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.
DTLA Court Weighs Ending Flores Settlement, Impacting Child Detention
Judge Dolly Gee reviews efforts to end the Flores Settlement, which limits child detention conditions and time. Advocates cite rising detention durations—2.4% to 10.3% held over three days—and warn of…
Demand for Immigration Lawyers Soars 40% in July Amid Backlog
July 2025 saw a 40% surge in demand for immigration lawyers amid a 3.7 million-case backlog and policy…
Cleveland Court Case Exposes Trump Policies Stripping Immigrants’ Due Process
In 2025, federal policy sped deportations in Cleveland by permitting judges to decide asylum from files, shrinking hearing…
What Trump’s sanctuary list means for 25 excluded New York counties
On August 5–6, 2025, the DOJ published a 35-jurisdiction list under Executive Order 14287, keeping New York State,…
Oklahoma Joins States Asking Appeals Court to Overturn Texas Immigration Ruling
Oklahoma and 22 attorneys general requested en banc review in August 2025 to overturn a July 2025 Fifth…
NY Law Schools Report Rising Interest in Immigration Classes, Clinics
New York law schools expanded immigration clinics in 2025 as student demand grew. NYU and NYLS offer courtroom-focused…
Vietnam’s New 2025 Work Permit Rules: Decree 219 Updates and Impact
Effective 8 August 2025, Decree No. 219/2025 replaces Decree No. 70/2023 by requiring a single Form No. 03…
Wrongfully Deported in South Texas: Family Faces Ankle Monitor, Hearings
Jaime Galvan Sanchez, wrongfully deported in January 2025 after a traffic stop, was re-admitted with an ankle monitor…
Attorneys Demand Release of Georgia Activist Detained by ICE
Alma Bella Bowman, 58, detained March 26, 2025 after an Atlanta ICE check‑in, filed a habeas corpus petition…
Sen. Blumenthal Visits Connecticut Afghan Interpreter Held in ICE Detention
Afghan interpreter Zia S., paroled in October 2024 with SIV approval, was detained July 16, 2025, after a…