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federal district court in Massachusetts

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

That's not what i meant - Jim Carey

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

“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

TPS Honduras

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,

Olympic athlete Kaillie Humphries celebrating a historic achievement at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

The state of the union today makes it hard to shout loudly for the Red, White and Blue. The violence unleashed by DHS all around the country, the invasion of

First Africans in Virginia

As Mark Twain supposedly said, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. President Trump’s claim to be “protecting America against invasion” with his extreme immigration policies echoes Calvin’s Coolidge

U.S. Halts Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Nations

by Alex Benach Updated May 11, 2026: Last week, the Trump Administration quietly exempted doctors from the current pause on visa processing. This change came with no public announcement, just

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