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.
USCIS Reverts CSPA Rule: What Green Card Applicants Should Know Now
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use the State Department’s Final Action Dates chart for CSPA age calculations for new adjustment filings, reversing the 2023 Dates for Filing approach. Filings…
Fired immigration judge warns due process is at risk in courts
EOIR dismissed over 100 immigration judges from January–August 2025, paralleled by elimination of bond hearings and expanded expedited…
Voting rights groups sue to block Ohio proof‑of‑citizenship BMV rule
In August 2025 plaintiffs sued to block Ohio’s HB54, effective June 30, 2025, which requires documentary proof of…
Ohio AG Yost Says Counties May Indefinitely Detain ICE Detainees Under Contracts
Ohio’s AG ruled counties with ICE contracts can hold civil immigration detainees for the full length of federal…
New Mexico Lawmakers Debate Closing State Immigration Detention Centers
HB9 would bar New Mexico state and local contracts and land leases for immigration detention, responding to reported…
Delta passenger sues after alleged flight attendant slap on cross‑country flight
Passenger Mohammad Shibli alleges a Delta attendant slapped him July 29, 2025; Delta suspended the employee and opened…
Wisconsin woman accused of homicide may be deported before trial
Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila is charged in a July 20, 2025 wrong-way, alcohol-related crash that killed two teens. Bond…
Appellate Court Allows Australians to Sue Qatar Airways Over Searches
An appellate court on July 24, 2025 cleared five Australian women to sue Qatar Airways and MATAR over…
2025 Crackdown: Immigration Fraud Consequences To Be Enforced More Strictly
Federal 2025 policies tighten immigration fraud enforcement: DOJ directives, the Laken Riley Act, and a DHS interim rule…
Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Targeting Maryland Deportation Rulings
Judge Thomas T. Cullen dismissed the administration’s suit against 15 Maryland judges on August 26, 2025, ruling the…