Courts AG Marshall signs onto amicus brief supporting deployment of National Guard to Chicago Alabama's attorney general joined a legal effort supporting the Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard members to Chicago. Alex Jobin6 days ago
News New “human smuggling” anti-immigration law takes effect New legislation creates the crime of human smuggling and requiring officers to contact ICE if citizenship can't be verified. Jacob HolmesOctober 2, 2025
Courts Baldwin County man files lawsuit against ICE’s construction site raids A Baldwin County man, a natural-born U.S. citizen, filed a federal lawsuit alleging two construction site raids violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Jacob HolmesOctober 1, 2025
News Birmingham woman detained by ICE self-deports to Mexico After a traffic stop led to ICE detention, a Birmingham woman agreed to leave the country due to a lack of medical care. Jacob HolmesSeptember 30, 2025
Courts Defense questions charges of harboring illegal aliens against El Patron manager Federal defender Cecilia Vaca questioned the evidence that Fernandez-Lopez played any role in the employment of nine undocumented immigrants. Jacob HolmesJuly 29, 2025
Courts Campos-Reyes pleads not guilty in case that set off statewide raid of Mexican restaurants Counsel for Campos-Reyes indicated another indictment is expected, and three others arrested in the raid will face hearings this afternoon. Jacob HolmesJuly 18, 2025
News Foley BBQ restaurant raided in connection with scheme to hire undocumented workers Federal agents raided Colt Grill BBQ & Spirits in Foley, with an indictment unsealed alleging a scheme to hire undocumented workers across their restaurants. Jacob HolmesJuly 17, 2025
News Immigrant advocacy group says ICE raid a “false flag” to fill deportation quotas Federal agents alleged drug trafficking, but advocates countered that the operation was a "false flag" to meet deportation demands. Jacob HolmesJuly 17, 2025
News ICE, FBI, DHS raid Alabama Mexican restaurants in fraud probe Federal agencies raided 14 Alabama locations Tuesday, targeting a resident indicted for bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Jacob HolmesJuly 16, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | It’s not too late to be on the right side You know where the right side is on the immigration debate. It's not too late to move that way. Josh MoonJune 9, 2025