The birthright-citizenship fight returns to court

A federal judge has again blocked the administration’s effort to narrow birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, issued a preliminary injunction protecting a certified class while the case proceeds. The class covers U.S.-born children who would lose citizenship under the order because their parents lack citizenship or permanent legal status; the administration can appeal while the underlying case proceeds. The August 7 Immigration Daybook tracked the executive order that set up this next round of litigation. NBC News, CNN en Español

In Miami, immigration court is turning into a mass calendar

Miami Immigration Court has begun using mega-master calendars, putting more than 100 people on a judge’s docket at once. Hearings have been moved up from as late as 2027, while in-absentia removal orders rose from 1,383 in May to 2,886 in July. Austin Kocher’s explainer describes the broader practice of packing well over 100 cases into a single hearing, sometimes on short notice. NPR

A U.S. citizen is back in Texas after being deported

Brian José Morales García is back in Texas after federal lawyers reached an agreement with his counsel following his deportation to Mexico. Morales García says he was born in Denver; his civil-rights lawsuit continues. His case comes as Texas rapidly expands local ICE enforcement: hundreds of agencies now have ICE partnerships, including task-force agreements that let local officers question people about immigration status during ordinary policing. A state law will require most county sheriffs to enter at least one ICE partnership by Dec. 1. The Texas Tribune

Minnesota schools absorb the fallout from Operation Metro Surge

Minnesota schools have lost at least 1,700 students after Operation Metro Surge. Families have kept children home or left their districts amid immigration arrests. The departures leave districts with fewer students and less state funding, making the enforcement surge an immediate pressure point for school budgets and classrooms. MPR News / Sahan Journal

DHS announced 121 arrests at a Memphis nightclub

DHS says ICE arrested 121 people at El Corralón nightclub in Memphis, Tennessee. WPLN described the overnight operation as the city’s largest raid, according to immigrant-rights advocates. DHS highlighted alleged offenses for selected people, but its public account supplied individualized charges or convictions for only five. WPLN, Tennessee Lookout, La Prensa Latina

Four days before the raid, a Shelby County judge authorized a state search warrant for alleged illegal gambling at the venue, including machines, cash and records. The warrant did not mention immigration or authorize immigration arrests. Public videos capture the scene and its aftermath. Memphis Noticias, SubX News video, La Prensa Latina video

Around the system

China wants answers after the death of Lianyong Wei in ICE custody in the Northern Mariana Islands. Its Los Angeles consulate called for a timely investigation, notice of the findings, preventive steps and help for Wei’s family. Wei, a Chinese national, died hours after entering ICE custody; the agency announced his death more than a week later. PBS NewsHour / AP

June brought the highest asylum-denial rate TRAC has recorded. Immigration courts denied 94% of asylum cases that month, while 5.5% were granted; more than 14,000 cases were decided. TRAC cautions that case mix, legal representation and nationality can affect the rates. AZFamily

The Justice Department says states risk future federal funding if they do not report people it considers unlawfully present to DHS. A new Office of Legal Counsel opinion extends the requirement beyond state agencies administering TANF and SSI to all state agencies; reporting says the implementation is unclear and litigation is likely. CNN en Español

Connecticut police emails show ICE regularly sought information from some local departments about dozens of people accused of crimes. The requests included people charged with serious offenses as well as shoplifting and other low-level violations; in some cases, charges had been dropped. The records also show uneven reporting under Connecticut’s Trust Act. Connecticut Public

A Honduran man in North Carolina received a DHS demand for more than $1 million in civil fines tied to a removal order he says he never knew about. Tito Sabillón is pursuing legal residence through his U.S.-citizen wife, but the letter gave him 15 days to appeal with no extension. The administration has revived the fines to pressure people with final removal orders to leave the country. WUNC

Immigration officers detained 17-year-old Gainesville, Florida, student-athlete Sebastian Jimenez Peroza and his family two days before school began. Within a week, the four relatives had been separated among three detention facilities in two states, prompting an outcry from his football team and school community. WUFT

Correction: Yesterday’s edition cited the Indiana Citizen for a story about protests in Indiana. The Indiana Citizen did not originate the story; it republished reporting by WFYI, a public television station.