Immigration

  • May 11, 2026

    DHS Says Latinos' Citizenship Proof Suit Too Speculative

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a Texas federal court Monday to toss a lawsuit from Latino U.S. citizens accusing it of unlawfully requiring citizens to carry proof of citizenship, arguing they haven't identified any specific policy.

  • May 11, 2026

    DOJ Says NM Laws Obstruct Federal Immigration Powers

    The U.S. Department of Justice sued New Mexico and Albuquerque over state and city efforts to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, saying the measures prohibit agreements the federal government has relied on for decades to carry out immigration enforcement in the state.

  • May 11, 2026

    9th Circ. Says DHS' English-Only Notice Met Due Process

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had no duty to inform a noncitizen in her native language about her obligation to update her address after moving, the Ninth Circuit ruled, finding that its notice in English sufficed for due process.

  • May 08, 2026

    DC Circ. Won't Unblock ICE Visits Notice Rule During Appeal

    The Trump administration cannot reinstate a policy requiring lawmakers to provide a week's notice before making oversight visits to immigration detention centers while it appeals an order putting the policy on hold, the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday, with one judge calling the decision a "close call."

  • May 08, 2026

    Former H-2A Workers, Turf Farm Ink $850K Overtime Deal

    Former H-2A workers alleging a turf farm avoided paying them overtime by misidentifying their roles while having them do substantial, non-agriculture-related landscaping work told a Missouri federal judge Friday they've reached an $850,000 settlement to resolve the yearslong Fair Labor Standards Act litigation. 

  • May 08, 2026

    DHS Has 2 Weeks To Reimburse Shelter Program Grantees

    An Illinois federal judge gave the U.S. Department of Homeland Security two weeks to process all the reimbursement claims it received before terminating a grant program intended to help shelter and assist new migrants, criticizing the government's "defiance" of earlier orders to do so.

  • May 08, 2026

    Feds To Challenge Nix Of Fast-Track Immigration Appeals Rule

    The Trump administration will ask the D.C. Circuit to revive new rules that would reshape how the Board of Immigration Appeals hears challenges to immigration court removal orders.

  • May 08, 2026

    Prosecutor Faces Probe Into Withheld Immigration Case Info

    The lead assistant federal prosecutor for Rhode Island's civil division is under investigation for allegedly withholding information in an immigration case, according to an order from the Ocean State's top federal judge.

  • May 08, 2026

    Ex-US Diplomat Who Spied For Cuba Faces Denaturalization

    The federal government is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former U.S. diplomat currently serving 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to secretly acting as an agent of the Cuban government for decades, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

  • May 07, 2026

    DC Judge Says ICE Guidance Violates Immigrant Arrest Order

    A D.C. federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration violated her order banning warrantless civil immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., without officers first determining if an individual would likely escape before a warrant is secured, blaming agency guidance.

  • May 07, 2026

    Mass. Court Nixes Plea Over Bad Immigration Warning

    A man who pled to sufficient facts for drug charges will be allowed to withdraw his admission, Massachusetts' highest court said Thursday, finding that he was not properly warned about the immigration consequences of his plea.

  • May 07, 2026

    1st Circ. Chilly On Challenge To DHS Records Policy

    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.

  • May 07, 2026

    11th Circ. Deepens Split On DHS' No-Bond Detention

    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.

  • May 07, 2026

    County DA, Sheriff Fight Colo. Gov.'s Bid To Nix U-Visa Suit

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Illinois Is Latest State To Probe Fatal ICE Shooting

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Ábrego García Says Appeal Doesn't Halt Discovery

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    DHS Can Keep Operating At Minn. Schools For Now, Judge Says

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Judge Doubts There's A Fix For Migrant Parole Cancellations

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    DHS Proposes Hiking Fee To Stay Removal By Nearly 400%

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Unauthorized Immigrant Can Face Gun Charge, 1st Circ. Says

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Fla. Couple Sentenced For Evading $37M In Payroll Taxes

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    DHS Can Withhold Some Border Search Records, Judge Says

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    ACLU Seeks Full DC Circ. Review Of CECOT Contempt Halt

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    Feds Say 4th Circ. ICE Ruling Doesn't Help Ex-Wis. Judge

    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.

  • May 06, 2026

    4th Circ. Frees Noncitizen From Deportation, Faulting Judges

    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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Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Terrorist Label For Maduro Poses New Risks For US Firms

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    The State Department's recent designation of President Nicolás Maduro, and other Venezuelan government and military officials, as members of a foreign terrorist organization drastically increases the level of caution companies must exercise when doing business in the region to mitigate potential civil, criminal and regulatory risk, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

  • Series

    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

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