June 22, 2026
A Trump administration attorney Monday couldn't answer repeated questions about what changed when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last December that its agents were no longer responsible for collecting biometric data from immigration detainees, a key requirement for noncitizens seeking legal status.
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge that detained noncitizens challenging a policy that allegedly blocks their ability to provide the biometric information needed for benefit applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services couldn't justify their push to have it temporarily stayed.
May 01, 2026
A half-dozen detained noncitizens asked a D.C. federal judge to overturn a U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy that allegedly blocks their ability to supply biometric information needed for some immigration benefit applications filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.