July 28, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court's June decision curtailing nationwide injunctions promises to shape the trajectory of immigration litigation in the latter half of this year as litigants shift strategies and try other tactics to block the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration measures. Here, Law360 looks at six key immigration cases to watch in the latter half of the year.
July 26, 2025
An Illinois federal judge Friday threw out the Trump administration's first suit challenging local sanctuary policies, ruling that it's within Illinois', Cook County's and Chicago's rights to opt out of helping the federal government with immigration enforcement efforts.
April 02, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice responded Tuesday to a bid by Illinois and other sanctuary jurisdictions within the state to dismiss the Trump administration's suit challenging their policies toward immigrants, casting them as an "extraordinary assault" on the federal government's attempt to enforce federal immigration laws.
March 05, 2025
The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City were grilled by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday during a daylong, oft-contentious hearing in which the city leaders were repeatedly interrupted by Republicans as they defended their cities' policies towards immigrants.
February 06, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice wasted no time lodging a suit on Thursday over local sanctuary policies, suing in Illinois federal court the day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in and hours after she halted department funding for sanctuary jurisdictions