Opening Arguments We’ve Only Now Seen a Fascist Ice Memo Kept Secret Since May
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Feb 13, 2026 They unpack a secret ICE memo that may let agents enter homes without judicial review. They review recent court limits on warrantless immigration arrests. They cover a judge’s sharp rebuke of efforts to end Haitian protections. They examine a House revolt over emergency tariffs and a bizarre tariff loophole affecting Virgin Islands shipments.
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Broad Deportation Power Misused Against Speech
- INA 237(a)(4)(C) lets the Secretary of State trigger deportation for alleged foreign-policy harms, even for peaceful speech.
- Matt Cameron argues that using it against a grad student for signing an editorial is objectively unreasonable and ripe for appeal.
Strong Appellate Path For Ozturk Case
- Boston immigration judge terminated the proceedings against Rumeysa Ozturk, a major win given the weak government theory.
- Cameron expects the First Circuit may overturn any BIA reversal and sees this as a strong Supreme Court candidate.
Force Individualized Arrest Assessments
- Challenge ICE street arrests by forcing courts to demand individualized flight-risk determinations.
- Use recent district rulings (Oregon, Colorado, D.C.) to argue administrative warrants aren't enough.
