Trump Administration
ICE Attorneys Increasingly Request Case Dismissals at Immigration Court Hearings—and Immigration Judges Grant Them on the Spot
As part of the Trump administration’s larger efforts to carry out its mass deportation agenda, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys—who represent the government in removal proceedings—are increasingly asking immigration judges to dismiss noncitizens’ immigration court cases. Rolled out nationwide around May 20 in conjunction with… Read More
What a Government Shutdown Means for the Immigration System
With weeks of failed negotiations, Congress has less than 12 hours to avert a possible government shutdown. Should government funding lapse on October 1 without a deal, the impact will be felt differently across the government agencies that play a role in the immigration system. Democratic members of… Read More
$100,000 H-1B Fee Causes Chaos, Likely Unaffordable for Many Companies
On Friday evening, September 19, 2025, a presidential proclamation panicked many U.S. businesses and H-1B workers who were outside the United States. As written, the proclamation prohibited the entry of noncitizens to the United States in H-1B status, after 12:01 am Eastern Time on September 21, 2025 (the deadline)… Read More
287(g) Agreements With ICE Threaten Welcoming Communities
This month, during Welcoming Week, neighborhoods across the country hosted cultural events, shared meals, and created spaces where immigrants and long-time residents could connect. But just as communities were opening their doors, a rapidly expanding federal enforcement program threatens to slam them shut: 287(g) agreements. The program… Read More
Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas: What You Need to Know
President Donald Trump announced that his administration will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. The new fee went into effect as of September 21, 2025, and will greatly impact employers’ ability to secure the highly educated foreign workers who come to the United States on… Read More
The Fight Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
For over 20 years, access to in-state tuition for all students, regardless of immigration status, has been a powerful lever of inclusion and opportunity across the United States. First pioneered by Texas in 2001 under Republican Governor Rick Perry, in-state tuition equity policies have allowed undocumented students who… Read More
Why Is It So Hard to Become a US Citizen?
“Why don’t they just get in line?” It’s a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States, a pointed challenge on why someone didn’t come to the country “the right way.” The short answer: there is no “line” available for most immigrants. The pathway to… Read More
BIA Decision Strips Immigration Judges of Bond Authority, All but Guaranteeing Mandatory Detention for Undocumented Immigrants
On September 5, the Trump administration took yet another step to punish undocumented people in the United States. In Matter of Yajure Hurtado, the Board of Immigration Appeals proclaimed that any person who crossed the border unlawfully and is later taken into immigration detention is no longer eligible… Read More
US Cities Brace for Another Los Angeles, as Trump Deploys Troops in Expanding Immigration Crackdown
Three months after the Trump administration first sent troops to Los Angeles, a federal judge ruled that their National Guard deployment was illegal. As President Trump considers extending the federal takeover of Washington D.C. and ordering troops to Chicago, Baltimore, Memphis, and New Orleans, LA residents… Read More
Trump Administration Appoints Hundreds of Unqualified Military Lawyers to Serve as Immigration Judges
This week, the Department of Defense (DOD) approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges—which would double the total number of immigration judges at the Department of Justice. This is yet another example of the Trump administration diverting military resources away from national… Read More
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