Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians. This represents judicial restraint on immigration enforcement.
This is a judicial check on executive immigration action - the court blocked TPS termination affecting 1.1M people. A-score: rule_of_law(4) for judicial review functioning, separation(4) for courts checking executive, civil_rights(3) for immigration protections. Mechanism modifier 0.6 (judicial_legal_action is PROTECTIVE, restraining executive overreach). Severity reduced: durability 0.9 (preliminary injunction, likely appealable), reversibility 0.85 (administrative policy, not structural). Base 19.58 * 0.765 severity * 0.6 mechanism * 1.15 scope = 12.21. B-score: outrage_bait(6) immigration+large numbers, media_friendliness(7) clear narrative, pattern_match(6) fits immigration conflict frame. Layer2 modest. Final 17.69. CRITICAL: This is judicial system WORKING AS DESIGNED - courts reviewing executive actions is constitutional function, not damage. Preliminary injunctions are routine, reversible through appeals. No permanent institutional harm, no democratic erosion. Classic noise: high media attention on normal separation-of-powers mechanics.
Monitor: This is routine judicial oversight, not constitutional crisis. The separation of powers is functioning - courts reviewing executive immigration decisions is the system working. Track whether this becomes part of broader court-packing or jurisdiction-stripping efforts, which WOULD be List A. Current event: constitutional machinery operating normally despite headlines.