(CNN) – The immigration court backlog now exceeds 1 million cases, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks immigration court data. Immigration courts, which fall under the Justice Department and decide whether to deport immigrants, have been…
Washington (CNN)Justice Sonia Sotomayor was so eager to jump into a case Wednesday concerning the tension between the federal government and states when it comes to immigration enforcement that she broke the Supreme Court’s new rule that allows a lawyer…
Immigrants buoyed by court decisions pausing a Trump administration bid to penalize green card hopefuls now face wrenching uncertainty about what — if any — public assistance may be safe to pursue. Federal judges in three states on Friday temporarily…
The Trump administration suffered another immigration blow in court last Friday. The new “public charge” rule set to go into effect Tuesday, October 15, was blocked in three separate rulings by judges around the country. Courts in New York, San…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Franklin Circuit Court judge issued an emergency injunction on Monday restoring 165,000 citizens who had been placed on Kentucky’s inactive voter rolls to Kentucky’s regular voter rolls. Judge Thomas Wingate heard heated arguments Monday morning in…
WICHITA, Kan. — Donaldo Morales caught a break when federal prosecutors declined to charge him after he was arrested for using a fake Social Security card so he could work at a Kansas restaurant. But the break was short-lived. Kansas…
Washington, D.C. — Three federal courts on Friday blocked a sweeping regulation that would’ve made it easier for the Trump administration to reject green card and visa applications filed by low-income immigrants whom the government determines are or might become…
This an actual excerpt from the United States Code: Any alien who, in the opinion of the consular officer at the time of application for a visa, or in the opinion of the Attorney General at the time of application…
(CNN) Three federal judges took direct aim at President Donald Trump’s immigration policies on Friday with three rulings blocking efforts to make it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public assistance to obtain legal status. One judge went as…
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — In just a week, some immigrant families will face new challenges as they try to become permanent residents or U.S. citizens. Public assistance, like Section 8 housing vouchers or food stamps, could play a big role…
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