Immigration Law

Suit by immigrant groups and DACA recipients says program’s rescission is a ‘double-cross’

Several immigrant groups, including CASA de Maryland, joined with several recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program to keep in place protections for immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children. The suit (PDF), filed in federal court in Maryland, claimed the Trump administration acted…

Oct 5, 2017 3:13 PM CDT

Third version of Trump’s travel ban is targeted in 2 new lawsuits

Two new lawsuits filed on Monday target President Donald Trump’s latest version of the travel ban that restricts travel to the United States from eight countries, including six predominantly Muslim nations.

Oct 3, 2017 2:43 PM CDT

Immigration judges have to consider ability to pay in setting bond, 9th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction requiring immigration judges to consider financial ability to pay and alternative conditions of release when setting bond. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the first to find that the government can’t set unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants, according…

Oct 3, 2017 11:43 AM CDT

The President’s Court

The President’s Court: The Supreme Court’s new term will address the travel ban and other hot-button issues with President Trump’s first appointee on the bench.

Oct 1, 2017 12:10 AM CDT

ACLU plans to amend lawsuit to challenge latest version of travel ban

The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to amend an existing lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s third version of his travel ban. The ACLU and its partner organizations are also seeking a preliminary injunction to block the latest version of the ban, according to a letter to a Maryland…

Sep 29, 2017 4:10 PM CDT

Hispanics still treated differently during traffic stops in county once policed under Arpaio: audit

The likelihood of Hispanics being stopped and searched by sheriff’s deputies in Maricopa County, Arizona, is still significantly greater than that for whites according to an audit by criminal justice researchers at Arizona State University, The Associated Press reports. The study looked at 31,000 traffic stops from July 2015 through…

Sep 27, 2017 3:23 PM CDT

Supreme Court cancels oral arguments on March travel ban, asks lawyers to address mootness

The U.S. Supreme Court has canceled Oct. 10 oral arguments on the constitutionality of a travel ban that was revised on Sunday by President Donald Trump.

Sep 25, 2017 1:20 PM CDT

North Korea, Venezuela among three countries added to new, more tailored travel ban

The Trump administration on Sunday night announced restrictions on nationals from three additional countries, including North Korea, along with those from five out of six Muslim-majority countries on the president's original list.

Sep 24, 2017 7:53 PM CDT

Travel ban will reportedly be replaced with more targeted restrictions, may impact SCOTUS case

President Donald Trump's travel ban is set to be replaced—possibly as soon as this weekend—but he must still approve the plan, according to published reports.

Sep 22, 2017 11:06 AM CDT

California sues to stop construction of Trump’s border wall

California filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to stop construction of the border wall advocated by President Donald Trump as a key campaign promise. The suit claims the administration did not abide by laws requiring an environmental impact review and is acting without statutory authorization, report the Washington Post and the…

Sep 21, 2017 9:38 AM CDT

ABA urges SCOTUS to invalidate president’s travel ban

The American Bar Association filed a friend-of-the-court brief Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration from six majority-Muslim countries.

Sep 18, 2017 5:57 PM CDT

Federal judge in Chicago blocks Trump administration’s hold on grants to sanctuary cities

A federal judge in Chicago on Friday issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from refusing to release public safety grants to sanctuary cities that don’t cooperate in immigration enforcement.

Sep 15, 2017 3:29 PM CDT

Motel 6 will tell employees to stop giving guest lists to immigration agents

Motel 6 will tell employees that they can’t voluntarily give guest lists to immigration agents after the Phoenix New Times spoke with motel workers at two Phoenix locations who said it was standard practice. The New Times determined that agents with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made at least 20 arrests…

Sep 15, 2017 10:29 AM CDT

ACLU suit challenges warrantless searches of electronic devices at border

A lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges warrantless searches of smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices at the border.

Sep 13, 2017 3:38 PM CDT

Supreme Court blocks 9th Circuit decision that would have allowed more refugees to enter the country

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked part of a federal appeals court decision that would have required the federal government to allow about 24,000 refugees to enter the United States.

Sep 13, 2017 9:07 AM CDT