Immigration
42 articles in this practice area
Texas Judge Orders Warden to 'Show Cause' in Immigration Detainee Habeas Case
A Texas federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered the warden of the Port Isabel Detention Center to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted to an immigrati...
Texas Judge Orders DHS To Respond To Immigrant's Habeas Challenge
A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies to respond within a week to an immigrant's habeas corpus petition challeng...
Texas Federal Judge Nixes Immigrant's Habeas Bid, Cites 'Applicant For Admission' Rule
A Texas federal judge on Monday denied a habeas corpus petition from a Mexican national challenging his immigration detention, ruling that anyone present in the U.S. without leg...
Texas Federal Judge Dismisses Immigration Detainee's Remaining Habeas Claims
A Texas federal judge on Monday dismissed the remaining habeas corpus claims brought by immigration detainee Martha De la Mercedes Leon-Mora after she failed to respond within t...
California Federal Judge Orders ICE To Release Iraqi Detainee After 'No Opposition'
A California federal judge on Monday ordered immigration authorities to immediately release an Iraqi national who has been detained for over a year, granting a temporary restrai...
California Federal Judge Grants Immigration Petition Against Bondi
A California federal judge on Thursday granted an immigration petition filed by Edgar Armando Saquic Equila against former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and other officials...
California Federal Judge Grants Habeas Petition, Bars Immigration Detention
A California federal judge on Monday granted a habeas corpus petition and enjoined immigration officials from arresting or detaining a petitioner under federal immigration law,...
California Federal Judge Sets 'Strict' Trial Schedule In Immigration Case
A California federal judge on Monday ordered strict trial preparation deadlines in a civil rights lawsuit challenging immigration enforcement policies, warning that 'pretrial an...
Federal Judge Nixes ICE 'Mootness' Defense, Issues Preliminary Injunction Against 'Unlawful Re-Detention'
A Central District of California federal judge on Monday converted a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction blocking ICE from re-detaining an immigrant withou...
California Federal Judge Lifts Stay in Asylum Case, Sets Summer Briefing
A California federal magistrate judge on Monday lifted a stay of proceedings in an asylum case involving a Form I-589 application, setting a summer briefing schedule for cross-m...
Judge Grants 7-Day Extension In Yang Immigration Case Citing 'Pressing Matters'
A California federal judge on Monday granted a seven-day extension for petitioner Zhiyu Yang to file his traverse in an immigration case, accepting counsel's argument that "pres...
D.C. Circuit Crushes Diversity Visa Lawsuit, Confirms 'Out of Luck'
A D.C. Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit by foreign nationals who lost out on diversity visas during COVID-19, holding that Appellants lacked standing f...
Ninth Circuit Nixes BIA's 'Wrong Diligence Standard' for Stateless Petitioner
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying a stateless Armenian immigrant's motion to reopen removal proceedings, holding that the...
Sixth Circuit Nixes Ex-Husband's Affidavit Of Support Suit, Affirms 'Broad' Preclusion Rule
A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed dismissal of a Canadian immigrant's lawsuit seeking financial support from his ex-wife under an immigration affidavit, ruling that Mi...
Ninth Circuit Nixes 'Prejudice' Argument In Immigration Reinstatement Case
The Ninth Circuit denied Alfonso Verduzco Ruiz's petition challenging the reinstatement of his removal order Thursday, holding that aliens must show prejudice for due process vi...
Ninth Circuit Nixes 'Overbroad' DHS Protest Injunction, Backs Press Rights
A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed a federal judge's preliminary injunction protecting journalists and protesters from Department of Homeland Security retaliation during imm...
3rd Circuit Beats BIA Reading, Expands 'Is Or Was' Immigration Relief
A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday slammed the Board of Immigration Appeals' interpretation of special rule cancellation relief, holding that abuse victims can qualify for protect...
Seventh Circuit Axes Immigration Waiver Review, Slams 'AI Hallucination' Briefs
A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday blocked judicial review of immigration waiver denials and admonished a lawyer for including nonexistent case citations that appeared AI-generat...
Second Circuit Axes BIA's 'Overbroad' Reading In Navy Vet's Immigration Case
A Second Circuit panel on Friday granted a 70-year-old Jamaican Navy veteran's petition challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of his reopening motion, finding the...
Fourth Circuit Axes Honduran Man's 'Twelve Months Is Not One Year' Defense
A Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a Honduran man's immigration cancellation bid, ruling that a crime carrying a maximum 12-month sentence qualifies as one "for which a...