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On October 23, 2026, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 10-7 that the Fifth Amendment does not require individualized bond hearings for certain noncitizens who entered the United States without lawful admission and are detained under a federal mandatory-detention statute. The ruling covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Current status (as…
Yes, the United States can revoke naturalized citizenship, but only by proving a legally recognized ground in court, to a very high standard of proof, or by securing a criminal conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1425. An investigation, an accusation, a press release, a political statement or an agency referral does not cancel anyone’s citizenship….
If a federal court were to finally revoke U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s citizenship, she would face a serious constitutional obstacle to serving in the House of Representatives, because Article I, Section 2 requires every member to have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years. But that is a hypothetical. No court has revoked…
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home on October 12, 2026, under what the Department of Justice called a judicially authorized search warrant, as part of what it described as an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Reports say the inquiry centers on her family’s immigration paperwork and could lead to fraud charges…
No, the Ninth Circuit did not decide both California laws. On October 14, 2026, it ruled only on Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act (SB 805), the visible-identification requirement (Penal Code § 13654). It directed the district court to enter a preliminary injunction against enforcing that requirement against the United States, federal agencies and…
Eight states have enacted statewide laws: California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. California counts once even though it passed two separate laws (SB 627 on masks and SB 805 on identification), which is why this guide has nine state-law sections for eight states. Enactment is not the same as enforceability…
Yes, but the federal rule is narrower than many people think. Under 8 C.F.R. § 287.8(c)(2)(iii), an immigration officer making an arrest must identify themselves as an authorized immigration officer, state that the person is under arrest and give the reason, as soon as it is practical and safe to do so. That is not…
No. The Ninth Circuit did not issue a permanent ban or a final judgment. On October 14, 2026, the court reversed a district court decision and directed it to enter a preliminary injunction barring California, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta from enforcing Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act (California Penal Code…
On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California cannot enforce Section 10 of its No Vigilantes Act (S.B. 805), which requires nonuniformed officers to visibly display identification, against federal agencies and officers. The court held that the requirement likely violates the Supremacy Clause because it directly regulates…