Immigration Crackdown, Election Law Battles, and a Student Loan Deadline
About this episode
Trump administration expands 287(g) immigration enforcement and targets sanctuary cities, federal courts clash over mail-in voting rules ahead of midterms, 7 million student loan borrowers face September 29 deadline as SAVE plan ends
Chapters
Sources & Citations
Trump Border & Immigration Priorities (updated Sept. 9, 2026)
www.whitehouse.gov
ICE 287(g) Delegation of Immigration Authority (as of Sept. 8, 2026)
www.ice.gov
Escalation of ICE Operations Emboldens State and Local Lawmakers — Migration Policy Institute
www.migrationpolicy.org
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police — ACLU
www.aclu.org
Federal judge extends block on Trump order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms | AP News
apnews.com
Supreme Court lifts 1 of 2 injunctions on Trump's mail-voting executive order for 2026 elections | Votebeat
www.votebeat.org
Trump again asks the Supreme Court to allow USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting | NPR
www.npr.org
Voting groups file federal challenge against Florida's 'SAVE' Act | Florida Phoenix
floridaphoenix.com
Education Dept. Announces Next Steps for SAVE Plan Borrowers
www.ed.gov
The Final SAVE Plan Lawsuit Is Fully Briefed — Here's When Borrowers Could Get An Answer
thecollegeinvestor.com
Education Department Blocks Student Loan Forgiveness Benefit For New Repayment Plans (Forbes, Sept. 2, 2026)
www.forbes.com
Borrowers File Amended Lawsuit Demanding Loan Forgiveness and Restoration of REPAYE
www.studentdebtcrisis.org
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