July 08, 2026
President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has largely prevailed in federal courts so far this year, with one glaring exception: when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his birthright citizenship executive order as unconstitutional. Here, Law360 examines five of the year's most significant decisions in immigration litigation so far.
June 23, 2026
A split D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with a plan to fast-track the deportation of more noncitizens, vacating a lower court's decision to put the plan on hold over what one judge called "woefully inadequate procedures."
December 09, 2025
A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel appeared split Tuesday over whether unauthorized immigrants need notice of their due process rights when facing expedited removal.
November 24, 2025
A split D.C. Circuit panel on Saturday largely refused to pause a lower court's postponement of the government's expanded bid to rapidly deport unauthorized noncitizens, saying the government likely won't succeed in arguing its expedited removal procedure passes constitutional muster.
November 04, 2025
An immigrant rights organization has told the D.C. Circuit that the Trump administration's push for the expedited removal of noncitizens who entered the U.S. without authorization has already led to unlawful removals and "an intolerable risk of erroneous deportations" for others.
October 06, 2025
A D.C. Circuit judge on Monday pressed the government about the procedures in place for ensuring noncitizens who are ineligible for expedited removal aren't deported, noting a dearth of evidence about their sufficiency.