https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/19/kimberly-gardners-st-louis-prosecutors-dont-show-up-to-court-known-felon-accused-of-first-degree-murder-released/

This is just incredible…. jaw dropping. Circuit Attorney Kimberly M Gardner is the same prosecutor filing charges against the McCloskeys for defending their home in Saint Louis. Incredibly her office was charging a previously convicted felon with first-degree murder, and the prosecutor assigned to the case took maternity leave leaving no-one to show up in court.

After three missed court hearings by prosecutors, the judge was forced to drop a murder case because no one other than the defense, a public defender, was showing up in court.

This is a jaw-dropping example of a prosecutors office is a state of horrible mismanagement. Compounding the issue Ms. Gardner doesn’t even attempt to justify the collapse of the justice system… she just says whoopsie.

T. LOUIS — A circuit judge dismissed a 2020 murder case last week and said the Circuit Attorney’s Office “abandoned its duty” after St. Louis prosecutors failed three times to show for court hearings or respond to a court order to produce evidence.

Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser on Wednesday dismissed first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful gun possession charges against Brandon Campbell, 30, after no one from the Circuit Attorney’s Office showed up for scheduled hearings in May, June and July.

https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-minnesota-welcomes-dhs-extension-and-redesignation-of-tps-for-somali-nationals/

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/19/21) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals currently in the United States.

Due to the redesignation, more than 100 Somali nationals who arrived after May 1st, 2021, can now enroll in TPS while the extension of TPS for Somalia allows approximately 447 current beneficiaries to retain TPS. This extension and re-designation will be in effect from September 18, 2021, through March 17, 2023.

“We welcome the Biden administration’s commitment to a humanitarian immigration system by protecting Somalis TPS holders in the U.S. by granting them maximum TPS protection,” said CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein. “Redesignation now allows for the first time since 2012 additional eligible Somalis to apply for TPS and employment.”

Hussein also calls for the Administration to make pathways for citizenship for TPS holders.

CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/07/19/update-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals

Release Date:

July 19, 2021

DACA Decision in State of Texas, et al., v. United States of America, et al., 1:18-CV-00068, (S.D. Texas July 16, 2021) (“Texas II”):

On July 16, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas held that the DACA policy “is illegal.” The Court granted summary judgment on plaintiffs’ Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims; vacated the June 15, 2012 DACA memorandum issued by former Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano; remanded the memorandum to DHS for further consideration; and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the government’s continued administration of DACA and the reimplementation of DACA without compliance with the APA. The Court, however, temporarily stayed its order vacating the DACA memorandum and its injunction with regard to individuals who obtained DACA on or before July 16, 2021, including those with renewal requests.

Consistent with this order, DHS will continue to accept the filing of both initial and renewal DACA requests, as well as accompanying requests for employment authorization. However, pursuant to the July 16, 2021 order from the Southern District of Texas, DHS is prohibited from granting initial DACA requests and accompanying requests for employment authorization. Also consistent with that order, DHS will continue to grant or deny renewal DACA requests, according to existing policy.

For more information, visit USCIS’s main DACA webpage.