Immigration Archive » February, 2026

Immigration - February, 2026

184 articles

• Trump Admin Can't 'Terrorize' Minn. Refugees, Judge Rules
• Legal Orgs. Sue To Block DOJ Limits On Immigration Appeals
• Judge Says 5th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Bar Noncitizen's Release
• Do H-1B Fee Waivers Exist In Practice? Attys Have Doubts
• Judge Expands Block On SNAP Cuts Over Data Demand
• Blue States Rally Behind Birthright Citizenship At High Court
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Markey Pushes Bill To Bolster Immigrant Legal Access
• Logistics Update: What Immigrant Driver Rule Means For Cos.
• 'One Way Or Another, ICE Will Comply,' Minn. Judge Vows
• Florida Admits Fed Funds For Immigration Facility Unlikely
• H-1B $100K Fee Fight Is On, But Tariff Ruling's Effect Is Unclear
• Domestic Violence Groups Fight Bondi Over Grant DEI Rules
• Tech. Co. Says DHS Infringed Its Surveillance Tech Patents
• Judge Seems Poised To Keep Block On Trump Voting Order
• Judge Unlikely To Lift Feds' Sanctions For Protester Removals
• IRS Broke Law 42K Times By Giving Info To ICE, Judge Says
• NJ Judge Slams DHS For 'Reckless' Detention Practices
• Demoted BMW Worker Wins $5M In Citizenship Bias Trial
• Trump Admin Asks Justices To Intervene In Syria TPS Fight
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOL Unveils Independent Contractor Rule Replacement
• Contractors Could Face Lengthier Suits After Justices' Ruling
• DOJ Settles With IT Co. It Said Hurt US Workers With AI Ads
• DHS Sacked Anti-Terror Grants To 'Punish' States, Suit Says
• Feds Sued Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests In NC
• Guatemalan Kids Push For Contempt Ruling Against Feds
• FBI Searches LAUSD Headquarters, Superintendent's Home
• DHS Policy On 3rd-Country Removals Unlawful, Judge Finds
• Texas Panel Won't Block County's Immigrant Defense Funding
• Tesla Must Face Anti-American Hiring Bias Suit
• W.Va. Judge Orders Noncitizen's Release, Cites ICE 'Sloppiness'
• Takeaways From CFPB's Retreat On Immigrant Fair Lending
• Sanctions Not Warranted In Tenn. Retaliation Suit, DOL Says
• High Court Says GEO Group Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling
• Trump Declares 'War On Fraud,' Led By VP Vance
• PR Firms Must Face Trimmed World Cup Forced Labor Fight
• H-2A Workers Allege Forced Labor, Wage Theft In Texas
• Feds' White Collar Crime Enforcement 'Retreat' Raises Alarms
• Trump Admin Sues NJ Over Move To Limit ICE Agents
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Feds Lack Standing Over Immigrant Protection Laws, Ill. Says
• ACLU Says Justices' Tariffs Ruling Dooms ICE No Bond Policy
• DC Circ. Won't Stop IRS From Sharing Data With DHS
• Wells Fargo Denies Involvement In Alleged Fla. EB-5 Fraud
• 'Wackadoo': 9th Circ. Awarding Stays 'Like Candy,' Judge Says
• ICE Atty Whistleblower Rips 'Broken' Agent Training Program
• 1st Circ. Says Gov't Challenge To Due Process Order Can Wait
• Immigration Board Doubts Russia Would Not Protect Convert
• Judge Holds Firm On Blocking Bid To End Haitian TPS
• Union Urges Court To Undo DOL Farm Wage Survey Results
• Feds Fight Ex-Judge's Bid For New Trial In ICE Arrest Case
• W.Va. Judge Says Masked ICE Arrest Was Unconstitutional
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• Justices Won't Review Russian's Fugitive Label
• Judge Nixes DOJ Fine In ICE Case, But Blasts 'Radio Silence'
• Fake Attys, Judges, Hearings: DOJ Alleges Immigration Scam
• Full 9th Circ. Revives Trafficking Case Against Calif. Importer
• DHS Pitches Overhaul Of Work Permits For Asylum Seekers
• Feds Seek To Strip Citizenship From Ex-North Miami Mayor
• Feds Step Up Scrutiny Of Immigrant Truck Drivers' Licensing
• 11th Circ. Cites Rape Definition In Stopping Man's Deportation
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Va. Judge Says Immigrant Bond Hearing Was Unconstitutional
• Deportation Policy Pushes Texas Federal Bench To The Brink
• DOL Asks High Court To Weigh In On H-2A Fines Power
• DOJ Atty Fined $500 A Day Over Withheld ICE Detainee ID
• Minn. Court Weighs Civil Liberties In Refugee Detention Case
• Detroit Cop Sues Over Immigration Cooperation Suspension
• Coalition Asks Court To Back Probe Into IRS-ICE Data Sharing
• Constitution Condemns Immigration Bond Ruling, Judge Says
• Staten Islander Cops To Obstruction In Gogic Juror Bribe Case
• GAO Finds No Proof Contract Winner Misrepresented Staffing
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants
• 2nd Circ. Won't Stay Judge's Halt Of Syria TPS Termination
• 8th Circ. Won't Review Bad Counsel Claim In Removal Case
• Feds Release $130M NY, NJ Gateway Hudson Tunnel Funds
• Migrants Urge Judge To Protect Anonymity In Flight Dispute
• IRS Asks Court To Deny Probe Of Improper ICE Data-Sharing
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• States, Unions Urge DC Circ. To Block Haiti TPS Termination
• Democrats Fight Asylum Turn-Back Policy At Supreme Court
• Md. Judge Bars ICE From Redetaining Kilmar Ábrego García
• Immigration Judge Halts Student's Deportation Over Speech
• Navajo Nation Supports NM Bill For Native ID Designation
• USCIS Must Review Marriage-Based Visa Approval
• Mass. Judge Blocks ICE Enforcement At Some Churches
• Nurse, Staffing Cos. Settle 'Indentured Servitude' Suit For $1M
• Senator Moves To Bar Funding For ICE Facilities In Ga.
• Full 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Visa Fraud Conviction
• Feds Resist Sierra Club's Bid To Enforce Border Wall Deal
• Senate Dems Say IRS-ICE Privacy Warnings Proved Correct
• Feds Deny Unlawful DHS Policies In 'Crude Dragnet' Suit
• ICE's Surveillance Tech Raises 4th Amendment Concerns
• Feds Ordered To Return Mass. Student Deported To Honduras
• Dems Say Trump's 3rd Country Removals Are 'Poorly Monitored'
• Wage-Based H-1B Rule Amplifies Lottery Risks For Law Firms
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Criminalizing Officials' Speech Erodes Trust In Justice System
• DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status For Yemen
• DC Judge Skeptical Funding Lapse Settles ICE Visit Policy Row
• DC Judge Won't Bow To DOJ, Public Criticism On TPS Ruling
• Mass. US Atty Calls ICE Criticism 'Hyperbole,' Praises Agents
• DC Circ. Is Asked To Vet New DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule
• Senate Recess To Trigger Partial DHS Shutdown This Weekend
• 2nd Circ. Declines To Block TRO On Gateway Tunnel Project
• NYC Politician Lander Gets Trial Date Over ICE Scuffle
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Boasberg Orders DHS To Return Deported Venezuelans
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink GEO Wash. Detention Law Decision
• Paxton Topples U.S. Senate Seat Rival's Work License Rule
• 'Unflappable' Mass. Judge Emerges As Trump Foil
• Calif. Atty Faces Possible Sanctions Over Bogus Citations
• 4th Circ. Won't Toss Appeal Over Md. Judges' Habeas Order
• Fla. US Attys Push Back Against Sanctions In Habeas Case
• Colony Ridge To Pay $68M To End DOJ, Texas Lending Case
• Circuit Split Brewing Following 5th Circ.'s No-Bond Ruling
• Trump Is Owed Deference On Harvard Student Block, DOJ Says
• 9th Circ. Says DHS Likely To Beat TPS Termination Challenge
• Judge Questions Timing Of Case Against Harvard Researcher
• Trump Admin Appeals Limits On Protester Deportations
• Minn. Judge Won't End TRO Over DHS Refugee Detentions
• Calif. Judge Blocks State's Push To Unmask Federal Agents
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Immigration Judge Ends Tufts Student's Removal Proceeding
• ICE Ordered To Release Iraqi Refugee Under Settlement Terms
• Judge Presses Gov't On Objections To Alien Enemies Act Relief
• Demobilization Moots Ill.'s National Guard Suit, Trump Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Immigration Case Due To Traffic Delays
• Texas, Mo. Ask Court To Keep 'Remain In Mexico' Suit Intact
• States Seek Quick Win On $100K H-1B Fee 'Power-Grab'
• Courts' Rare Quash Of DOJ Subpoenas Has Lessons For Cos.
• Feds Get Gateway Tunnel Funding Freeze During Appeal
• The Little Tucker Act's Big Class Action Moment
• 5th Circ. Backs Trump Admin On Immigrants' Bond Ineligibility
• Citing Feds' 'Lies,' Judge Orders 3 Families Returned To U.S.
• NY Judge Allows Funding For $16B Tunnel To Continue
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Feds' Abandoned Border Fencing
• Second Judge Says IRS Can't Share Address Data With ICE
• 2nd Circ. Revives Panama Man's Bid To Reopen Removal Case
• DHS Sued Over ICE Citizenship Proof Requirement
• DOJ Adds 6 New Immigration Judges And 27 Temporary Ones
• Tesla Applicants Fight Uphill To Keep H-1B Visa Bias Suit Alive
• Trump's Seattle US Atty Stays On For Now Via Title Swap
• DC Circ. Doubts ICE Church Raids Can't Be Blocked
• White House Willing To Discuss Some Dem DHS Reforms
• DOL Must Pay Retaliation Suit Atty Fees, Farm HR Head Says
• Ambiguity Remains On Anti-DEI Grant Conditions
• DOJ Tells Immigration Board To Limit Cases Without Novel Issue
• Klobuchar Alarmed By Exodus Of Prosecutors In Minnesota
• J-1 Visa Worker Urges Class Cert. In Marriott RICO Suit
• Ex-Prosecutors Call For Independent Probes Of ICE Killings
• Trump Admin Finalizes Rule Facilitating Federal Worker Firings
• A Primer On Law Enforcement Self-Defense Doctrine
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ore. Judge Blocks ICE From Making Warrantless Arrests
• Texas AG Sues County Over Immigrant Legal Defense Funding
• Minn. Judge Skeptical Of Widespread Refugee Detention
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Migrant Workers' Notice Approved In H-2A Wage Suit
• Educators Challenge DHS Presence At Minnesota Schools
• Mass. Court To Hear Immigrant's Guilty Plea Withdrawal Args
• Hahn Loeser Arrives In Orlando With Immigration Firm Tie-Up
• 2 Killings Are Reshaping ICE Strategy. States Also Have Plans.
• 7th Circ. Probes Due Process For Ill. ICE Detainees
• Md. Judge Says Most Of ICE Church Raids Suit Can Proceed
• Trump Admin Sued Over 'Pay-To-Play' Gold Card Program
• 1st Circ. Mindful Of Justices In 3rd Country Removal Case
• Minn. Can Still Bring State Charges In Absence Of Fed Action
• Trump Signs Funding Bills, DHS Reform Still To Be Addressed
• Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family
• Dem Lawmakers Win Block On New ICE Detention Visit Policy
• Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift
• Trump Admin's Bid To End Haitian Protections Paused
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Calif. Cities Challenge DOJ Rules For Child Exploitation Funds
• State Dept. Accused Of Overreach With 75-Country Visa Pause
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• 6th Circ. Clears Judge Boasberg In DOJ Ethics Complaint
• HHS Awards $2M Contract To Maintain Refugee Case System
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fee Awards For Immigration Habeas Actions
• Judge Gives Minn. ICE Surge Green Light For Now
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court