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
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
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
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
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. The Sixth and Eleventh Circuits Reject Mandatory Detention without Bond Yesterday, May
“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
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
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
(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
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
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,