NEW: The Second Circuit halts Rümeysa Öztürk's physical transfer from Louisiana to Vermont until a 3-judge panel has the chance to hear arguments on the govt's emergency motion next Tuesday, May 6. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreid5p2kapaa3fbddtpxj57tmqb3escpyyq3u5opfogc5z5dauc2eii
NEW: George Santos is sentenced to 87 months—7+ years—in prison, the govt's full request. (Santos had asked for 24 months—2 years.)(via AP) RE:
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NEW: The government seeks a prison term of 87 months—7+ years—for George Santos: "Santos’s unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for fame...
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NEW: A Democratic congressional delegation visited Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE facilities in Louisiana today, to demand their release and observe conditions there. [www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/nation/ozturk-khalil-congressional-visit/ ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreibr6c5tyhcojp2rjjjhm5gjcrtmz3cwfojm2j66fjsjnmxhybn4fq
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present. “This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud." [Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives A...](
Mahmoud Khalil’s Wife Gives Birth as ICE Bars Him From Being There
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil was denied bail tonight—at least for now. The filings are sealed, but Judge Farbiarz appears to have found that Khalil's attorneys haven't yet satisfied the "extraordinary circumstances" test under circuit precedent. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreiggrpchytx4jisijz5oltz6hmwu5uxrmeijhoxvloojmmgmxvhfwa
ICYMI: Overnight, SCOTUS (7–2) ordered the govt not to deport any Venezuelans in the ACLU's putative class as courts considered their petitions—AND the Fifth Circuit denied ACLU's motion for a stay. We're now waiting for the US solicitor general to file a response with SCOTUS. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreiawzp7qaofhp4f6ysqpvqe3jtjpuij2pho2g2gi5h3dxascfdfooa https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreicj5ynzxefic2bl7c2vu3rhoffgkbnifbjkf4ip4f7wacopokbh2a
STARTING NOW: Judge Boasberg holds an emergency hearing on reportedly imminent Alien Enemies Act deportations. 🧵 https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreigp6nrmpsa4mp6re7fwjwi4jnycsefinwvg6exfjltbttzxrzgg5m
NEW: Judge Sessions orders Rümeysa Öztürk transferred from Louisiana to Vermont, finding that she “has presented viable and serious habeas claims which warrant urgent review.” [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreibyrazir4qvaerrijy56yvliyguqwcdh5j32dhjsjyjxdwotiyxua
If it's true that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was "transferred nine days ago from the CECOT prison to a lower-level facility in Santa Ana," that means that one of the very few facts that the Trump admin told Judge Xinis in its declarations was false. [Abrego Garcia Told Chris Van H...](
Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison
Senator Chris Van Hollen said that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia,who was deported and incarcerated in El Salvador, reported having been transferred ...
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Blue checks are coming to Bluesky! It's an interesting hybrid model that combines centralized verification (Bluesky says you're legit) with decentralized verification (an outside org says you're legit). RE:
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link to blogpost is dated april 21st, so monday. can't wait for my bluecheck 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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