Duration of Status Is Back for Now. What the Court Order Means
A federal court blocked the rule that would have replaced duration of status with fixed admission periods. Here is what F-1 and…
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Immigration Detention Case of Georgetown Scholar
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal district courts may hear habeas challenges to immigration detention when…
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Federal Court Vacates Immigration Eligibility Rules for Social Service Programs
A federal court vacated 2025 agency notices that expanded immigration-based eligibility restrictions across a range of federally funded health, education, housing and…
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Ninth Circuit Lets Asylum Seekers Challenge Detention Without Bond Hearings
The Ninth Circuit ruled that a class of asylum seekers may continue a Fifth Amendment challenge to mandatory immigration detention without individualized…
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Immigration Week in Review: September 12-20, 2026
A rundown of U.S. immigration news from September 12 to 20, 2026. Courts blocked the Duration of Status rule, public charge guidance…
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Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Policy Rejected
The First Circuit largely upheld a ruling requiring effective notice and a meaningful chance to raise persecution or torture concerns before covered…
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Five Charged in Georgia H-2A Visa Fraud and Smuggling Case
Five people have been charged in Georgia with using the H-2A visa program to bring in workers on false pretenses. Prosecutors allege…
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BIA Overturns 26-Year Precedent on Aggravated Felonies and Immigration Inadmissibility
The Board of Immigration Appeals has overruled Matter of Kanga and held that certain aggravated felony convictions can make a noncitizen inadmissible…
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Federal appeals court says border agents can search cellphones without suspicion
The Second Circuit held that routine cellphone searches at the border do not require a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion.
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Houston Immigration Attorney Indicted on Mail Fraud, False Statement Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted Houston immigration attorney Alla Nowowiejski on mail fraud and false statement charges after investigators identified more…
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