Legal
Court rulings, regulatory changes, and legal precedents shaping immigration law. Coverage of federal circuit decisions, BIA appeals, injunctions, and enforcement litigation that affect visa holders and applicants.
Know Your Rights Leaflets for Students Amid ICE Threats in 2025
Amid rising ICE activity and the January 2025 revocation of “sensitive locations” guidance, U.S. schools hand out “Know your rights” leaflets explaining silence, refusal of searches without judicial warrants, and…
White House Proposes Sweeping H-1B Reforms After $100K Fee
A draft rule would overhaul H-1B rules: a $100,000 fee on new abroad-filed petitions from September 21, 2025;…
Texas-Only DACA Could Reshape National Policy, Experts Say
The Fifth Circuit limited parts of DACA on January 17, 2025 to Texas, keeping deportation protection nationwide but…
Statutes of Liberty: Immigration Judges Drawn from Military Service
Starting October 2025, the administration placed Army Reserve and National Guard JAG officers into six-month immigration judge rotations…
Virginia’s Flock Safety Network Tapped Thousands for Immigration Cases
Audit logs reveal 3,000+ immigration-related ALPR queries in Virginia between June 2024–June 2025, despite local bans. Virginia’s July…
Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Immigration and Firearm Form Lies
In Perrysburg, Ohio, Anthony Labrador-Sierra, 24, pled guilty in September 2025 to lying on immigration and gun purchase…
Lawsuit claims immigration attorney critical of ICE: phone seized
Attorney Andrew Lattarulo sued after his smartphone was seized at Boston Logan in October 2025, claiming First and…
SB 4-C Faces Eleventh Circuit Skepticism as Court Keeps Injunction
SB 4-C, a Florida law criminalizing unauthorized entry and imposing mandatory detention and death-penalty clauses, is blocked by…
Federal Arrests of Immigrants With Clean Records Hit Historic High
By Sept. 21, 2025 ICE detained 59,762 people, with 71.5% (42,755) lacking criminal convictions. Interior, quota-driven arrests rose…
DOJ Pushes to Delay Immigration Cases Amid Shutdown, Courts Push Back
Since the October 1, 2025 shutdown, judges have mostly denied DOJ requests to pause immigration litigation, noting ICE…