A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent watches a crowd of protesters at Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J., on May 25, 2026. The Alabama Department of Corrections last month entered a law enforcement agreement with ICE last month. (Ben Ackman/New Jersey Monitor) The Alabama Department of Corrections signed an agreement in July with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist the federal agency to identify and process immigrants with pending or active criminal charges. According to an ICE spreadsheet updated last week on law enforcement agencies that have signed onto a local immigration enforcement program known as the 287(g) program, ADOC and ICE signed a memorandum of understanding on July 22. The agreement was not immediately available on the website; the Alabama Reflector requested a copy of the contract from ICE and ADOC on Monday and sent messages seeking comment. The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, which advocates for immigrants in the state, said in a statement...
The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, seen on January 24, 2023. Justices on Monday extended a briefing deadline for Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville in a case that is challenging his candidacy. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday extended a briefing deadline for Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s responses in a lawsuit challenging his ability to run for the office. The court moved the briefing deadline from Friday to Aug. 27. Earlier this month, plaintiffs in the case also sought and received an extension to file their motions with the state’s high court. In a motion filed on Friday, Tuberville’s lawyers said they are busy with a civil lawsuit against Tuberville in Jefferson County filed by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters . It is McFeeters’ fourth attempt to remove Tuberville from the ballot in some way. “That case is filed by a different plaintiff, and involv...