March 20, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a D.C. federal judge on Thursday to reject asylum-seekers' attempt to renegotiate an agreement to release them from detention on a case-by-case basis, saying they've offered no evidence that parole is being categorically denied.
October 24, 2024
A Washington, D.C., federal judge gave preliminary approval Thursday to an agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and asylum-seekers to resolve a suit alleging immigration officials in New Orleans wrongfully refused to release them on parole.
July 23, 2020
After twice ordering immigration officials in New Orleans to stop ignoring a government policy that allows detained asylum-seekers to be paroled, a D.C. federal judge said that "troubling" data still points toward noncompliance.
April 21, 2020
A D.C. federal judge pushed back Tuesday against a request to immediately release a group of asylum seekers from detention in Louisiana amid the COVID-19 pandemic, agreeing with the government that such relief is outside the scope of their underlying complaint.
April 01, 2020
A class of asylum-seekers detained in Louisiana is demanding release immediately in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an emergency motion filed Tuesday in D.C. federal court.
January 07, 2020
A D.C. federal judge says he may soon be entertaining contempt claims against the government after taking a peek at "staggering" numbers that imply immigration field offices in New Orleans are still flouting his order to consider detained asylum-seekers for parole.
October 07, 2019
A D.C. federal judge said Monday he won't be ordering U.S. immigration officials to record what primary language detainees speak in the monthly reports the government will be handing over to prove it's complying with a federal policy that requires asylum-seekers to be considered for parole.
September 18, 2019
A D.C. federal judge said Wednesday that he's going to be much "less indulgent" with the government after having to order immigration officials in New Orleans for the second time to stop ignoring a government policy that allows detained asylum-seekers to be paroled.
September 05, 2019
Immigration officials in New Orleans must stop ignoring a government policy that allows detained asylum seekers to be paroled, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday, saying there was strong evidence that officials in the Louisiana city had been flouting the directive.
August 29, 2019
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday cast doubt on a U.S. attorney's assertions that a substantial drop-off in humanitarian parole grants doesn't indicate that immigration officials in New Orleans are refusing to release asylum-seekers from detention after they have shown a credible fear of returning home.