United States immigration law and policy

  • Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Challenge to Los Angeles Sanctuary City Ordinance

    A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policy, delivering a significant legal setback to the administration’s broader effort to limit local protections for undocumented immigrants and expand federal immigration enforcement authority. The ruling, issued by Fernando Olguin, rejected arguments that Los Angeles’ ordinance unlawfully interferes with federal immigration…

  • DHS Abandons Proposed Georgia ICE Detention Site After Community Pushback and Local Government Concerns

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is no longer pursuing plans for a large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Social Circle, Georgia, marking a significant development in an immigration enforcement proposal that had generated local opposition and raised questions about federal coordination with municipal authorities. The proposed facility, described by critics…