesota-prosecutors-immigration-00765031"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019145649288278061)  2026-02-04T20:26Z 321.9K followers, 84.7K engagements


"👀 Rep. LOUDERMILK announces he won't run for reelection to his Georgia seat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019170265100611741)  2026-02-04T22:04Z 321.7K followers, 250.5K engagements


"MEANWHILE: Judges in Minnesota continue rejecting the administration's efforts to lock up ICE's targets en masse. This man has been in the US since [----] and says he's been approved for a green card. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231220/gov.uscourts.mnd.231220.7.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231220/gov.uscourts.mnd.231220.7.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019190842838098309)  2026-02-04T23:26Z 321.7K followers, 42.5K engagements


"What may be most notable however is the increasingly lengthy list of requirements in the judge's order each responsive to recent violations or transgressions by the administation such as releasing MN residents in Texas with no way to get home to withholding their possessions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019191214499573887)  2026-02-04T23:27Z 321.9K followers, 26.9K engagements


"In another release order Judge BARTLE a George W. Bush appointee in Pennsylvania vented today that ICE "continues to act contrary to law to spend taxpayer money needlessly and to waste the scarce resources of the judiciary." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.648453/gov.uscourts.paed.648453.10.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.648453/gov.uscourts.paed.648453.10.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019198133155082560)  2026-02-04T23:55Z 321.9K followers, 28.1K engagements


"JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from making warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon without an "individualized assessment" that the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190035/gov.uscourts.ord.190035.80.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190035/gov.uscourts.ord.190035.80.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019255333575602657)  2026-02-05T03:42Z 321.6K followers, 29.8K engagements


"NEW: The top Trump-appointed proseutor in MN says his office is dropping "pressing priorities" to manage crushing immigration workload. His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings. The bleak assessment: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/minnesota-prosecutor-ice-sidelining-priorities-00766733 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/minnesota-prosecutor-ice-sidelining-priorities-00766733"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019418000827511050)  2026-02-05T14:29Z 321.7K followers, 98.6K engagements


"Judges and the people ICE is detaining keep pointing out that this crisis is one of the administration's own making -- adopting a policy of mass detention without preparing for inevitable surge of legal battles. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/minnesota-prosecutor-ice-sidelining-priorities-00766733 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/minnesota-prosecutor-ice-sidelining-priorities-00766733"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019419841539764287)  2026-02-05T14:36Z 321.7K followers, 35.3K engagements


"UPDATE: Judge Strickland in New Mexico has now further enjoined DHS from relocating or deporting the witness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019496929973977535)  2026-02-05T19:42Z 321.7K followers, 51.1K engagements


"Talwani specifically cited the recent op-ed by DHS General Counsel James Percival saying noncitizens with final removal orders are "fugutives from justice" and don't have 4th Amendment protection from agents entering their homes. The risk of error is high she says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019530934127665423)  2026-02-05T21:57Z 321.6K followers, 45.4K engagements


"ANOTHER UPDATE: Judge Strickland has now ordered thre *release* and travel back to Minnesota for the woman who witnessed last month's alleged assault. She says the woman's 1-year-old son who she's been separated from while in detention was badly burned and requires surgery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019536396051247306)  2026-02-05T22:19Z 321.7K followers, 56.7K engagements


"NOTABLE: More than [---] judges nationwide have rejected the administration's interpretation of ICE's detention power with just [--] siding with the Trump administration. The 5th Circuit adopted the outlier view but other circuits will weigh in and this is likely SCOTUS-bound"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019953788887658512)  2026-02-07T01:58Z 321.7K followers, 292.2K engagements


"Judge DOUGLAS' dissent says the result from the 5th circuit could not possibly be what Congress intended when it passed the [----] law the administration is now using for its mass detention strategy. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/trump-mass-detention-5th-circuit-00770361 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/trump-mass-detention-5th-circuit-00770361"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019973851673760116)  2026-02-07T03:17Z 321.7K followers, 90.3K engagements


"So here's the chronology as best I can figure it out. 1) After a car chase feds pursue a man into an apartment complex where there is a physical altercation (the facts of which are in dispute). Feds say two men attacked them with a broom and shovel. An agent shoots a man in the leg amid the tussle. The two men are arrested and charged. Story makes national headlines. 2) The same night ICE sweeps the building where the incident occurs and arrests at least two witnesses to the alleged assault -- and ships them to Texas. One of them a 19-year-old woman and partner of one of the alleged"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020325349519692066)  2026-02-08T02:34Z 321.7K followers, 45.7K engagements


"UPDATE: Judge Padin in NJ becomes the first judge (that I've seen) to address the 5th Circuit ruling in her own habeas case. She's "unpersuaded" by the court's reasoning which is only binding in Texas Louisiana and Mississippi for now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020621518418669930)  2026-02-08T22:11Z 321.9K followers, 46.5K engagements


"15 year veteran of DOJ's immigration litigation is leaving. She argued for Trump admin in the South Sudan deportation case in Massachusetts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020936139641631174)  2026-02-09T19:01Z 321.7K followers, 23.8K engagements


"This case had been heading toward SCOTUS with DOJ due to file a response to Bannon's high court petition. But DOJ repeatedly postponed and now appears to want to end the matter without the justices' review"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020938871987634423)  2026-02-09T19:12Z 321.7K followers, 29.9K engagements


"NEW: DOJ is asking a judge to erase Steve Bannon's contempt conviction for defying subpoena from the Jan. [--] committee. It sidesteps a SCOTUS fight over the issue and comes as Bannon has been under scrutiny for new details about his Epstein ties. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/steve-bannon-conviction-jan-6-committee-00771714 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/steve-bannon-conviction-jan-6-committee-00771714"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020954705333977448)  2026-02-09T20:15Z 321.9K followers, 34K engagements


"JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked Californias law requiring ICE to remove masks but concludes its not an impermissible regulation if the state tweaks it to apply to all law enforcement not just feds. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805.63.0_29.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805.63.0_29.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020984964859428891)  2026-02-09T22:15Z 321.9K followers, 147.5K engagements


"The judge however allowed another law requiring feds to display names or badge numbers. And she cast doubt on DOJs reason for opposing the mask rule saying masks contributed to the danger facing law enforcement https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805.63.0_29.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805/gov.uscourts.cacd.995805.63.0_29.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020984976997765279)  2026-02-09T22:15Z 321.9K followers, 27.7K engagements


"UPDATE: @RealPNavarro says he's happy for Bannon but . "under no circumstances do I want the DOJ to try to do the same in my case." He says he wants to fight the appeal of his contempt conviction to the Supreme Court. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/steve-bannon-conviction-jan-6-committee-00771714 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/steve-bannon-conviction-jan-6-committee-00771714"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021000759844737460)  2026-02-09T23:18Z 321.7K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: A judge said California could enforce a law requiring federal agents to display names or badge numbers but she said the state cant for now enforce its requirement that they remove their masks. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/judge-blocks-enforcement-california-ice-agents-masks-00772396 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/judge-blocks-enforcement-california-ice-agents-masks-00772396"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021033992749977890)  2026-02-10T01:30Z 321.7K followers, 10.4K engagements


"This suggests DOJ can tell us in some cases who is behind the redacted email addresses since they werent redacted to protect the sender/recipients identity but just their contact info. Also doesnt the law just require redaction of victims PII You looked at the document. You know its an email address that was redacted. The law requires redactions for personally identifiable information including if in an email address. And you know that the Sultans name is available unredacted in the files. See EFTA00666117. Be You looked at the document. You know its an email address that was redacted. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021043630178484522)  2026-02-10T02:08Z 321.7K followers, 68.3K engagements


"NOTABLE: Judge Briones a Clinton appointee in Texas says the 5th Circuit's ruling resolves (for now) a legal question about mandatory detention but many jduges decided cases on alternative "due process" grounds that he says remain in force. Including his here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172884560/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172884560.8.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172884560/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172884560.8.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021055706456035709)  2026-02-10T02:56Z 321.9K followers, 19.7K engagements


"On the flip side Judge Ada Brown defers to the Fifth Circuit's decision here to deny ordering a bond hearing for a man who would probabyl have gotten one prior to the CA5 ruling. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.407637/gov.uscourts.txnd.407637.26.0_3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.407637/gov.uscourts.txnd.407637.26.0_3.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021057569016643626)  2026-02-10T03:04Z 321.7K followers, [----] engagements


"4) LEFT IN THE COLD -- OR WITHOUT I.D.: With increasing frequency ICE detainees who win release say they're being let out 1000s of miles from home and without belongings like ID wallets and warm clothes for MN weather Judges are increasingly ordering "humane treatment." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021186279702962545)  2026-02-10T11:35Z 321.8K followers, 14.8K engagements


"Judge Nelson spent time tracking a UPS shipment to ensure that one man got his documents back. Judge Blackwell emphasized that these transgressiosn were leading judges to issuie more prescriptive orders. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021186668120707475)  2026-02-10T11:37Z 321.8K followers, [----] engagements


"5) DEFICIENT BOND HEARINGS: When judges order detainees to get a chance for bond they want those detainees to have a fair chance to prove they are not a danger or a flight risk. Increasingly judges say the bond hearings held by DOJ have fallen short of constitutional standards https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021187191989313684)  2026-02-10T11:39Z 321.7K followers, [----] engagements


"JUST IN: A federal judge in Michigan has rejected the administration's attempt to obtain the state's voter rolls. Judge Hala Jarbou a Trump appointee said the law does not require the state to turn them over. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977.67.0_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977.67.0_1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021231957191905301)  2026-02-10T14:37Z 321.9K followers, 177.8K engagements


"The Trump administration quietly tried to drop its lawsuit against federal judges in Maryland over their blanket policy to slow down habeas cases. The case had become moot they said because of new rules adopted by the judges. But the 4th Circuit still wants a swing at this. Could be https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.179868/gov.uscourts.ca4.179868.24.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.179868/gov.uscourts.ca4.179868.24.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021323344323490251)  2026-02-10T20:40Z 321.9K followers, 54.1K engagements


"NEW: Prosecutors tried and failed to get a grand jury to indict @SenMarkKelly @SenatorSlotkin and four House Democrats for making a video that urged troops to disregard illegal orders. Confirming NYT/NBC. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/lawmakers-military-orders-grand-jury-indictment-00775504 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/lawmakers-military-orders-grand-jury-indictment-00775504"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021574005300347120)  2026-02-11T13:16Z 321.9K followers, 13.9K engagements


"Slotkin already fundraising off yesterday's failed indictment. Jeanine Pirro may be the best Democratic fundraiser this cycle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021583227979280690)  2026-02-11T13:52Z 321.9K followers, 12.8K engagements


"BONDI: Trump's name has appeared "countless" times in the Epstein files"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021622100826427773)  2026-02-11T16:27Z 321.9K followers, 51.3K engagements


"NEGUSE plays video of Jan .6 defendant Jared Wise screaming at cops and saying "kill em" in a body-worn camera video. BONDI confirms that Wise now works for DOJ. "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump" she says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021651498732859545)  2026-02-11T18:24Z 321.9K followers, 97.2K engagements


"NEW: Judge Tim Kelly ruled that President Trump and AG Bondi's demand to transfer former death row inmates to a supermax prison in Colorado resulted in a "sham" process that violated their right to context the move. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/trump-bondi-supermax-prison-00777782utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/trump-bondi-supermax-prison-00777782utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021802370708000825)  2026-02-12T04:23Z 321.9K followers, 12.6K engagements


"Leon a George W. Bush appointee famous for his use of the exclamation point uncorks a few here and drops in a Bob Dylan quote for good measure. He says Hegseth and the Pentagon have "trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms" and threatened other military retirees. https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2026cv0081-37 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2026cv0081-37"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022003853340606601)  2026-02-12T17:44Z 321.9K followers, 29.3K engagements


"UPDATE: Lisa Cook says she's not going anywhere and Trump's bid to fire her is baseless. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/25/trump-says-hes-firing-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook-00523841 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/25/trump-says-hes-firing-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook-00523841"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1960174571916587259)  2025-08-26T02:56Z 321.9K followers, 1.8M engagements


"2) BLOWING OFF DEADLINES: When detainees sue for release the administration is increasingly blowing off court-ordered deadlines to response. It's become almost routine and has led judges to order release in some cases. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021184358590128348)  2026-02-10T11:27Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"3) IMPROPER CONDITIONS: When judges order an ICE detainee released ICE is sometimes requiring them to submit to "conditions" like GPS monitoring even though they're not criminal defendants. Judges say this is a plain violation of their orders. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021185251142168766)  2026-02-10T11:31Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING: Biden has pardoned his family https://www.justice.gov/pardon/media/1385756/dlinline https://www.justice.gov/pardon/media/1385756/dlinline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1881381082664456667)  2025-01-20T16:39Z 321.9K followers, 10.1M engagements


"BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 6-3 to allow Trumps pocket rescission of $4 billion in foreign aid funding ruling that its unlikely the groups suing have standing to pursue the claim and that Trumps foreign policy power outweighs their purported harms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1971677501253615905)  2025-09-26T20:45Z 321.9K followers, 2.1M engagements


"Trump amplifies post that says NATO not China or Russia is part of the real threat to America "  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2013646849710653935)  2026-01-20T16:16Z 321.9K followers, 994K engagements


"Hillary Clinton asks for a public hearing:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019395096228348317)  2026-02-05T12:58Z 321.9K followers, 872.2K engagements


"NEW: The 5th Circuits ruling backing the ICEs mass detention policy may have a seismic impact but early results suggest judges in Texas see other constitutional grounds to continue ordering the release of detainees. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/texas-immigration-detention-rulings-00774124utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/texas-immigration-detention-rulings-00774124utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021301075169415540)  2026-02-10T19:11Z 321.9K followers, 91.6K engagements


"Judge Conley in Wisconsin has some questions about why ICE detained the nursing mother of a six-month-old despite a policy that generally forbids it. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021555477574713801)  2026-02-11T12:02Z 321.9K followers, 37.2K engagements


"MEANWHILE: Judges across the country continue rejecting the 5th circuit's view of ICE's detention authority. Here is Indiana-based Trump appointee Damon Leichty. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.innd.125582/gov.uscourts.innd.125582.14.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.innd.125582/gov.uscourts.innd.125582.14.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021573567855329751)  2026-02-11T13:14Z 321.9K followers, 17.4K engagements


"The alleged "attack" resulted in a federal agent shooting a man in the leg. The circumstances around that shooting which unlike the Alex Pretti and Renee Good shootings hasn't emerged on video are now murkier. Here's a sample of the stories that ran"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022094000275304955)  2026-02-12T23:42Z 321.9K followers, 24.9K engagements


"It took two years but the House has finally reached an agreement for MCGAHN to testify about what he told Mueller. Terms of the deal are unclear except for one: Former President Trump is not a party to the agreement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1392258987551346691)  2021-05-11T23:23Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts statement: "For more than two centuries it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1902027868558758280)  2025-03-18T16:02Z 321.9K followers, 5.5M engagements


"NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/trump-musk-doge-social-security-00737245 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/trump-musk-doge-social-security-00737245"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2013685657713967157)  2026-01-20T18:50Z 321.9K followers, 2.6M engagements


"MORE: Plaintiffs in the case have added a declaration from a pediatrician who sought to administer aid to Alex Pretti after he was shot. "ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2015242166822432982)  2026-01-25T01:55Z 321.9K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos who became a symbol of ICE's aggression in MN "The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas.even if it requires traumatizing children https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2017694942194217300)  2026-01-31T20:22Z 321.9K followers, 1.3M engagements


"Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia where Judge Goodwin a Clinton appointee excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees. "This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242913/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242913.32.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242913/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242913.32.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021421690509722002)  2026-02-11T03:11Z 321.9K followers, 102.9K engagements


"A judge in New York has ordered the immediate release of a Chinese woman who has lived in the United States for [--] years and was abruptly detained Monday despite pending applications for legal status a U.S. citizen son and a minor child with medical needs. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.657679/gov.uscourts.nysd.657679.14.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.657679/gov.uscourts.nysd.657679.14.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021730288645046519)  2026-02-11T23:37Z 321.9K followers, 56.5K engagements


"BREAKING: Judge Leon *rejects* Secretary Hegseth's bid to punish @SenMarkKelly for advising troops to ignore illegal orders. https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2026cv0081-37 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc2026cv0081-37"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022003374951153701)  2026-02-12T17:42Z 321.9K followers, 88K engagements


"A reminder that the partner of one of the defendants the 19-year-old mother of a 1-year-old who came into the country as a minor was bounced by ICE from Minnesota to El Paso to New Mexico and back after a judge ruled her detention illegal last week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022094796551315688)  2026-02-12T23:45Z 321.9K followers, 22.8K engagements


"NEW: A federal judge excoriated the Trump administration for claiming it lacked the resources to give ICE detainees constitutionally required access to lawyers despite surging law enforcement to detain them in the first place. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022124138522194282)  2026-02-13T01:42Z 321.9K followers, 28.4K engagements


"NEW: ICE says officers involved in Jan. [--] shooting in Minnesota appear to have lied about the incident and may face prosecution. w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022397272202572184)  2026-02-13T19:47Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Judge Mark Norris of Tennessee becomes the 29th to side with the Trump administration's view of mandatory detention and the 21st Trump appointee. Like several others he says the man he is ordering detained seems hardworking and law-abiding and he regrets the result. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnwd.109076/gov.uscourts.tnwd.109076.26.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnwd.109076/gov.uscourts.tnwd.109076.26.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022519647522664767)  2026-02-14T03:53Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING: Judge William Young a Reagan appointee delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1973066201690439739)  2025-09-30T16:43Z 321.9K followers, 2.4M engagements


"UPDATE 3: It appears that after a federal agent shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Jan. [--] ICE swept the building where the incident occurred. This man a Venezuelan who had TPS was quickly bounced to Texas. Judge Tunheim just ordered his release https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231138/gov.uscourts.mnd.231138.6.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231138/gov.uscourts.mnd.231138.6.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019850607046295679)  2026-02-06T19:08Z 321.9K followers, 152.1K engagements


"BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read. (h/t @Kenwardjr) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242890/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242890.25.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242890/gov.uscourts.wvsd.242890.25.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021189469953458277)  2026-02-10T11:48Z 321.9K followers, 27.6K engagements


"JUST IN: Judge BOASBERG has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan men illegally deported under the Alien Enemies Act and who are currently in countries other than Venezuela. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.247.0_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.247.0_4.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2021981473742655686)  2026-02-12T16:15Z 321.9K followers, 109.3K engagements


"This is wrong the report shows the admin spent upward $40m on *third country* deportations for a relatively small number of migrants. The Trump administration's deportations last year are estimated to have cost taxpayers "upward of $40 million" according to a Democratic congressional report released Friday. https://t.co/OElEvZMfvk https://t.co/M2e8tgCSh6 The Trump administration's deportations last year are estimated to have cost taxpayers "upward of $40 million" according to a Democratic congressional report released Friday. https://t.co/OElEvZMfvk https://t.co/M2e8tgCSh6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022698925929697666)  2026-02-14T15:46Z 321.9K followers, 33.6K engagements


"BONUS RULING: Judge O'Hearn says the administration's persistent violations of court orders signals "blatant disregard for judicial authority undermines the administration of justice and raises substantial questions as to the administration's commitment to the rule of https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.591578/gov.uscourts.njd.591578.7.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.591578/gov.uscourts.njd.591578.7.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022733512596439288)  2026-02-14T18:03Z 321.9K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Vance here mocking @jonfavs for not reading the court filing says the deported man was a convicted gang member The court filing does not say that. It says he was denied bond in [----] over an informants claim he was in MS-13. Thats not a conviction. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.11.3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.11.3.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1906946410794156129)  2025-04-01T05:47Z 321.9K followers, 4.7M engagements


"JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS. Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights combined with ICE use of administrative warrants is a recipe for abuse. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.289669/gov.uscourts.mad.289669.75.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.289669/gov.uscourts.mad.289669.75.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019530134273790295)  2026-02-05T21:54Z 321.9K followers, 1.1M engagements


"BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up thousands of people who are in immigration proceedings. It's a 2-1 ruling. Majority: Jones (Reagan) Duncan (Trump) Minority: Douglas (Biden) https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26884355/ca5detention.pdf https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26884355/ca5detention.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2019953525787070640)  2026-02-07T01:57Z 321.9K followers, 341.2K engagements


"JUST IN: DOJ is trying to help Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. [--] committee. Motion has no career prosecutor on it just signed by US Attorney Pirro. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2020938538943119369)  2026-02-09T19:11Z 321.9K followers, 416.8K engagements


"NEW: Were publishing a full list of the [---] federal judges who have ruled against ICEs mass detention policy and the [--] who have endorsed it as well as links to key rulings by each. Trump appointees have split [--] against/ [--] for the policy. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/donald-trump-judges-mandatory-detention-rulings-00778256 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/donald-trump-judges-mandatory-detention-rulings-00778256"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022068557119643781)  2026-02-12T22:01Z 321.9K followers, 81.8K engagements


"UPDATE 👀: After detaining these men generating national headlines about a broom/shovel attack detaining one of the defendant's partners and separating them from their [--] year old son the Trump admin drops the charges citing "newls discovered evidence." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230472/gov.uscourts.mnd.230472.48.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230472/gov.uscourts.mnd.230472.48.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022092533678190882)  2026-02-12T23:36Z 321.9K followers, 885.7K engagements


"BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building a judge ruled tonight. The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Dist.Minn_._0-26-cv-00749_95.pdf https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Dist.Minn_._0-26-cv-00749_95.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022098863390376319)  2026-02-13T00:01Z 321.9K followers, 336.6K engagements


"The rebuke came as the administration also dropped criminal charges against two men it claimed had attacked an ICE officer who fired a gun in the fracas. Newly discovered evidence conflicted with the original headline-grabbing account DOJ said. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022124143324569741)  2026-02-13T01:42Z 321.9K followers, 28.8K engagements


"BREAKING: ICE director Todd LYONS says the two officers involved in the Jan. [--] chase/shooting incident appear to have lied under oath and are being investigated by DOJ. This comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended them as firing in self-defense. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022384030797435124)  2026-02-13T18:55Z 321.9K followers, 660.5K engagements


"BREAKING: ICE director Todd LYONS says the two officers involved in the Jan. [--] chase/shooting incident appear to have lied under oath and are being investigated by DOJ. This comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended them as firing in self-defense. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022387806749044929)  2026-02-13T19:10Z 321.9K followers, 129.4K engagements


"Some people do Friday Zillow. We do Friday habeas. Here are some cases of people who have been detained by ICE and ordered released by judges who said the detention was illegal. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nmd.544371/gov.uscourts.nmd.544371.9.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nmd.544371/gov.uscourts.nmd.544371.9.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022454908801421772)  2026-02-13T23:36Z 321.9K followers, 120.1K engagements


"Here Judge Diamond orders a bond hearing for a detained Russian national -- and then lays out that 1/6 cases filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania have been ICE detentions. And every ruling (201) has gone againt the government. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.648893/gov.uscourts.paed.648893.10.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.648893/gov.uscourts.paed.648893.10.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022454918305763619)  2026-02-13T23:36Z 321.9K followers, 16.9K engagements


"Judge Tana Lin orders the release of a man she says was treated so negligently despite severe medical distress in ICE custody (due to ulerative colitis) that it likely led to permanent disability (loss of bone and part of his foot). https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.356022/gov.uscourts.wawd.356022.25.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.356022/gov.uscourts.wawd.356022.25.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022524819795828935)  2026-02-14T04:14Z 321.9K followers, 25.6K engagements


"A happy Valentines Day message from DHS to Congress which says the lapse in funds means they dont have to let lawmakers visit detention facilities unannounced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022661461865304363)  2026-02-14T13:17Z 321.9K followers, 57.9K engagements


"FWIW this also seems inaccurate: Judge Cobb concluded that restricted funds were used to actually craft the policy she enjoined so its not a given that the lapse means they can go back to enforcing it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022691794987946492)  2026-02-14T15:17Z 321.9K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Alberto M. a man with no criminal history says ICE agents asked if he was "Jorge" and then injured him during his arrest. Judge Bryan ordered his release saying the arrest was unlawful because there was no warrant. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231696/gov.uscourts.mnd.231696.8.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231696/gov.uscourts.mnd.231696.8.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2022459353417326908)  2026-02-13T23:54Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements


"SUNDAY UPDATE: Salvadoran man. Three US citizen siblings including one serving in the military. Three US citizen children one born since he's been in custody. No criminal record. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.842693/gov.uscourts.casd.842693.6.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.842693/gov.uscourts.casd.842693.6.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2023010352980750741)  2026-02-15T12:23Z 321.9K followers, [----] engagements

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