Federal Judge Strikes Down ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Federal Court Invalidates ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy October 3, 2026 Joseph Caraccio ICE Federal Court U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New
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
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
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
Immigration Appeals Are Effectively Eliminated under a new interim final rule issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ), set to take effect on March 9, 2026. The rule drastically overhauls the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
In absentia removal orders are increasing at a rapid pace unlike ever before. NPR has published a story about how the data they have been tracking shows a massive increase in in absentia removal orders
Since returning to Office in January 2025, President Trump has fired over 100 Immigration Judges according to reporting from Reuters and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). In the last two weeks it appears he
As part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act that was passed earlier this year in order to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans by increasing the national debt by over a trillion dollars, there was
Matter of John ARCINIEGAS-PATINO, 28 I&N Dec. 883 (BIA 2025) Where parties were properly served with electronic notice of the briefing schedule, arepresentative’s failure to diligently monitor the inbox, including the spam folder, of theemail
On July 29, 2024, a new Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) Final Rule, Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings, went into effect. The rule codifies the authority of immigration judges (IJ) and the Board of Immigration
On July 2, 2024, EOIR sent out a Stakeholder Update by email announcing the launch of the Respondent Access Portal. Per the announcement, this will be a phased enrollment which will allow unrepresented respondents to
The Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the ability of noncitizens to reopen and rescind in absentia orders of removal issued against them in their June 14, 2024 decision, Campos-Chaves v Garland, 602 U.S. ___ (2024). The