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Ryan Goodman
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https://www.youtube.com/@RGoodLaw

Co-editor-in-chief @justsecurity.org. Chaired Prof at NYU Law. Former Chaired Prof Harvard. Former Special Counsel Defense Dept.

https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan

Ryan Goodman is an American legal scholar who is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and is the founding co-editor-in-chief of its website Just Security, which focuses on U.S. national security law and policy. Goodman joined the NYU faculty in 2009. .. more

Political science 68%
Sociology 13%

I just published:

10 Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Immigration Officials

- Overstaying a visa is not a crime (that's nearly 50% of all undocumented migrants)

- Unlawful entry (18 usc 1325) is only a misdemeanor. For vast majority of those, the statute of limitations expired long ago
- more
Ten Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Senior Immigration Officials in Public Hearings
Ten questions to inform conversations over immigration enforcement policy.
www.justsecurity.org

2/ Justice Kavanaugh's logic (in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo):

"If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."

Sworn affidavits show how, on the ground, this is simply not how it plays out with ICE.
We just published database: @aclu.org plaintiffs' sworn declarations of ICE enforcement actions in Minnesota

Devastating

Racial profiling-arrests-headlock-handcuffs-shackles

Mostly US citizens

A big lesson here for Justice Kavanaugh. I believe he'll get it
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
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Worth revisiting this Timeline on Brad Karp and Paul Weiss settlement with Trump White House.⬇️

See thread by @gtconway.bsky.social
This is an interesting thread, to which I would add the following facts:

Feb. 21, 2025: Bondi says she has Epstein's "client list" on her desk

March 3, 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload" of new Epstein evidence she will make public ...
Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/

Steps toward accountability.

"Brad Karp is stepping down as chair of Paul Weiss and will be replaced by top deals lawyer Scott Barshay, after revelations about his relationship with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
www.ft.com

Now this in Minnesota federal court today:

The DOJ attorney "admitted it has been like pulling teeth" to get ICE to comply with court orders.

"The system sucks, this job sucks."

"We have no guidance or direction on what we need to do."

www.fox9.com/news/federal...
I discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country.

Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction

Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
Stephen Miller's Wish List: Over 100 Court Orders Defied
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be

I discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country.

Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction

Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
Stephen Miller's Wish List: Over 100 Court Orders Defied
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be

Reposted by Robert C. Richards

I was honored to do this Q&A with @newyorker.com's @ichotiner.bsky.social

"Stephen Miller suggested, in May, that the Administration was 'looking at' suspending habeas corpus. Now, lo and behold, what Judge Schiltz is describing is a form of effectively suspending habeas corpus."
Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?
A conversation with the law professor Ryan Goodman, who has been cataloguing the Trump Administration’s defiance of court orders since the start of the President’s second term.
www.newyorker.com

* vertical line!

Look closely at this graph of U.S. border crossings.

The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration.

It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies.

Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...

2/ "Another source briefed on the conversation described Bovino's alleged remarks as an 'antisemitic rant.'"

www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...
Officials in Minnesota allege Bovino used language offensive to Jews on conference call
Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino allegedly used language offensive to Jewish federal officials on a recent call, sources said.
www.cbsnews.com

Reposted by Robert C. Richards

Following latest Epstein files, at least two legal paths to accountability are available:

Congress and NY and other state/local prosecutors can now take up the charge.

I explained the roadmap⬇️
"It's such a farce. It makes me viscerally angry."

Another heroic Epstein survivor rebukes Todd Blanche.

On the deputy attorney general's claims about DOJ communications with the survivors.

From the man dressed in Nazi-looking garb on DHS social media channels:

"Bovino made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel N. Rosen. Mr. Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat."

Reposted by Ryan Goodman

This is an interesting thread, to which I would add the following facts:

Feb. 21, 2025: Bondi says she has Epstein's "client list" on her desk

March 3, 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload" of new Epstein evidence she will make public ...
Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/
The hits: they keep on coming

2/ Here's the Kyle Griffin - Carol Leonnig piece

bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Breaking on MS NOW:

Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.

The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.

Reposted by Ann Bartow

Bondi: "At my direction" feds arrested journalists.

At direction of AG may be because:

"Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved...The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges." (per @kylegriffin1.bsky.social re @carolleonnig.bsky.social)
White House with image of a Black man and an emoji of chains.

And the chosen image is of Don Lemon doing journalism.
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji

the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji

2/ Full quote from Chief Judge Schiltz (a Bush appointee):

“Two of the five protestors were not protestors at all; instead, they were a journalist and his producer. There is no evidence that those two engaged in any criminal behavior or conspired to do so.”

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

In recent DOJ attempt to lump journalists (Don Lemon and his producer) into charges against church protestors, the judge wrote:

“Two of the five protestors were not protestors at all ... There is no evidence that those two engaged in any criminal behavior or conspired to do so.”
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
Breaking on MS NOW:

Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.

The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.

(2) "We are moving to targeted enforcement of aliens with a criminal history;" "This includes arrests, not just convictions. ALL TARGETS MUST HAVE A CRIMINAL NEXUS."

www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...
Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' in new orders
The new internal guidance reviewed by Reuters also orders U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to only target immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions.
www.reuters.com

Reuters has exclusive on updated ICE Guidance for Minneapolis.

(1) "DO NOT COMMUNICATE OR ENGAGE WITH AGITATORS;" "It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands."
Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' in new orders
The new internal guidance reviewed by Reuters also orders U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to only target immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions.
www.reuters.com

Headline: ICE Ending Maine Surge

A reason for Minnesotan officials and members of Congress to demand the same for Minneapolis.

"Secretary Noem has informed me that ICE has ended its enhanced activities in the State of Maine."
- Senator Susan Collins
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
The Republican senator had urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to pause what was called "Operation Catch of the Day."
www.bostonglobe.com
An extraordinary document. Read it.

“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

Senator Paul is a very effective communicator about this: "Nobody with any objectivity believes" Alex Pretti was assaulting the officers.

Note: Noem's DHS (via Tricia McLaughlin) is still publicly asserting the opposite about Pretti (citing federal law on assaulting, using force against agents).
Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."