Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been returned to Maryland… where he was promptly arrested by ICE, which is threatening to deport him to Uganda. Will the courts stop it? Meanwhile, Texas tees up to defend breaking apart majority-minority districts by claiming that they were only trying to hurt Democrats, not Latinos. Also: can Trump really ban flag burning? (No.)

Links:

 

Flag Burning EO

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/prosecuting-burning-of-the-american-flag/

 

Abrego Garcia v. Noem [MD Docket before Judge Xinis]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem/?order_by=desc

 

Texas Redistricting 2021 (LULAC v. Abbott)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1127.0.pdf

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