What Crazy Fact about the Rate of Trump's Unlawful Detentions did I just Learn from CourtListener, Thanks to Dan Kowalski and the Rest of the Fabulous Attorneys and Judges Defending the Rule of Law?

Habeas Challenges Increase by 4,119%    

To date under Trump II, about 23,000 habeas motions were filed on behalf of people in ICE Custody (1/21/2025 - 3/20/2026)

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Under Biden, for the Exact Same Period, 535 Habeas Motions were filed on behalf of people in ICE custody

   

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Prompted by Dan Kowalski's listserve blast with the subject heading: "81-year-old Judge Leonie Helen Milhomme Brinkema is NOT HAVING IT!" I read the court order, and some others on recent habeas relief.  As I was musing as to the number of habeas cases brought under Trump, compared to Biden, I realized the answer was readily available via the awesome CourtListener interface (every lawyer reading this needs to add "RECAP" to your browser).