IN THE COURTS

Federal judges reject ICE attempts to hold immigrants without bond Jose Andres Robles was denied a bond hearing and held for more than a month before a Minneapolis judge intervened. – Minnesota Star Tribune

Judge Officially Declares Trump’s Top Immigration Goon a Liar In a humiliating courtroom defeat for the government—and setback for Trump’s deportation drive—U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino had repeatedly lied to the court, only coming clean when the evidence meant he couldn’t continue to do so – The Daily Beast

Lawsuit alleges immigration raid on factory in upstate New York was unconstitutional: Plaintiff Argentina Juarez-Lopez, one of 57 employees arrested at the Cato nutrition bar factory in September, alleges they obtained the wrong warrant. —Syracuse

Plaintiffs in Bay Area lawsuit seek to certify national-level class statuses for individuals targeted by ICE: They are seeking relief for anyone detained during immigration court proceedings and anyone placed in a holding room. —Courthouse News Service

Judge to consider release of hundreds of people detained in Chicago ICE raid: Those detained may be offered “equitable relief” as immigration rights attorneys argue the arrests violated a state consent decree —ABC7

IN THE COMMUNITY

Two cities in Washington shut off license cameras to prevent ICE access: The move follows a report that the federal agency accessed Auburn, Washington’s system without permission to track license plates. —Kiro7

Protestors demand the release of two SUNY Upstate Medical University employees: Bundled in heavy layers, around 200 people gathered outside the Syracuse Federal Building for the “BRING THEM HOME!” rally Monday, demanding the release of two SUNY Upstate Medical University employees. Alex Gonzalez and Yan Vazquez were arrested in late October while headed to an immigration hearing. —The Daily Orange

U.S. Bishops Elect New Leader as Concerns Mount Over Treatment of Migrants “We face a growing worldview that is so often at odds with the Gospel mandate to love thy neighbor,” the group said in a letter to Pope Leo. – NY Times

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