Immigration

Judge blocks Trump’s sweeping freeze on immigration benefits for 39 countries
In a scathing ruling, a federal judge accused the administration of using “pretextual concerns” of national security to “mask anti-immigrant sentiments.”

Lawsuit seeks to stop US 'third-country' deportations to Equatorial Guinea
The complaint was filed on behalf of 14 deportees, some of whom are held under conditions "amounting to arbitrary and indefinite detention."

Texas college students fight to reinstate in-state tuition for immigrants
College students without lawful immigration status are asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn a consent judgment between the Texas attorney general and Trump's DOJ blocking the Texas Dream Act.
Nebraska forfeits in-state tuition extension to noncitizens
OMAHA, Neb. — A federal court in Nebraska approved a consent judgment between the U.S. government and Nebraska, ruling the state’s law extending eligibility for in-state tuition benefits to those in the U.S. without authorization violates the Supremacy Clause and are invalid.

Prosecutorial authority questioned amid 'Broadview Six' trial chaos
Experts say the efficacy of grand juries may be put to the test in light of what a federal judge lambasted as "never before seen" prosecutorial behavior in the case of six ICE protesters.

Colorado man sues police after citation for projecting ‘abolish ICE’ on state Supreme Court
Denver police cited Trevor Ycas after he projected the phrases “stop ICE murders,” “de-ICE Colorado,” and “abolish ICE” onto the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver.

Newark mayor calls for judge to shutter Delaney Hall ICE facility
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested outside of the New Jersey ICE facility last May, floated expanding an existing lawsuit to close Delaney Hall.

'Era of deportations has begun': EU approves 'return hubs' with help from far right
In a major toughening of immigration law, the European Union is set to send migrants to camps outside the bloc and greenlight home raids in search of people to deport.

AI age checks at UK border spark warnings over child safety
Charities and human rights groups say using artificial intelligence to assess arrivals risks sending vulnerable minors into adult detention facilities.



