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Supreme Court Preserves Birthright Citizenship On the last day of its 2025-26 term, the Supreme Court today struck down President Trump’s Executive Order attempting to end birthright citizenship. In a

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by Ava Benach   Why U.S. Citizenship Rejects Hereditary Titles On the application to become a citizen of the United States, among questions about crimes, military service, deportations, and lies

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by Georgia King   Supreme Court Rules on Asylum and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court issued decisions in two immigration cases, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado

The federal bench in New England is on a roll. Last week a federal district judge in Rhode Island struck down the Trump visa freeze, and this week a federal

Judge strikes down immigration freeze

Federal Court Invalidates the 39-Country Immigration Freeze Yesterday, in a case brought by a coalition of unions and immigrant rights groups, a U.S. district court judge in Rhode Island vacated

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USCIS faces backlash over Adjustment of Status (AOS) Memo USCIS Retreats on Adjustment of Status Memo, Calls Memo “housekeeping and not a change of strategy.” Last week, we told you

Yesterday, on a Friday before a long holiday weekend, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a memo characterizing adjustment of status as “a matter of discretion and administrative

Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Photo by Brenda Bazán/Associated Press.

Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Photo by Brenda Bazán/Associated Press.   The Sixth and Eleventh Circuits Reject Mandatory Detention without Bond Yesterday, May

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“On to Richmond!” That was the cry of the Army of the Potomac during the U.S. Civil War that spread freedom to enslaved people. The “On to Richmond” cry today

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On Wednesday, the last day of regularly scheduled arguments for this Supreme Court term, the justices will hear two cases challenging the Trump Administration’s ability to terminate temporary protected status

Wong Kim Ark

What is Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment If you’re born on American soil, you are an American citizen. With very limited exceptions, this has been the rule in place

ICE agents spotted at Dulles Airport in Va.

(Image Credit: Neal Augenstein WTOP News) There are a million reasons to avoid the airport these days. Long lines. Short staffs. Even shorter tempers. And now a new one: ICE

President Trump has always leaned into the “bully” aspect of the bully pulpit. He has long insulted political opponents, journalists, and even foreign leaders. But one group stands out as

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

What is Habeas Corpus and Why it Matters in Immigration Cases “You have the body.” That is the literal definition of habeas corpus, a Latin term for a legal procedure

DHS Homepage with a notice indicating that it is shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is (supposedly) shut down, because of Congress’s failure to fund the agency for 2026. Yet agents from CPB and ICE, both parts of DHS,

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