One of the most pressing issues in the war against unaffordability is the lack of suitable, purchasable, affordable housing. President Donald Trump appears poised to ameliorate that crisis with a new policy that could spur 12 million new homes to be built, a top adviser says.
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In 2025, courtrooms and advocates have repeatedly highlighted due process concerns in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who entered the United States illegally more than a decade ago and faces human smuggling charges. The activity appears to reflect a shift in attitude toward procedural fairness arguments, which fell flat when raised by Derek Chauvin during his 2021 trial for the murder of George Floyd.
The contrasting treatment of the two defendants is evident even in pretrial detention and release decisions. After Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March 2025, his attorneys secured federal court rulings, including from the U.S. Supreme Court, requiring the Trump administration to facilitate his return. He was released to the United States by El Salvador in June 2025, after a federal indictment alleging he spent nearly a decade embroiled in a human smuggling operation was unsealed by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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