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May 07, 2026
A First Circuit panel appeared disinclined Thursday to revive a suit alleging the federal government regularly withholds records from immigrants in deportation and asylum proceedings, with one judge saying that if the process is unfair, it would be Congress' job to fix it.
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May 07, 2026
A split Eleventh Circuit panel rejected the Trump administration's interpretation of federal immigration law as requiring mandatory detention of noncitizens who entered the U.S. unlawfully, ruling that such individuals are entitled to bond hearings and deepening a growing circuit split.
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May 07, 2026
A Colorado county district attorney and sheriff challenging a law governing certifications for immigrant crime victims have urged a federal judge not to dismiss their suit against Gov. Jared Polis, arguing the statute unconstitutionally compels officials to approve visa certifications.
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May 06, 2026
Illinois State Police have launched an investigation into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' fatal shooting of a man during last year's widespread federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants, joining other states that have filed or are considering bringing criminal charges against federal agents.
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May 06, 2026
Kilmar Ábrego García said discovery into the Trump administration's communications with the governments of Costa Rica and Liberia should begin in district court even while the U.S. Department of Justice's appeal of an order barring his redetention moves forward in the Fourth Circuit.
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May 06, 2026
A Minnesota federal judge Wednesday refused to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's 2025 guidance that rescinded a policy barring federal agencies from carrying out immigration enforcement actions near public schools, ruling that the educators challenging the policy have failed to show they are likely to establish standing.
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May 06, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday she doubted she could restore humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of migrants whose legal status was recently canceled by the Trump administration for a second time.
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May 06, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed increasing the cost for a stay of deportation application from $155 to $755, noting it has not adjusted the fee in nearly 40 years.
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May 06, 2026
The First Circuit has reversed the dismissal of an indictment against an unauthorized immigrant charged with firearm possession, holding that the federal ban on unauthorized immigrants possessing firearms is consistent with the nation's tradition of firearm regulation.
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May 06, 2026
An Orlando couple were sentenced to prison for participating in a $148 million construction payroll scheme and evading more than $37 million in payroll taxes, Florida federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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May 06, 2026
A federal judge in Washington has partially sided with immigration officials' decision not to provide some information about border searches of electronic devices that a First Amendment group at Columbia University requested, finding the documents contained privileged, decision-making details.
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May 06, 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking for the full D.C. Circuit to review a panel's 2-1 decision halting U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into U.S. Department of Homeland Security flights that took 250 immigrants to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison last year.
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May 06, 2026
Former Wisconsin state judge Hannah C. Dugan can't use a recent Fourth Circuit ruling to overturn her conviction for obstructing ICE officers, the federal government said Wednesday, calling that ruling "merely relevant" and not at all binding.
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May 06, 2026
The Fourth Circuit vacated the final removal order for a man the federal government wants to deport to Liberia despite his never living there and his fear of persecution due to his sexuality, finding that he didn't get a fair immigration hearing.
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May 06, 2026
The D.C. Circuit will expedite its review of challenges to the U.S. Department of Transportation's new restrictions on commercial licenses for foreign truck drivers, but has already expressed skepticism about the petitioners' claims that the restrictions are pretext for an anti-immigrant agenda of the Trump administration.
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May 05, 2026
A split Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's argument that immigrants unlawfully in the United States have no due process rights, though every member of the panel had a different take on the issue.
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May 05, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge, whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized for releasing a noncitizen with an alleged overseas warrant for homicide, on Tuesday said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney for disciplinary proceedings for not disclosing the warrant to her beforehand.
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May 05, 2026
The Trump administration has asked the D.C. Circuit to undo class certification for thousands of Afghan and Iraqi citizens seeking special immigrant visas after aiding U.S. forces overseas, as well as a revised plan to tackle a backlog of their delayed applications.
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May 05, 2026
Attorneys for the ex-wife and children of an Egyptian man accused of attacking pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, said Tuesday the Trump administration tried to deport them in violation of a court order, but turned the removal flight back following fresh court intervention.
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May 05, 2026
Three labor unions cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in their lawsuit alleging a government surveillance program scours online activity for viewpoints the Trump administration dislikes and leverages the threat of immigration enforcement to suppress speech, arguing that the high court's decision supports their standing in the case.
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May 05, 2026
The American Immigration Council and the U.S. government told a D.C. federal judge they've struck a settlement to end a long-running Freedom of Information Act dispute over records related to family separation policies during the first Trump administration.
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May 05, 2026
The Trump administration asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss a suit challenging requirements for previously approved sponsors to reapply for custody of unaccompanied immigrant children, arguing the suit's claims are either moot or unfounded.
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May 05, 2026
Immigration enforcement would get nearly $70 billion between two budget reconciliation bills released by Senate committees on Monday.
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May 05, 2026
The Board of Immigration Appeals reversed an immigration judge's ruling protecting a Mexican national from removal, finding that while he said he was kidnapped and his homes were previously shot at, he failed to show a likelihood of future torture.
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May 04, 2026
A year ago, U.S. Department of Justice officials said the government would be taking over a program historically run by nonprofits to provide legal orientations and referrals for pro bono representation for adults in immigration detention facilities. But those involved in the program say the Trump administration hasn't taken any steps to run the program.