Five Immigration Scoops the Justice Department Buried Last Week

A precedent that turns an answer into a confession. A mass-detention order used as a legal shield. A hostile ruling against Mahmoud Khalil. A new bench stacked with prosecutors. And more...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department didn’t call a press conference. It didn’t need one. Between Sept. 22 and Sept. 25, it rewrote the rules for millions of people with pending immigration cases through two appellate opinions, a personnel announcement and one Federal Register notice.