In the wake of a wave of dozens of lawsuits and emergency court orders following sudden revocations of the visas of foreign students and scholars and deletion of thousands of Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records by the
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How the Major Questions Doctrine Can Undo some of Trump’s Policies, Including On Birthright Citizenship
By Cyrus D Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
Introduced by the Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA, 142 S. Ct. 2587 (2022), the major questions doctrine holds that, “in certain extraordinary cases” where it is unclear whether an agency
Is Secretary Rubio’s Bare Bone’s Letter Deserving of Deference in Khalil’s Deportation Case?
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
On April 11, 2025, Immigration Judge Jamee Comans in Louisiana ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestine activist, can be deported. Judge Comans stated that “the department has met its
After Chevron’s Demise, Should Courts Be Giving Deference to the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy Considerations When Deporting a Noncitizen?
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
The Department of State has revoked the visas of hundreds of students in recent weeks. This disturbing measure comes after the Trump administration has taken numerous actions targeting students involved in pro-Palestine protests
A Foreign Student Whose Visa Has Been Revoked by Trump Should Still Be Able to Continue to Attend School
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
The revocation students’ visas has caused alarm and panic. Our blog advises that the revocation of a visa in the passport does not necessarily result in a violation of nonimmigrant status. The student
Trump and Dick the Butcher Have the Same Impulse: “Let’s Kill All the Lawyers”
The White House issued a memo on March 22, 2025 ominously titled Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.
The phrase “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” is from William Shakespeare’s Henry
Challenging the Foreign Policy Ground of Removability in Defense of Free Speech and the Rights of Green Card Holders
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
On March 8, 2025, DHS arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist, and purportedly revoked his green card. Khalil was detained under INA 237(a)(4)(C)(i) that provides for the deportation of
Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policies Have No Rational Justification Except to Harass and Intimidate Immigrants such as the Alien Registration Requirement
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
The Trump administration recently announced that it would enforce INA § 262, which requires noncitizens aged 14 years or older to register with the government if they were not already registered and fingerprinted
EOIR Policy Memorandum on Inferior Officers Opens Up Claims to Invalidate Proceedings
By Cyrus D Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
Acting Director Sirce Owen of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-23 stating that, in the context of any future personnel actions and after additional review, EOIR may
The False Distinction Between Legal and Undocumented Immigrants in the Debate on Birthright Citizenship
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, which we analyzed in a previous blog, has now been temporarily enjoined and is the subject of multiple lawsuits. The executive order has also