In a move sparking legal and humanitarian controversy, the Trump administration has resumed issuing civil penalty notices of up to $1.8 million to migrants who remain in the United States despite having received a final order of removal. The notices, based on dormant provisions of federal immigration law, are now being mailed to individuals with…
In a legally and morally charged decision, the Trump administration deported eight foreign nationals held in Djibouti to South Sudan last Friday evening, despite their lawyers’ warnings that the men face a high risk of torture or death in the war-torn African nation. The move came just hours after U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy…
In a major turnaround, the U.S. Department of Justice has formally acknowledged that the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador was “an administrative error,” contradicting prior public statements from Trump administration officials. The admission, made in a court filing Sunday, July 6, marks the latest development in a closely watched civil case pending…
In a major legal setback for President Donald Trump’s administration’s crackdown on immigrant rights, a federal judge in New York has blocked the administration’s attempt to prematurely end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 500,000 Haitians residing in the United States. The ruling ensures that Haitian nationals will maintain their legal protections through February…
Georgia-based legal advocate Stephanie R. Lindsey, Esq., has issued a public advisory regarding individual rights in the face of increased immigration enforcement activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a recent video shared on Instagram, Lindsey offered key legal guidance: “If ICE comes to your door and they don’t have a warrant, you…
Migrant toddlers are being forced to represent themselves in U.S. immigration court, sometimes as young as 4 years old, without a parent, guardian, or attorney by their side. The alarming practice, which legal experts call a violation of basic fairness, has become increasingly common following President Donald Trump administration’s termination of a key federal contract…
In a significant legal rebuke to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, a federal judge on Friday halted the government’s attempt to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 5,000 Venezuelan nationals, preserving their right to live and work in the United States—for now. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California ruled…
In a late-night decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary pause on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of gang affiliation under a rarely used wartime statute. The court made the rulings in response to urgent filings from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that warned of imminent removals without judicial review. The unsigned…
A prominent conservative federal judge has delivered a blistering rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, calling its actions “shocking” and a fundamental violation of constitutional due process. In a sharply worded Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion issued Thursday, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a Reagan appointee with…