Day 446

April 10, 2026

5 incidents

  1. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law

    Six more judges fired, including Patel and Froes

    Six immigration judges are fired, bringing the running total to 113. They include Massachusetts immigration judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes. Judge Patel had ruled in January 2026 that the government had no grounds to deport Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish national detained by ICE in March 2025. Judge Froes had blocked, in February 2026, the deportation of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian lawful permanent resident. No reason was given for the removals; Inside Higher Ed, Democracy Now! and other outlets reported them alongside those rulings.

    From: Immigration Judiciary Purge: 113 Judges Fired Without Due Process, Including Two Who Ruled for Student Activists

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Foreign Policy & War

    Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks announced

    Diplomatic channels open for Israel-Lebanon ceasefire discussions amid mounting international pressure and condemnation of Operation Eternal Darkness.

    From: U.S. Complicity in Israel's Operation Eternal Darkness: April 8 Lebanon Massacre

  3. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    Imagery places impacts on anti-aircraft site outside fence

    The Institute for Science and International Security publishes satellite imagery from April 8 showing impact points on an anti-aircraft artillery site 70 to 110 metres from the perimeter fence and about 1.5 km from the reactor.

    From: Repeated Strikes Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

  4. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Extrajudicial Killing

    Federal probe remains elusive; no charges after 75 days

    NPR reports that a federal accountability investigation into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti 'remains elusive.' No federal civil rights investigation has been publicly announced. No federal charges have been filed. DHS did not respond to NPR questions about whether the officers who killed Pretti and Good have faced any discipline. Two other DHS officers — unrelated to the killings — were placed on administrative leave for making 'untruthful statements.'

    From: Federal Agents Kill ICU Nurse Alex Pretti During Minneapolis Immigration Protest

  5. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Extrajudicial Killing

    Federal accountability probe still elusive four months later

    NPR reports that a meaningful federal investigation into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti 'remains elusive.' No federal charges have been filed against Agent Ross. The Department of Justice has not announced a formal civil rights investigation. DHS did not respond to NPR's questions about whether any officer involved in the Good or Pretti killings has faced any form of discipline.

    From: ICE Agent Kills Renee Good, American Mother of Three, in Minneapolis