Trent Cotney

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Commentator on the ruling's impact on construction sites

A federal judge barred U.S. immigration officers from three enforcement practices after a U.S.-born concrete worker said agents detained him three times, twice at Alabama homebuilding sites and once at his home. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock ruled the policies likely violate the Fourth Amendment, noting agents dismissed his state REAL ID as 'fake.'

Updated Oct 11