One month after a judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil’s release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, the Palestinian student activist tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown why he filed a $20 million claim against the Trump administration following his 104 days in detention.

Donald Trump had sought to dispel rumours his administration had attempted to conceal information about Jeffrey Epstein.

The state's district judges voted to replace Alina Habba with her top assistant, who was ousted by the Justice Department hours later.

The federal prosecutor named Tuesday to replace interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba has been “removed” from the position just hours after she was named her successor, according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Judge Allison Burroughs, who noted in court that she is Jewish, said she would aim to rule quickly in the case.

Lawfully present non-citizens in the United States likely have the same First Amendment rights as US citizens, a federal judge said Thursday, even in cases of speech some feel has a repugnant political message.

Earlier this month, her attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government could seek capital punishment in the case. The government opposed that extension.