Ana de Alba
Coverage of Ana de Alba in the Nexus archive.
- Ninth Circuit upholds block on FinCEN US-Mexico border cash reporting rule
The Ninth Circuit upheld a block on the Treasury Department’s FinCEN rule requiring cash transaction reports for border businesses, ruling the agency likely bypassed federal rulemaking requirements and failed to consider compliance costs. The decision supports a preliminary injunction against the rule, which targeted money laundering by Mexican cartels.
- Feds urge Ninth Circuit for continued tear gas use at Portland ICE facility
The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit to maintain a block on court orders restricting federal agents' use of tear gas at a Portland ICE facility. Two lawsuits allege tear gas deployment violated protesters' First Amendment rights and residents' bodily integrity, but the government argued the lower courts erred by recognizing a new fundamental right and overreaching in injunctions.