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SCOTUS Gerrymander Case Headlines Packed Week of Political Turmoil

SCOTUS to Rule on Gerrymandering as Immigration Debate Intensifies

Washington D.C. – The Supreme Court is poised to rule on a case that could determine whether partisan gerrymandering is permissible only for Republican-led states, according to Vox. This decision comes after the court's Republican majority reinstated Texas's Republican-drawn congressional map last month, despite a lower court ruling against it.

Meanwhile, tensions surrounding immigration enforcement are escalating on multiple fronts. Representative Ilhan Omar, following a chaotic town hall incident, held a press conference with Representative Ayanna Pressley, calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the abolishment of ICE, Fox News reported. Omar also urged Democrats to oppose a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, stating that these actions are the "bare minimum" in response to recent events.

The debate over ICE's practices is further fueled by Senate Democrats, who have unified behind demands to reform the agency, Time reported. These demands, tied to a crucial spending bill, include stricter warrant requirements, a code of conduct for agents, and mandatory body cameras and visible identification. The push for reform follows recent fatal shootings involving ICE agents, which have heightened tensions and calls for increased accountability and transparency within the agency.

Adding to the complexity of the immigration landscape, a five-year-old U.S. citizen, Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, was deported to Honduras with her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, The Guardian reported. Despite the mother's claims to ICE agents that her daughter was born in the U.S., the deportation proceeded, raising concerns about procedural violations and the potential impact of the Trump administration's deportation policies on children. The mother, who had been living in the U.S. since 2018, intends to send Génesis back to the U.S. with a relative soon.

In other news, security communities and government agencies are warning about the emerging threat of AI-powered cyberattacks, MIT Technology Review reported. Hackers are exploiting agentic AI systems through prompt injection and persuasion techniques, as seen in the 2025 Anthropic Claude case where attackers used AI to automate much of a large espionage campaign. The EU AI Act reflects the need for comprehensive risk management across the AI lifecycle.

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