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March 25, 2026

8 entries on this date.

José Guadalupe Ramos-Solano dies in ICE custody at GEO Group-run Adelanto facility

José Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, a 45-year-old Mexican national, was found unconscious in his bunk and pronounced dead on March 25, 2026, while detained at the GEO Group-operated Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Other detainees said he had complained of overheating and difficulty breathing hours earlier and that staff did not respond until he was unresponsive. His death was the 14th known death in ICE custody in 2026 and at least the fourth at the Adelanto complex since 2025, prompting Mexico's Los Angeles consulate and two members of Congress to demand an investigation.

DHS deported valid DACA recipient Jessica Treviño, then cited her own deportation to try to terminate her status

On March 25, 2026, U.S. immigration authorities deported Jessica Treviño, a 34-year-old DACA recipient and mother of three U.S.-citizen children, to Mexico despite her holding valid DACA status through April 2027. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services subsequently issued a notice of intent to terminate her DACA status on the grounds of "unauthorized travel outside of the United States" — the very deportation the Department of Homeland Security itself had carried out. Treviño's attorney filed a federal lawsuit in Brownsville seeking a declaration that her removal was unlawful, her return to the United States, and restoration of her DACA status.

JTF Southern Spear killed 4 aboard suspected narcotics vessel in Caribbean Sea; 47th strike, ~163 campaign deaths

On March 25, 2026, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted its 47th lethal kinetic strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people. SOUTHCOM identified the vessel as engaged in narco-trafficking but provided no public evidence against those killed and no identification of the victims. The strike drew international condemnation — UN special rapporteur Ben Saul had 13 days earlier called the campaign "serial extrajudicial killings" with "no justification under international law."

DOJ opens Title VI probes into Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego medical schools

On March 25, 2026, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division opened Title VI compliance-review investigations into the medical schools of Stanford University, the Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego, over alleged race discrimination in admissions. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon announced the probes, and the Division sent letters demanding seven years of applicant data — MCAT scores, GPAs, ZIP codes, family ties to alumni or donors, internal DEI communications, and correspondence with pharmaceutical companies — by an April 24, 2026 deadline, citing the schools' federal funding.

DOJ opened civil-rights investigation into LAUSD's gender-identity disclosure policy for transgender students

On March 25, 2026, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent a letter to Los Angeles Unified School District opening a civil-rights investigation into the district's gender-identity disclosure policy, which gives school staff discretion on whether to inform parents about a student's gender identity. The probe was authorized by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who framed the action around what she called parents' fundamental rights to direct their children's upbringing and education. The investigation was connected in part to a lawsuit from parents who allege LAUSD's policy contributed to the suicide of their transgender child.

Bill Pulte issued two new criminal referrals against NY AG Letitia James after prior indictment was dismissed and two grand juries declined

On March 25, 2026, HUD Secretary and FHFA Director Bill Pulte issued two new criminal referrals to the DOJ targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging suspected homeowners insurance fraud tied to insurance applications in Florida and Illinois. The referrals were routed to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois — different venues from earlier referrals that produced an indictment a court dismissed and two successive grand jury declines. James's attorneys characterized the action as part of a continuing "revenge campaign" by officials "frustrated by repeated failures, where judges and grand juries have rejected their attempts."

DOJ agrees to pay Trump ally Michael Flynn $1.25M to settle malicious-prosecution suit

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Justice Department agreed to pay $1.25 million to retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, to settle his lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution over his 2017 criminal case. Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was later pardoned by Trump; he originally sued for $50 million in 2023 and revived the case after Trump returned to office. The settlement was reached under DOJ leadership Flynn publicly thanked by name.

Utah Gov. Cox signed S.B. 174, letting health care providers refuse treatment on religious or moral grounds

On March 25, 2026, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed S.B. 174, the "Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments," sponsored by Sen. Keven Stratton (R-Orem). The law permits health care providers to decline non-emergency treatments or services that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, requiring them only to notify the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and post notice. Public-health groups and LGBTQ advocates warned it could create barriers to vaccine, reproductive, and LGBTQ-related care.