Immigration

  • August 25, 2026

    Minn. Says Texas 'Smokescreen' Delays ICE Agent Extradition

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is using a dubious investigation as a "smokescreen" to justify his refusal to extradite a federal immigration agent accused of illegally firing a gun into a Minneapolis home, attorneys for the state of Minnesota told a federal judge in Texas on Tuesday.

  • August 25, 2026

    Feds Say Ohio Court's Arrest Rule Hampers ICE Efforts

    The Trump administration on Tuesday accused an Ohio county's municipal court of impeding its immigration enforcement efforts, contending the court's rule barring civil arrests in its facilities runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution and Immigration and Nationality Act.

  • August 25, 2026

    Mich. Judge Tosses DOJ Suit Over County Immigration Policy

    A Michigan federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Washtenaw County policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities, ruling that the federal government cannot compel local officials to help carry out its immigration enforcement. 

  • August 25, 2026

    New Birthright Citizenship Order Defies Justices, Court Told

    A group of noncitizens and immigrant services organizations urged a Maryland federal court Monday to block President Donald Trump's new executive order targeting birthright citizenship following his loss at the U.S. Supreme Court, saying he "cannot unilaterally amend the Constitution."

  • August 25, 2026

    Judge Orders Action On Frozen Immigration Applications

    A California federal judge ordered the Trump administration to process immigration applications from natives of countries subject to entry restrictions under President Donald Trump's travel ban, certifying a class of noncitizens whose filings were frozen under a related policy.

  • August 25, 2026

    Florida AG Slams Bar Complaint Against DHS Counsel

    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to the executive director of the Florida Bar to criticize a recent complaint made to the bar against James Percival, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for attacking judges.

  • August 24, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Vacated Drug Conviction Can't Bar Admissibility

    The Fourth Circuit concluded Monday that a Mexico native's since-vacated marijuana conviction in North Carolina state court does not render her inadmissible in the U.S., departing from a long-standing framework that considered vacated convictions valid for immigration purposes unless they're vacated due to substantive or procedural defects. 

  • August 24, 2026

    Feds Seek Circuit Court Reversals In Sanctuary Policy Battle

    The Trump administration has asked separate federal circuit courts to review lower court decisions rejecting its challenges to various state and local sanctuary immigration policies, arguing to the Tenth Circuit that such policies from Colorado and Denver affirmatively obstruct federal immigration enforcement.

  • August 24, 2026

    DHS Must Face Bias Suit Over Candidate's Ayahuasca Use

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security can't escape a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully nixed an applicant's job offer because her religious practice includes consuming the psychoactive tea ayahuasca, a Florida federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the agency's assertion that the court can't review its hiring decisions on national security grounds.

  • August 24, 2026

    Judge Says ICE Skirted Review In CAT Removal Reversal

    A Maryland federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Mexican national who testified against drug cartel members, saying the government violated his due process rights by revoking his removal protection after trying to deport him unsuccessfully twice prior.

  • August 24, 2026

    High Court Lifts Block On Mail-In Ballot Changes

    The Trump administration can proceed with plans to implement some new nationwide mail-in voting regulations ahead of this year's midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, but questions remain about the enforceability of proposed U.S. Postal Service restrictions.

  • August 24, 2026

    11th Circ. Says Sudden Snatching Is A Deportable Crime

    The Eleventh Circuit has denied a Trinidad and Tobago native's petition to review a decision deeming him removable for his conviction for robbery by sudden snatching, saying the crime is indeed a deportable offense.

  • August 24, 2026

    DOJ Says House Dems Can't Sue Over ICE Visit Notice Rule

    The U.S. Department of Justice has urged a federal appeals court to throw out a lawsuit brought by House Democrats challenging a policy that requires seven days' notice for congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities.

  • August 24, 2026

    Fla. College Protest Rule Blocked In 'ICEBreakers' Suit

    A Florida federal judge blocked a Miami college's rule restricting protest activities after it was used to discipline several students who staged a brief public demonstration against immigration tactics, finding that the regulation likely violates the First Amendment.

  • August 24, 2026

    Feds Propose New $103K Fee For H-1B Visa Petitions

    The Trump administration proposed a new rule Monday that would impose a roughly $103,000 fee for all H-1B visa petitions subject to government caps, separate from the $100,000 fee President Donald Trump announced last year via executive proclamation.

  • August 21, 2026

    75-Country Immigrant Visa Freeze Ruled 'Patently Unlawful'

    A New York federal judge on Friday struck down a U.S. Department of State policy that halted the issuance of visas to immigrants from 75 countries, finding the policy "patently unlawful" and in excess of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority.

  • August 21, 2026

    Investor Keeps $6.9M Del. Award But Loses Legal Fees

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday upheld a roughly $6.9 million damages award to a former investor in a Philadelphia-area EB-5 investment business but overturned nearly $260,000 in attorney fees, finding the investor waited too long to argue that the fees were part of his damages.

  • August 21, 2026

    Illinois-Led States Win TRO To Block DOT Bid For CDL Data

    A Virginia federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from obtaining a database containing information on 17 million commercial driver's license holders, ruling in favor of 21 states that allege it unlawfully demanded the records for immigration enforcement.

  • August 21, 2026

    Groups Say HHS Left Migrant Children Without Legal Help

    Former legal services providers for unaccompanied migrant children have told a California federal judge that the Trump administration could be violating an injunction requiring the government to maintain legal representation for the minors, alleging that thousands are now unrepresented after the providers' contract expired last month.

  • August 21, 2026

    ICE Contractor Wins Partial Block Of Colo. Inspection Law

    A Colorado federal judge temporarily blocked part of a new state law imposing additional inspections and penalties on The GEO Group Inc.'s immigration detention facility in Aurora, finding the provisions likely unlawfully discriminate against the company as a federal contractor.

  • August 21, 2026

    Trump Says He Reached Deal For Tariff-Free Ground Beef

    President Donald Trump said Friday he has cut a deal to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the U.S. without an added tariff in exchange for lower prices for consumers.

  • August 21, 2026

    9th Circ. Keeps Order To Improve ICE Site Amid Feds' Appeal

    The Trump administration must continue to address the "severe and inhumane deficiencies" a California federal court identified at an immigrant detention facility in the Mojave Desert, the Ninth Circuit has ruled, finding it unlikely to prevail in detainees' constitutional challenge.

  • August 20, 2026

    Judge Frees ICE Detainee Over Repeated Bond Missteps

    A Florida federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release a Colombia native from detention, finding an immigration judge's repeated denial of bond was based on factual inaccuracies.

  • August 20, 2026

    Ex-Immigration Officer To Admit Embezzling $60K From Union

    The former treasurer of a federal workers' union local has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling more than $60,000 to pay for expenses ranging from food and utility bills to dance lessons, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts announced Thursday.

  • August 20, 2026

    Group Demands Docs Over Feds' Immigration 'Propaganda'

    A legal advocacy nonprofit accused the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday of failing to provide information on the extent that taxpayer dollars were used to "fund propaganda while thwarting legitimate journalism" over its immigration enforcement efforts.

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Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses

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    U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas examines how artificial intelligence could transform a court's ability to deal with administrative work and organize materials when preparing for hearings or drafting opinions, thereby affording judges more time to resolve contested issues.

  • From Order To Regulation: How EOs Are Reshaping Banking

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    The pattern of regulatory activity emerging in the wake of the Trump administration's first 18 months of executive orders makes clear that financial institutions should treat presidential directives as early warning signs and not wait for final rules to assess the accompanying compliance impact, says Jonathan Kolodziej at Bradley.

  • Opinion

    USCIS Delays Shouldn't Mean Detention For EB-5 Investors

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    Some EB-5 investors with pending petitions were recently detained amid a surge in immigration arrests, but when only U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can resolve a respondent's status, immigration courts shouldn't retain cases they can't decide, and detention shouldn't replace adjudication, says Jun Li at Reid & Wise.

  • Series

    Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly everything I learned about preparation, humility, confidence and more has followed me into my legal practice, says Jessica Caterina at Moses & Singer.

  • Immigration Order Raises Customer ID Stakes For Banks

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    Following a recently issued immigration-related executive order, financial institutions should expect and prepare for increased scrutiny of customer due diligence and identification, suspicious activity monitoring, and consumer lending, as well as accompanying supervisory shifts and rising fair lending risks, says Douglas Weissinger at Butler Snow.

  • Navigating OFAC's 50% Rule For Cross-Border Exec Mobility

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    A recent Office of Foreign Assets Control guide signals that its 50% ownership rule can determine not only sanctions compliance but also whether a company can sponsor multinational executives for immigration, highlighting an often overlooked interaction between sanctions and immigration law, says Xuan Zhang at Reid & Wise.

  • High Court Rulings Could Alter Agency Strategy For Cos.

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook mark major turning points in the law of independent agencies and in how regulated companies should think about federal enforcement, rulemaking and agency-facing strategy, say attorneys at Holtzman Vogel.

  • Opinion

    Justices' Parole Ruling Degrades Green Card Holders' Rights

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Blanche v. Lau, holding that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers can parole a returning lawful permanent resident without clear and convincing evidence of a crime, weakens the statutory and practical protections Congress intended, say attorneys at Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners.

  • Asylum Ruling Signals Larger Separation Of Powers Battle

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that border officials may turn away asylum-seekers without inspection is part of a broader conversation about the reach of institutional safeguards that subject governmental authority to legal constraint, says Dree Collopy at American University's Washington College of Law.

  • Series

    Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

  • How Justices' TPS Ruling Affects Workforce Planning

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent holding in Mullin v. Doe that courts lack jurisdiction to review temporary protected status determinations greenlights the end of TPS for thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals, and means employers must reevaluate TPS-designees' employability while avoiding discriminatory document practices, says attorney Richard Herman.

  • Series

    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

  • Roundup

    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

  • Mitigating Employer Risk In Immigration Compliance Visits

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    As Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate site visits become an increasingly important tool to verify that the details in employment-based immigration petitions match the reality of the workplace, employers can reduce their risk by treating preparedness as part of their immigration compliance program, says Morgan Bailey at Mayer Brown.

  • Justices Stand On Statutory Specifics In Cisco And Landor

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    With its June 23 decisions in Cisco Systems Inc. v. Doe and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on the critical point that the statute invoked in a federal claim must authorize a private lawsuit and the remedy sought, says Patrick Judd at Phelps Dunbar.

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