Author: James Caldwell

Imagine a family in Brazil or India, saving for years to take a dream vacation to see the Grand Canyon, visit Disney World, or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. As of this fall, that dream will come with a hefty new price tag from the U.S. government – a $250 per person “visa integrity…

Explainer: What to Know About Trump’s New Order to Investigate Lobbying by Federal Grantees The President has just signed a formal directive that could have a massive impact on thousands of organizations across the country, from major universities to local community charities. The memorandum is a legal order, but its real-world implications are straightforward. Here…

A man accused of coordinating a brutal and viral street beating in Cincinnati has, for a second time, been granted release on bond by a judge. The resulting public outrage is understandable. But this moment forces us to confront one of the most difficult and often unpopular principles of our constitutional order: the presumption of…

An overwhelming 81% of Americans believe crime in our major cities is a significant problem. A new poll, taken in the wake of the federal takeover of Washington D.C.’s police force, now shows that a majority of the country – 53% – approves of the President’s aggressive methods for combating it. This is a powerful…

On a Wednesday morning, during the first school Mass of the new academic year, a church in south Minneapolis became a scene of unspeakable horror. A lone gunman approached from outside and fired a rifle through the stained-glass windows, killing two children, ages 8 and 10, as they sat in their pews. This is not…

The image is a shocking one: a judge, still in her black robes, allegedly confronting federal agents in a courthouse hallway to help an undocumented immigrant escape through a back door. This dramatic scene has now led to a profound constitutional question that has been answered by a federal court: Is a judge’s robe a…

A man, once illegally deported by the federal government and then ordered to be returned by the nation’s highest courts, stood outside an ICE office in Baltimore on Monday morning. Surrounded by supporters, he was there for a routine check-in. Minutes later, he was arrested again, with the administration now vowing to deport him a…

A protest outside a San Francisco federal courthouse this week devolved into a violent mob attack, with four ICE agents punched, pepper-sprayed, and ambushed. One U.S. citizen, armed with a knife, now stands federally charged after allegedly slashing a government vehicle’s tires and threatening to stab an officer and go after his family. This is…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked out of a Tennessee jail on Friday, released on bond to await his criminal trial in Maryland. For a moment, it seemed like a victory for the legal process. But that moment was fleeting, as the Trump administration immediately unveiled a shocking new plan: not to try him in a U.S.…