Federal Oversight or Strategic Intimidation: Federal Agents Conduct Unannounced Inspections of Legal Aid Nonprofits Representing Migrant Children

In a series of events that has sent shockwaves through the immigration advocacy community, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted unannounced visits to several high-profile legal aid nonprofits in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area this past June. The operations […]

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Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights to Conduct Landmark Hearing on Osman Kavala Case Amid Concerns Over Turkish Judicial Independence

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is scheduled to hear oral pleadings on March 25, 2026, in a pivotal case concerning the ongoing detention of Turkish human rights defender and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The hearing, which represents a critical juncture in the long-standing legal battle between Kavala and the Republic […]

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