Immigration Law

Judge orders stop to blanket detention of asylum seekers at 5 locations

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily barred blanket detentions of people seeking asylum based on a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.

Jul 3, 2018 12:55 PM CDT

California attorney devotes his career to helping children navigate immigration courts

Martin Gauto, a senior attorney for Clinic (the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.) in Los Angeles, has represented hundreds of immigrant children who were apprehended at the U.S. border after fleeing abusive situations in countries such as Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Jul 1, 2018 1:00 AM CDT

Immigrant children begin appearing in court without lawyers or parents

Most immigrants facing deportation wouldn’t climb onto a table during their court hearings. But then again, most 3-year-olds don’t go to court without parents or lawyers.

Jun 29, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

A former top ICE lawyer in Seattle gets prison time for stealing immigrant identities

The former chief counsel for the Seattle office of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for stealing the identities of immigrants in removal proceedings to take out loans and credit cards.

Jun 29, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

7th Circuit limits national ‘sanctuary cities’ injunction to Chicago

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago has narrowed a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration’s policy withholding grants from alleged “sanctuary cities.”

Jun 28, 2018 4:45 PM CDT

Lawyer says she fractured her foot after an ICE agent pushed her to the ground

Two immigration lawyers who tried to follow their 3-year-old client into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Kansas City, Missouri, early Tuesday were blocked and pushed by an ICE agent.

Jun 28, 2018 11:53 AM CDT

Judge bars separation of immigrant families and requires reunification

A federal judge in San Diego issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that bars the separation of immigrant families and requires reunification of separated families.

Jun 27, 2018 11:04 AM CDT

ABA president describes weeping mothers and due process concerns at the border

It’s not just the crying that concerned ABA President Hilarie Bass when she met with mothers detained at South Texas’ Port Isabel Detention Center. But there was crying.

Jun 27, 2018 7:15 AM CDT

Want to help at the border? ABA groups offer avenues to donate time and money

Since the outpouring of public interest in the separation of families at the border, the ABA’s Working Group on Unaccompanied Minors has seen a marked increase in requests to do pro bono work for minor immigrants.

Jun 27, 2018 7:15 AM CDT

Atlanta lawyer buys a ‘TrumpHotels’ domain and offers terms of sale

An Atlanta lawyer who believes detention centers for immigrant children should be called “Trump Hotels” has purchased the TrumpHotels.org domain and set up a spoof website.

Jun 27, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

Leaders from 34 BigLaw firms call for an ‘army of lawyers’ to help immigrants and make a pledge

Corrected: Leaders from 34 major U.S. law firms have pledged to help reunify families separated after crossing the border and help make sure people who have legitimate claims to asylum have legal representation.

Jun 26, 2018 3:49 PM CDT

Adults with children who cross the border illegally will not be sent for prosecution, official says

The chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that his agency will temporarily stop handing over for prosecution adults who illegally cross the border with their children.

Jun 26, 2018 10:38 AM CDT

Trump says people who cross border illegally should be deported ‘with no judges’

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that people who cross the border illegally should be sent back “with no judges or court cases.”

Jun 25, 2018 11:02 AM CDT

Lawyers for Good Government launches project to reunite immigrant families

The Lawyers for Good Government Foundation is organizing an effort to reunite immigrant families separated by the federal government after they were caught crossing the U.S. border.

Jun 22, 2018 4:30 PM CDT

Justice Department asks court for settlement exemption to allow immigrant families to stay together

The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to modify a consent decree to allow parents who crossed the border illegally with their children to remain together in residential facilities while immigration proceedings are pending.

Jun 22, 2018 7:05 AM CDT