Overview

• A federal appeals court in Washington ruled most of the administration’s global tariffs unlawful, left them temporarily in place until October 14, and the government has already sought urgent Supreme Court review.
• A federal judge in Washington issued a pre-dawn temporary restraining order halting the planned overnight deportation of up to 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children until they receive required immigration hearings.
• The Fifth Circuit held that using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants is illegal, undercutting a core pillar of the administration’s fast-track removal strategy.
• Invoking the Posse Comitatus Act, Judge Charles Breyer barred the use of National Guard troops and Marines for law-enforcement roles in Los Angeles, finding the deployment unlawful.
• Courts also blocked the freeze of Harvard research funds, rejected canceling foreign aid without Congress, ordered the reinstatement of an FTC commissioner, and enjoined revoking Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Venezuelans, with the administration appealing several rulings and preparing further Supreme Court bids.