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New details emerge regarding the Trump administration's surveillance dragnet cracking down on its online critics.
Michael Soyfer, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, calls it “just the tip of the iceberg.”
Will they be held responsible for the illegal search and the damage to his property?
Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.
As the coin moves closer to production and distribution, it will be up to the American people to decide whether the controversial coin is deemed a success.
“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.
Giving people a pathway to sue federal immigration officials for violating constitutional rights is one way Congress can help hold the rogue agency accountable.
Newly published dashcam footage shows a sheriff’s deputy driving recklessly to pull over an actress he’d met while working on the set of the TV show Bad Monkey.
A look back on a year of immigration enforcement expansion funded by the OBBBA.
Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.
After nearly four years of legal battles, Tayvin Galanakis has finally won his case against the officers who arrested him for allegedly driving while intoxicated without probable cause.
Protesters continue to clash with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility, but questions remain over whether DHS policies comply with First Amendment law.
Hamilton, Jefferson, Franklin, and others appear in the irreverent TV series.
Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.
It's President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict a form of humanitarian relief sought by millions.
The documents reveal BusPatrol’s plan to equip tens of thousands of school buses with license plate readers and share the data with law enforcement.
The DHS reportedly maintains a database tracking critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Free speech advocates warn it could chill constitutionally protected speech.
The mother is suing after she delivered her preterm baby on the jail's floor following 24 hours of labor with no medical assistance.
"I didn't do anything wrong," George Retes, a U.S. citizen imprisoned for three days, tells Reason.
The agency's transparency policies may undermine federal and state laws designed to ensure the free flow of information necessary to hold government actors accountable.
Sources say the immigration detention center costs more than $1 million a day to run.
If Trump can end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, don't expect it to stop there.
The feds have been demanding that tech companies identify the administration's anonymous online critics. That violates the First Amendment.
The platform creators filed a lawsuit claiming their First Amendment rights were violated after the Trump administration convinced Apple and Facebook to remove their content.
The court ruled that police can demand a physical ID under the state's stop-and-identify law.
Luzia brings the outdoors in, using impressive engineering to highlight water's beauty.
The Justice Department is permanently blocked from prosecuting Californians who fail to register when the state no longer requires it.
The 18-year-old college freshman had to have his right eye surgically removed after a federal agent allegedly shot him in the head with a less-lethal weapon.
The newlywed couple thought they were doing “everything the right way” by reporting to the base to start their lives together.
The agency refused to prosecute alleged national security, labor, and white-collar crime while increasing immigration cases, a new report finds.
“Officers don’t have the blanket authority to arrest anyone who runs from them,” says an attorney from the Institute for Justice.
Eight others were convicted on vague "terrorism" charges—causing serious concern among First Amendment advocates.
Many states have deregulated hair braiding, but Louisiana lawmakers want to tighten regulations by demanding more coursework, including on the ancient origins of braiding.
Noem faced tough questions about an ad campaign that secretly awarded millions to a company with close ties to the homeland security secretary.
Agents are violating the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Department of Homeland Security claims that the refugee was dropped off at a “warm, safe location” in Buffalo, New York. But he never made it inside.
An attorney and former ICE training instructor testified before Congress that changes to the training program “can and will get people killed.”
A lawsuit argues that Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem coerced Apple and Meta to censor two popular ICE-monitoring tools, which violates Americans' right to freedom of expression.
Seamus Culleton was detained despite being married to a U.S. citizen and having a work authorization permit. Now he’s asking the Irish government for help.
Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law, even as the Trump administration argues it has broad authority to conduct warrantless immigration arrests.
Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws.
Although Bovino is gone, immigration officials will continue to disregard rights and the rule of law under President Donald Trump.
Under this understanding of the Fourth Amendment, an attorney at the Institute for Justice says, “there is little left of the rights of Americans to be secure in their houses.”
As arrests surge under “Operation Metro Surge,” attorneys say the Trump administration is again denying detainees meaningful access to counsel.
The incident raises more questions about federal agents' use-of-force policies and training.
“Any American should be terrified by…such an egregious violation of the Fourth Amendment,” said the arrestee’s attorney.
Without any real consequences for copyright infringements, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't have much incentive to follow the law.
Venezuelan nationals interviewed by Reason say they don’t feel safe returning to the country while Maduro’s regime is still in power. “It’s like taking the hood off, but the engine is still running.”
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