Immigration Blog

SCOTUS Stays Order Blocking ‘Third-Country Removals’ — for the Third Time

And agrees to review the matter; while there are major issues for the justices to mull, the basic ones are pretty straightforward

Appellate Board Defends Itself and EOIR Against Claims of Bias

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of Mahmoud Khalil

Excerpt: Immigration Enforcement Without the Melodrama

Very quietly, ICE is getting the job done.

USCIS Answers Thorny Question of When an Alien ‘Is Under 21 Years of Age’

AAO uses its authority to require SIJ applicant to comply with the letter – and the date – of the law

House Judiciary Takes Aim at Criminal-Alien-Friendly Policies Across the Potomac

‘Arlington County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies’

Trump Administration Restores Eight-Month Eligibility for Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance

Appellate Board Overrules Itself, Finds Aggravated Felons Are Inadmissible

Sometimes common sense overcomes convoluted legal drafting

New USCIS Rule Eliminates Extra ‘Bite at the Asylum Apple’ for Ineligible Aliens

A backlog of 1.4 million pending applications that are taking 7.3 years to resolve is reason enough to change the rules

The Cognizant Case: How Frontline Consular Intuition Was Ignored by Bureaucratic Leadership

Southwest Border Apprehension Numbers Remain at All-Time Lows

Don’t get comfortable — and don’t cry for smugglers whose business has gone ‘from boom to bust’