Immigration Law

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

Relatives of undocumented children caught up in ICE dragnet

This summer, a Kansas City man named Edwin got a call from immigration officials. They had picked up his nephew at the southern border and wanted to release the teen into his care. So Edwin went online and bought a bed. Later that week, he was contacted again, this time…

Sep 12, 2017 3:45 PM CDT

4 more states sue Trump administration for canceling DACA

Led by California, four more states sued the Trump administration on Monday over its cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and Politico reported. In their complaint (PDF), the attorneys general of California, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota argue that rescinding the program…

Sep 12, 2017 2:45 PM CDT

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to stay part of 9th Circuit ruling on refugee admissions

Updated: The Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stay part of a federal appeals court ruling that had required the government to allow additional refugees to enter the United States.

Sep 11, 2017 1:18 PM CDT

9th Circuit rules grandparents exempt from Trump’s travel ban, allows more refugees

In a ruling issued just 11 days after oral arguments, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s limits on restrictions on travel to the U.S. created by President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The ruling (PDF) in Hawaii v. Trump is not on the legality of…

Sep 7, 2017 9:07 PM CDT

15 states and DC sue Trump administration over DACA program wind-down

Fifteen states and Washington D.C. sued President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, alleging that Tuesday's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will harm those jurisdictions and was racially motivated.

Sep 6, 2017 6:09 PM CDT