Immigration Law

Travel ban waivers are wrongfully denied, class action lawsuit alleges

Dissenting from Trump v. Hawaii, the “travel ban” case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that there’s reason to believe that the visa waiver program, granting exceptions to the ban in specific situations, “is nothing more than a sham.”

Jul 30, 2018 3:02 PM CDT

Judge allows lawsuit claim that US added citizenship question to census for discriminatory reasons

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Thursday that the Constitution’s enumeration clause gives the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross the authority to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but there could be an equal protection violation if the decision is motivated by discriminatory reasons. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman…

Jul 27, 2018 1:15 PM CDT

Government reunites many but not all immigrant families by deadline

Updated: At the arrival of the July 26 deadline for reuniting immigrant families forcibly separated by the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, the federal government says it has reunited all of the families in which it believes parents are eligible to retake custody of their children—but the American Civil Liberties Union is raising questions about how eligibility is defined.

Jul 26, 2018 3:31 PM CDT

New video from ABA president calls for lawyers to help separated immigrant families

ABA President Hilarie Bass has posted a short video asking America’s lawyers to help reunite immigrant families at the border.

Jul 19, 2018 3:25 PM CDT

Federal policy changes make it easier to deny visas and remove legal immigrants

Two recent policy changes at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will limit immigrants’ ability to come to or stay in the United States legally.

Jul 17, 2018 4:20 PM CDT

Army reverses discharge of immigrant soldier at center of media coverage

The U.S. Army has reversed its discharge of a Brazilian-born recruit after his ouster garnered widespread media coverage.

Jul 17, 2018 3:26 PM CDT

Federal judge temporarily halts deportations of reunified immigrant families

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw granted a motion for a temporary restraining order by the ACLU after the group cited concerns that the government would quickly deport the families without oversight or due process.

Jul 16, 2018 5:25 PM CDT

Some reunited immigrant families released with ankle monitors; US seeks waiver for detention

The Trump administration is releasing hundreds of reunited immigrant families with ankle monitors, and has at least temporarily stopped criminal prosecutions of immigrants who enter the country with their children.

Jul 11, 2018 9:07 AM CDT

Judge won’t modify settlement blocking detention of immigrant children, notes possibility of waiver

President Donald Trump was dealt a setback Monday when a federal judge refused to modify a 1997 consent decree to allow parents who entered the United States illegally to remain with their children indefinitely in unlicensed facilities while immigration proceedings are pending.

Jul 10, 2018 1:03 PM CDT

Travel ban waivers are wrongfully denied, class action lawsuit alleges

Judge allows lawsuit claim that US added citizenship question to census for discriminatory reasons

Government reunites many but not all immigrant families by deadline

New video from ABA president calls for lawyers to help separated immigrant families

Federal policy changes make it easier to deny visas and remove legal immigrants

Army reverses discharge of immigrant soldier at center of media coverage

Federal judge temporarily halts deportations of reunified immigrant families

Some reunited immigrant families released with ankle monitors; US seeks waiver for detention

Judge won’t modify settlement blocking detention of immigrant children, notes possibility of waiver

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About half of 102 young immigrant children will be reunited with parents by deadline, US says

Short film dramatizes difficulties of children representing themselves in immigration court

Federal officials order DNA tests to help reunite immigrant parents and children

Defense lawyers read Declaration of Independence in front of Texas tent city for immigrant children

Court filing says Trump administration gives families only one choice for reuniting: deportation

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