Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

  1. July 15, 2026

    Judge Finds No Harm In Restarting Immigration Processing

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday refused to pause his June 5 ruling that vacated the government's indefinite hold on immigration processing for individuals subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban, finding the government would not be harmed.

  2. July 09, 2026

    Immigration Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2026

    After a series of blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court rulings greenlighting significant components of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda in the first half of the year, lower courts are poised to other test key policies, including the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, the administration's 75-country immigrant visa ban and the end of automatic extensions for expiring work permits.

  3. June 12, 2026

    'No Excuse': DHS Unit Must Heed Filing-Freeze Ruling Now

    A Rhode Island federal judge has clarified the immediate effect of his order vacating policies underlying the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' freeze on immigration adjudications for nationals of the 39 countries subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban.

  4. June 05, 2026

    Judge Slams Gov't For 'Pretextual' Immigration Filing Pause

    A Rhode Island federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' indefinite hold on processing immigration applications for individuals from the 39 countries on President Donald Trump's travel ban list is unlawful.