The Trump administration has abruptly fired 20 immigration judges, a move that has raised concerns about the future of the already overburdened immigration court system. The dismissals, which came without explanation, were confirmed by Matthew Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, the union representing federal workers. Among those terminated were…
The Trump administration has initiated the termination of the remaining U.S. attorneys appointed during the Biden administration, signaling a rapid shift in federal law enforcement priorities. According to multiple sources familiar with the move, the dismissals were executed without coordination with the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, marking a significant departure from…
The Trump Administrations new Attorney General Pamela Bondi has announced a lawsuit against the State of New York. The lawsuit targets NY Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark Schroeder over immigration policies that Bondi claims prioritize undocumented immigrants over American citizens. At a press conference, Bondi stated that New York’s…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire District Court on Monday, challenging the Trump administration’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who entered the country illegally. The lawsuit argues that the executive order violates the…
The American Bar Association (ABA) has called on U.S. senators to vote against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), a bill that mandates the indefinite detention of noncitizens arrested for certain low-level offenses, without an option for bond. In a letter dated January 16, ABA President Bill Bay expressed concerns that the bill would undermine…
President Joe Biden’s immigration reform efforts took another hit this week after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked a key program aimed at providing undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens a pathway to legal residency. The decision by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker marks the latest legal setback for the Biden administration as…
Former President Donald Trump has reignited a contentious immigration debate by pledging to end birthright citizenship if elected in November. The proposal, unveiled in a campaign video, aims to halt the automatic citizenship granted to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. Trump asserts that this policy would address “birth tourism” and other concerns…
As Republicans continue their criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris over immigration policies, her tenure as a public official in California provides a complex backdrop to the ongoing debate. Harris, who is facing GOP allegations of mishandling border issues, is using her record to defend her stance on immigration, showing Americans her history of both…
Some 15 states have filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration, aiming to block a new rule that would allow approximately 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as “Dreamers,” to access health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) starting Nov. 1. The lawsuit, filed in North Dakota, seeks to…