The Trump administration is changing tactics in its immigration crackdown, moving away from highly visible, aggressive enforcement operations. Deportation targets remain high, but officials are expanding detention capacity and pursuing efforts to weaken migrants’ legal protections. The stated goal: remove about one million people annually, even as the most public-style raids decrease.
Four Chhattisgarh police personnel, including an inspector, were detained and questioned in Guwahati after bribery allegations in a cybercrime probe. A complainant claims the team demanded and accepted money from accused arrested in Chhattisgarh and allegedly released some suspects after receiving bribes. The officials had reportedly arrived in Guwahati to investigate the case.
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A federal appeals court has overturned a Trump administration policy requiring mandatory detention for most immigrants immediately after arrest. The ruling blocks the policy’s effect of denying detainees the chance to seek bond. The court said the administration’s interpretation of immigration law was fundamentally flawed, dealing a major legal setback for the government’s approach to detention.
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed the Public Safety Act case against Aam Aadmi Party president Mehraj Malik, setting aside the Deputy Commissioner’s detention order. After the court concluded all proceedings in the matter, Malik was released from Kathua Jail. Supporters welcomed him with celebration, marking a swift legal turnaround.
Authorities in Sopore, Baramulla district, have booked six people under the Public Safety Act, alleging their involvement in law-and-order disturbances and vandalism during a student protest. The detainees are held in Bhadarwah District Jail. The Public Safety Act permits preventive detention without trial, raising concerns about due process even before any case is heard.
The Calcutta High Court has temporarily stayed a directive issued by the Election Commission’s Police Observer that instructed authorities to brand certain citizens in West Bengal as “trouble-makers.” The court said the blanket approach was an error. Still, it clarified that officials can continue to detain people based on existing laws, leaving enforcement largely intact.
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