https://www.law360.com/immigration?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Immigration Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 22:35:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482077?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482077 The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday asked an Alabama federal court to throw out the Trump administration's indictment claiming it paid extremist group informants to "stoke racial hatred," arguing that it's a "top-down, retributive campaign" that constitutes vindictive prosecution. Tue, 26 May 2026 22:29:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482071 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a new directive seeking to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys' authority to target immigration attorneys, who the department says "abuse" the asylum system by filing false asylum claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481758 The Trump administration told a Minnesota federal judge on Friday that an order limiting its ability to transfer noncitizens from a holding facility in Minneapolis to detention centers outside the state is legally and operationally flawed. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:22:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482043 An Ohio state appeals court on Tuesday ruled that an Uzbekistan national should be given a second shot at withdrawing his plea agreement after he claims his attorney did not properly explain the potential immigration consequences of his no-contest plea. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:06:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2482062 The Third Circuit on Tuesday granted former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's request to stay a split panel decision in his immigration case, blocking his detention and removal while he seeks to have the ruling reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:53:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480906 A recent U.S. Department of Labor proposal would make joint employment harder to prove, giving employers more flexibility to add nonemployee labor without triggering shared liability, but businesses should be mindful that it likely won't affect state law tests or the standards that courts use, says Todd Lebowitz at BakerHostetler. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481394?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481394 A Massachusetts federal judge ordered an aviation company to hand over documents about an alleged scheme to transport immigrants to the island community of Martha's Vineyard, including records about the scope of migrant recruitment efforts and the role race, ethnicity and country of origin may have played in determining who to recruit. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481704?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481704 Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told a Democratic senator earlier this month he's paused immigration agents' use of administrative warrants to enter private property, but has not officially revoked the controversial policy issued last year. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:53:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481667 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday spurned Florida's bid to file suit alleging California and Washington state flouted federal law by allowing unauthorized immigrants to obtain commercial driver's licenses, but dissenting Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said the high court "cannot refuse to hear suits between states." Tue, 26 May 2026 10:53:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2479993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2479993 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a Fourth Circuit order that had revived the immigration judges union's challenge to restrictions on their ability to speak publicly, finding the lower court abused its discretion by relying on arguments not raised by either party, and ordered further proceedings. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:14:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481381?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481381 A Tennessee federal judge on Friday threw out human smuggling charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, whom the Trump administration last year unlawfully deported to El Salvador, saying the evidence in the case "sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power." Fri, 22 May 2026 20:20:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481065 Immigration rights groups are arguing with the Trump administration over the status of a Biden-era rule restricting asylum eligibility, with the groups contending that the rule was vacated in 2023 and the U.S. Department of Justice saying final judgment in the case was still pending. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:46:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481338?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481338 Mahmoud Khalil said Friday that he will turn to the U.S. Supreme Court after the full Third Circuit declined to rehear a split panel decision overturning district court orders releasing him from immigration detention and prohibiting his retention and removal. Fri, 22 May 2026 18:51:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481093 A proposed class of immigrant detainees at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania wants the government to admit it has no record supporting an alleged policy of denying online access to New Jersey courts — a prospect the DHS wants to avoid while agreeing the case can move to discovery. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:33 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481227 An Illinois federal judge said Thursday her trust in U.S. Department of Justice attorneys had been "broken" after reviewing unredacted grand jury transcripts in a criminal case against anti-ICE protesters that revealed prosecutorial misconduct, shortly after which Chicago's top federal prosecutor moved to dismiss the charges. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:41:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481306?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481306 An unusual Trump administration notice exhorting financial institutions to be on guard for human trafficking activity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup could create compliance challenges not just for banks but an array of other industries, experts told Law360. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:10:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481083?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2481083 The Trump administration announced Friday that noncitizens in the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas who want to become lawful permanent residents must apply from abroad, marking a sharp shift in how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has handled such requests. Thu, 21 May 2026 20:44:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480778?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480778 A divided Ninth Circuit panel has revived a Guatemalan father and daughter's bids for protection from removal from the United States, finding on Thursday that the father faced extreme persecution in the Central American country when a family member repeatedly shot at their home in a drunken rage in an attempt to force them out. Thu, 21 May 2026 20:11:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480597?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/2480597 Seventh Circuit judges sounded unwilling Thursday to disturb an arbitrator's finding that a Chicago hotel failed to employ union-represented workers during its use as a migrant shelter, suggesting the hotel took issue with interpretations of key words the arbitrator appropriately drew from the underlying collective bargaining agreement.