Weekly Update 07/28/2025
Special Immigration Policy Updates:
Administration sues New York City for impeding immigration crackdown efforts: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday (7/24) against New York City and its officials…
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Chicago’s sanctuary protections for immigrants: A federal judge has dismissed the administration’s lawsuit against Illinois and Chicago over their sanctuary policies…
Vermont DOC moves to publicly display data on detained immigrants; advocates pleased but pushing for more: The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) is developing a public dashboard to provide…
President and Administration:
Trump signs executive order pushing to institutionalize homeless people: The President signed an executive order Thursday (7/24) entitled Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets that directs federal agencies to prioritize enforcement of bans on urban camping, loitering, and drug use…
Administration releasing $6 billion in education funding it withheld: The administration on Friday (7/25) released approximately $6 billion in federal education funding that had been frozen earlier…
Congress:
House Appropriations: The House is on recess until September 2. It has moved the markup of the Commerce Justice and Science (CJS) Bill to after the August recess.
Senate Appropriations: The Senate has advanced the (1) Transportation Housing and Urban Development (2) Interior-Environment and (3) Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Bills through committee.
California:
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness: What does it mean for California: The President’s new executive order on homelessness mirrors aspects of Governor Gavin Newsom’s approach, such as enforcing encampment bans and expanding involuntary treatment for people with serious mental…
Education:
Flag for LVJUSD: The Education Department says gender policies in five Virginia districts violate the law: The Department of Education announced that gender identity policies in five Northern Virginia…
Education Department issues AI priorities, but guidance remains unsure: The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance encouraging states and school districts to use existing federal grants…
Senate HELP Committee advances Trump Education nominees, including slow-rolled pick: The Senate HELP Committee advanced two of the President’s Education Department nominees, Mary Christina Riley…
HHS withholding Head Start funds violated Impoundment Control Act, government watchdog finds: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Health and Human Services violated the Impoundment Control Act…