Delays in reunifying separated families underscore the chaos in the immigration system and the hardened stance that migrant advocates now face. Immigration courts are becoming more adversarial as a result.
Read moreImmigration court judges have a bench-side view of the stresses already placed on the system. The Monitor’s Texas bureau chief interviewed former and current judges about the effects of the Trump administration’s changes.
Read moreEvery week, WMMT broadcasts recorded messages from friends and family members of the more than 5,000 men incarcerated in the six federal and state prisons within range of Whitesburg, Ky.
Read moreThe ‘Trump effect’ on law will begin to be felt in earnest during the high court’s term that begins Monday, with big cases on religious freedom, partisan gerrymandering, and unions. But the rapid pace of the president’s judicial nominations could have a broader, more lasting effect.
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While they are heartened to have a vocal advocate in the White House, eight officers interviewed by the Monitor say they see it as a minor benefit for a profession that is both intensely local and becoming increasingly complex.
Read moreAs the first Republican senator to endorse Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seen as the standard-bearer of the kind of conservative nationalism that carried the billionaire to the White House.
Read morePresident Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, coming just days after he reportedly requested more funds, has raised concerns that the investigation could be slowed.
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The number of police in schools has skyrocketed in recent decades. But as students head back to school, the big question is: How effective are they?
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The US criminal justice system tilts against public defenders. But some states are trying to fix the imbalance.
Read moreFrom prisoner education to ‘problem-solving courts,’ the US and Britain are teaching each other how to reduce incarceration and recidivism. The efforts are driven by both budgetary and moral urgency.
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