US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

October 6, 2026 9:20 AM

US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

Federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final deportation orders. US District Judge George O'Toole in Boston issued the ruling in a class-action lawsuit filed last year by two of the thousands of migrants who have been assessed civil penalties by the Department of Homeland Security. He said the administration imposed the fines unlawfully. Halting the penalty-related policies w...

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

September 15, 2026 12:19 PM

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

A second federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service rule that tightens mail-in voting requirements, even as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the administration’s request to lift a separate order halting the same policy. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols’ decision late on Sunday comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. ...