News from the Board of Immigration Appeals. The traditional rule had been that noncitizens in removal proceedings could be eligible for bond. A decision yesterday by the Board of Immigration Appeals appears to change that and rules that detention
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CNN — Inside the raid: How a months long federal immigration operation lead to 475 arrests at a Hyundai plant in Georgia
CNN reports on a major immigration raid in Georgia:”A sprawling Hyundai manufacturing plant in a quiet southeast Georgia community became ground zero on Thursday for one of the most extensive immigration raids in recent US history. The operation,
Federal Court Blocks President Trump from stripping Temporary Protected Status from Venezuelans, Haitians
Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein for Politico report that a federal court entered summary judgment and has barred the Trump administration from revoking the temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian noncitizens, finding the
Supreme Court win set up Salvadoran’s fight to remain in U.S.
César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández for SCOTUSBlog analyzes the saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has been targeted by the Trump administration for wrongful removal to El Salvador followed up by a Supreme Court ruling that the U.S. government facilitate
Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrests
2020 Customs and Border Protection PhotoLos Angeles has been the epicenter of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activity. Elliott Spagat for the Associated Press looks at the leader of the LA deportation campaign. He notes that”Gregory Bovino’s distinguished
Attorney General Bondi accused of ‘serious professional misconduct’ in Florida Bar complaint
Official U.S. Department of Justice PhotoThe Hill reports that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is accused once again of “serious professional misconduct” in a Florida Bar complaint, the Miami Herald reported today. “Bondi’s record as the head of the
USCIS to Add Special Agents with New Law Enforcement Authorities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it is now authorized to expand its law enforcement authorities and newly USCIS 1811 classified officers (commonly known as special agents) will be empowered to investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution those who
Nolan Rappaport: US can learn a lot from the UK on immigration
In US can learn a lot from the UK on immigration on The Hill, Nolan Rappaport notes the U.S. can learn a thing or two about reforming immigration from recent policy initiatives in the United Kingdom. New Prime Minister Keir
Fire tears through California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp, threatening homes and historic buildings
CBS News reports that firefighters are battling lightning-sparked fires in Central California yesterday, including a fire that has caused extensive damage to a historic Gold Rush town.The fire, which has been dubbed the 6-5 Fire, broke out in
Federal immigration enforcement will ‘flood the zone’ in sanctuary cities, Trump Border Czar says
PBS News: President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said yesterday that the administration plans to “flood the zone” in sanctuary cities with U.S. immigration enforcement officers.“We got 10,000 more agents coming on, we’re going to flood the