The Daily Brief — July 6, 2026
No ICE detention past 90 days, Trump Jr. could profit from new gun sale rule, Kirk murder hearing begins
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Court: ICE Detainees Must Get Hearing Within 90 Days
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the Trump administration cannot hold certain immigrants in ICE detention for more than 90 days without giving them a hearing to seek release while their deportation cases are pending.
The case centered on three men — two from Mexico and one from Honduras — who had lived in the US for years with no criminal history, and who have American-citizen children. State troopers in Texas pulled them over during routine traffic stops between November 2025 and February 2026 and turned them over to ICE, which held them without a hearing before a judge. All three were later released after federal district court judges granted their appeal on due process grounds. The Trump administration then appealed those orders at the Fifth Circuit, leading to last week’s ruling.
In a 2–1 decision, the New Orleans–based Fifth Circuit rejected the Department of Homeland Security’s position that some non-citizens already living in the United States could be treated as new “applicants for admission” to the country and then held indefinitely without bond hearings. The court said that denying them a hearing violates their constitutional due process rights, which apply to everyone in the country — not just citizens.
The ruling could affect thousands of detainees.
DHS said in a statement that it disagrees with the ruling. Before the ruling, the Trump administration had already asked the Supreme Court to review a similar decision from another appeals court.
Trump Gives Partisan Speech During America 250 Celebration
A day after warning that the US faces a threat from communism at an event in Mount Rushmore, President Trump repeated the warning while speaking at America’s 250th anniversary celebration on the National Mall over the weekend. Trump has been warning about the threat of communism since Democratic socialist candidates won recent primary elections in New York and elsewhere.
In his speech at the Mall, Trump also lauded American achievements, including military victories, the moon landing, and the Wright brothers’ first flight. He also urged Congress to pass the stalled SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and restrict mail voting.
Separately, hundreds of masked members of Patriot Front — a neofascist white supremacist group — marched through Washington, DC, carrying banners including the Confederate flag.
Proposed Rule Could Benefit Trump Jr.–Backed Gun Retailer
A proposed federal rule that would allow firearms to be shipped directly to buyers’ homes could significantly benefit GrabAGun, an online retailer where Donald Trump Jr. serves as a board member and in which he owns stock.
The proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives rule would allow licensed dealers to ship firearms directly to buyers if they are located in the same state as the dealer, verify their identity online, and complete a background check. Guns would be shipped after a seven-day waiting period, during which local law enforcement would be notified. Currently, most online gun buyers can place an order for a firearm online but must pick it up in person from a licensed dealer, who then completes the required identity and background checks.
The ATF estimates that nearly half of all gun buyers — about 3.3 million people annually — would eventually use home delivery.
GrabAGun, whose CEO calls the company an “Amazon of guns,” currently sells ammunition and accessories to consumers through third-party dealers. Trump Jr. owns more than 300,000 shares in the company. A spokesperson for Trump Jr. said he had “zero involvement” in the proposed rule, and ATF’s chief counsel said he was unaware of Trump’s connection to GrabAGun until asked about it.
Gun-control groups have cautioned that shipping millions of firearms directly to homes could increase the risks of illegal gun trafficking, theft, and straw purchases — when a legal buyer purchases a firearm on behalf of someone prohibited from owning one.
The proposal is one of 34 deregulatory measures introduced by the ATF this spring in response to President Trump’s February 2025 executive order expanding gun access.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Charlie Kirk Murder
A weeklong preliminary hearing began today in Provo, UT, for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as prosecutors seek the death penalty.
Tyler Robinson, 23, is charged with aggravated murder in the September 10 killing of Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus. Prosecutors have begun presenting evidence that there is enough evidence for Robinson to stand trial, including DNA evidence, witness statements, and video of the shooting. They are seeking the death penalty.
At the end of the hearing, state district judge Tony Graf will decide whether enough evidence exists to move forward with the case.
Robinson’s attorneys have not publicly commented on his guilt or innocence. Kirk’s parents and his widow, Erika Kirk, attended the hearing.
Trump Heads to NATO Summit
President Trump is traveling to the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where his goal is to pressure allies to follow through on a pledge to raise defense spending to 5% of their GDP by 2035.
NATO is the 32-nation military alliance binding the US, Canada, and European allies to one another’s defense. This week’s summit is its annual leaders’ meeting.
The defense spending pledge means the allies would eventually contribute an equivalent of 5% of their total annual economic output to defense and security spending.
Trump has long complained that NATO members rely too heavily on the US for their defense. The previous benchmark, in place since 2014, was 2% of GDP.
Trump is expected to meet separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week to discuss the war with Russia.
Russian Strikes Kill at Least 21 in Kyiv
Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital and in the surrounding region killed at least 22 people and injured nearly 80 last night, according to Ukrainian officials.
Emergency crews continued searching for survivors in the rubble of residential buildings hit in the attacks on the city.
Russia has intensified strikes on Kyiv in recent weeks, saying they are retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Thousands Attend Funeral for Iran’s Supreme Leader
Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran earlier today for a funeral procession for Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed in Tehran on the first day of the joint US–Israeli strikes on Iran.
Khamenei’s coffin, along with those of family members killed in the February 28 airstrike, was carried through the capital as crowds chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Trump.”
Three of Khamenei’s sons attended funeral ceremonies over the weekend, but Iran’s new supreme leader, his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared publicly since taking power. Officials have said he was wounded in the strike that killed his father.
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