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  • DOJ Fires Immigration Judges After Rulings Favoring Pro-Palestinian Student Activists

    The U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed multiple immigration judges, including two who previously ruled in favor of pro-Palestinian student activists in deportation proceedings. The dismissals have intensified ongoing legal debate over executive authority and judicial independence within the immigration court system under the current Trump administration. Among those terminated were Roopal Patel and Nina…

  • Trump Administration Sued Over Secrecy Surrounding ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program

    The Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a federal lawsuit accusing multiple government agencies of unlawfully withholding records tied to the Trump administration’s controversial “Gold Card” visa program, which critics describe as a “pay-to-play” pathway to U.S. residency. Filed on April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit targets the…

  • A federal lawsuit filed in Boston is challenging an alleged adjudication pause by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with plaintiffs arguing that the policy has unlawfully stalled immigration applications and caused widespread harm. The complaint, brought by immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy and her firm through its LIFT (Litigating Immigration for Freedom Today) initiative, includes…

  • Supreme Court to Hear Trump Bid to End TPS for Haitians and Syrians, Potentially Exposing Hundreds of Thousands to Deportation

    Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments next month in a high-stakes case that could determine the fate of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, as well as set precedent for more than 1.3 million people currently shielded from deportation under the humanitarian program. On…

  • Federal Government Accused of Violating Court Order, Wrongfully Deporting Hundreds in Chicago Immigration Raids

    A federal court filing alleges that U.S. immigration authorities knowingly violated a 2022 consent decree by detaining and deporting dozens—if not hundreds—of immigrants during large-scale enforcement operations in the Chicago area, even after acknowledging some arrests were unlawful. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), which represents affected individuals, claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed…

  • Legal Experts Raise Alarm as USCIS Issues Court Notices to Applicants with Pending Immigration Cases

    Immigration attorneys across the United States are sounding the alarm over a developing practice by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) in immigration court to individuals whose applications remain pending, a move legal experts say could significantly alter how applicants navigate the immigration system. According to immigration lawyer LaToya…