Second Circuit Probes Claim of Retaliatory Deportation
An attorney for a prominent immigration activist at risk of deportation urged the Second Circuit on Monday not to miss the chance to prevent a “First Amendment black hole.”
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Israel’s Supreme Court Overturns Deportation of US Student
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned an appeals court ruling that agreed with the government’s decision to bar an American graduate student from entering the country over her alleged involvement in the boycott movement against the Jewish state.
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The Trump administration appealed to the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to overturn a federal injunction that prevents it from canceling temporary protected status from deportation to more than 300,000 Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Sudanese.
Read moreJustices Parse Meaning of ‘When’ in Immigration Case
The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with how quickly the government must pick up immigrants following their release from prison if it want to initiate deportation proceedings, during which time these individuals would be held without bond.
Read moreThousands Who Realized Their American Dream Face Deportation
The American Dream is fast approaching its expiration date for thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will become illegal aliens when the clock runs out on their protected status. Three shared their stories with Courthouse News and told what awaits them if they are forced to return to their home countries.
Read moreFormer Nazi Camp Guard Living in NYC Deported to Germany
U.S. officials announced the deportation Tuesday of a former Nazi labor camp guard who helped the regime carry out one of the largest single massacres of the Holocaust.
Read moreFeds Get Reprieve on Processing New DACA Applications
Pending the government’s appeal of an order to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a federal judge gave Homeland Security a pass Friday on processing of new applications.
Read moreJudge Orders Halt to Deportation of Reunited Families
A federal judge on Thursday kept a stay in place that blocks deportations of immigrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, paving the way for children to pursue asylum.
Read moreJudge Criticizes German Officials Over Radical’s Deportation
A judge is accusing German authorities of testing the limits of the law in the deportation to Tunisia of a suspected former aide to Osama bin Laden, whom courts have ordered returned to Germany.
Read moreActivist Facing Deportation Fights, Rallies at 2nd Circuit
Standing across the street from the Homeland Security field office where he was arrested, immigration activist Ravi Ragbir rallied roughly 100 supporters Tuesday after a Second Circuit hearing in his case.
Read moreZimbabwe Opposition Leader Detained After Asylum Bid Fails
Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was in police custody on Thursday after Zambia rejected his asylum bid and deported him, as fears grew about a government crackdown following Zimbabwe’s disputed election.
Read moreJudge Asks Tough Questions on Deportation of Reunited Families
A federal judge on Wednesday broached one of the most important decisions in the family separation case at the U.S.-Mexico border: whether reunited families should be immediately deported back to their home countries.
Read moreJudge Calls Feds’ Lack of Progress Reunifying Families ‘Unacceptable’
A federal judge Friday told government attorneys their lack of progress reuniting over 400 deported parents with their children after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border was “unacceptable.”
Read moreJudge Poised to Bar Removal of Asylum-Seeking Children
A federal judge said Tuesday he would issue an order temporarily barring deportation of reunified families unless the government agrees to do so on its own.
Read moreFeds Say 1,000 Migrant Families Face Deportation
A Justice Department attorney revealed Friday afternoon that 1,000 families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border face immediate deportation once a court-ordered stay on removal proceedings is lifted.
Read moreJudge Orders Release of Pizza Man Facing Deportation
A federal judge in Manhattan pressed a prosecutor Tuesday to explain why a New York pizza deliveryman from Ecuador married to a U.S. citizen is being detained and facing deportation.
Read moreGermany to Bring Back Mistakenly Deported Man
German authorities plan to bring back to Germany an Afghan asylum-seeker who apparently was deported mistakenly while legal proceedings were still ongoing in his case.
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