Secret Immigration Court in New York City
Rumors have been circling around for a couple of weeks now about a new “secret immigration court” at 26 Federal Plaza in downtown New York, NY. This seems to have been confirmed by AILA according…
Federal Judge Blocks DHS/ICE from Conducting Warrantless Raids of Construction Sites
Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey BeaverstockĀ issued a temporary stay onĀ September 21, 2026, blocking theĀ Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Ā andĀ ICEĀ from conducting warrantless raids at private construction sites in theĀ Southern District of Alabama. The ruling on September 21,…
Federal Court Struck Down Trump’s Visa Ban
On August 21, 2026, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing ofĀ visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran and Somalia, whose nationals…
Army Veteran Arrested for Setting Off Fireworks & Igniting Gasoline on Front Steps of NYC Immigration Court
At 8:20am Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old Army veteran from Poughkeepsie, NY, allegedly poured gasoline on the entrance steps to 26 Federal Plaza in downtown Manhattan where the New York City Immigration Court (non-detained docket) and…
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Massive Expansion of Mandatory Detention
Happy 4th of July On July 2, 2026, in a 2-1 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that noncitizens being detained by ICE during their removal proceedings must be afforded a bond hearing…
The Supreme Court Upholds BIRTH RIGHT CITIZENSHIP
TheĀ Supreme CourtĀ hasĀ upheld birthright citizenshipĀ in a landmark 6-3 ruling, striking down an executive order by PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ that sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporarily present parents. The decision,…
NEW POLICY: USCIS Will Only Grant Adjustment of Status in Extraordinary Circumstances?
Today’s policy announcement demonstrates this administration’s desire to cause misery and to be cruel for no reason. On May 22, 2026, US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy memo stating that they would…
Economic Impact of Trump’s brutal Immigration Crackdown (and slush fund)
In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid a total of $92 BILLION on their federal income taxes according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That is close to the amount of money the people of…
Federal Judge Blocks ICE From Making Arrests at New YORK Immigration Courts
A federal judge in New York has banned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting immigrants in or around three federal courthouses in lower Manhattan, where aggressive operations had resulted in ICE officers…
New DHS Unit To Investigate Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) & Naturalized US Citizens
There are approximately 11 million immigration applications currently pending before the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the standard processing times for immigration applications is upwards of five years in some cases. Some people…
New EOIR-33 Change of Address Form
The Trump Administration has amended the Form EOIR-33 Change of Address Form to remove the “in Care of” line, which allowed a respondent to receive their notices at a safe address such as an attorney’s…
Court Finds āInvasionā Declaration Illegal And Orders the Border Reopen for Asylum Seekers
Today, April 24, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision ruling that President Donald Trumpās declaration of an āinvasionā at the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal, and…