Federal prosecutors acknowledged in a March 2026 court filing that the legal guidance they had cited repeatedly to justify arresting immigrants at immigration court hearings never actually applied to those settings — withdrawing portions of four court briefs and correcting statements made at oral argument, while a federal judge ordered the government to preserve all relevant records.
A former U.S. Army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy charges stemming from a June 2025 anti-ICE demonstration in Spokane, Washington — with his trial set for May 18, 2026, and the acting U.S. attorney who declined to sign the indictment having resigned rather than proceed with the case.
A sweeping federal crackdown led to the arrest of twelve members and associates of 18th Street, Los Angeles's largest street gang, on charges that include murder, racketeering, extortion, and the fentanyl and methamphetamine trade that federal prosecutors say turned MacArthur Park into one of the most dangerous open-air drug markets in the city.
A federal jury in Brooklyn found Pakistani national Asif Merchant guilty of murder for hire after he was caught recruiting what he believed were contract killers to eliminate three prominent U.S. political figures at the direction of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
A traffic stop near Highlandville escalated into tragedy as suspect Richard Dean Bird killed Deputy Gabriel Ramirez, then fatally shot Deputy Michael Hislope during a manhunt before being killed.
Federal, state, and local law enforcement joined forces in a four-month operation across Louisiana, resulting in 742 arrests, the seizure of 176 guns, large quantities of fentanyl and other narcotics, and over $250,000 in cash.
