News for March 20, 2025

Judge James Boasberg sharply criticized the Justice Department for giving an “woefully insufficient” answer to his questions about deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive personal data.

Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega were found guilty in the deadly 2022 Texas migrant smuggling case that killed 53 people.

Wendell Grissom was executed in Oklahoma for a 2005 home invasion and robbery that left Amber Matthews dead and another woman badly wounded.

Two ICE detainees escaped from a detention facility near Denver after a power outage opened their doors, and authorities are still searching for them.

Bering Air’s deadly Alaska crash was caused in part by a plane that was overweight for icy conditions, according to an early NTSB report.

Greenpeace was ordered to pay more than $660 million to Energy Transfer after a North Dakota jury found it liable over Dakota Access Pipeline protest actions.