The Third Circuit granted three separate motions from civil rights groups, immigration experts and habeas scholars Thursday to file amicus briefs supporting Mahmoud Khalil's request for en banc review of a precedential decision that cleared the way for the government to continue detaining the Columbia University activist.
Latino New Yorkers accused the Trump administration of executing an unconstitutional policy of racial profiling and warrantless arrests amid its crackdown on illegal immigrants, telling a New York federal court that underlying the policy is an arrest quota from the top.
A Tenth Circuit panel said a federal judge was right to toss a suit challenging a green card denial after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reopened the application and denied it again when the applicant failed to provide requested information.
Exercise increased caution
in Nepal due to civil unrest.
The nationwide demonstrations that began in September 2025 have stopped, and the security situation is stable. However, demonstrations and local unrest can still happen, particularly in cities.
Demonstrations can start with little warning and may quickly turn violent. Stay away from large crowds and follow the instructions of local authorities.
Emergency services
Medical services have limited ability to handle regular and emergency care. Review the Health section of the Travel Guidance on this page for more information.
Hospitals in Kathmandu are usually better than in other areas, but they can be crowded, may lack some equipment or medicines, and often ask that you pay before treatment. Medical treatment of foreigners is not paid for by the Government of Nepal.
Bring the medicines you need, get travel health insurance that covers medical evacuation, and understand you might need to go to another country for serious treatment.
Natural disasters
Nepal regularly experiences earthquakes, floods, and landslides. Earthquakes can happen suddenly with little warning, including in the Kathmandu Valley.
During the monsoon season from June to September, heavy rain can cause flash floods and landslides. These can block roads, damage buildings, and make it hard to get help in an emergency.
- Review our information on Weather and Natural Disasters in Nepal.
The U.S. Department of Justice told a Massachusetts federal judge that part of her order requiring the government to provide immigrants in detention with timely, written notice of their rights to a bond hearing and appeal is too burdensome.
A former Bucks County, Pennsylvania, sheriff asked the Third Circuit on Wednesday to undo a $35,000 attorney fee award granted to groups that remanded their case over his cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing the case belonged in district court because he'd effectively become a federal officer.
A Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday postponed the Trump administration's termination of deportation relief for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians in the U.S. escaping humanitarian crises, expressing skepticism over the administration's reasons for ending the Ethiopian nationals' temporary protected status.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an extension to the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0033; Expiration Date: October 30, 2026) through 2027. The ASR is a yearly sample survey of refugee households entering the U.S. in the previous 5 fiscal years (FYs). There are no changes currently requested to the form, but ACF intends to submit a revision request in 2027 for future annual requests.
The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council (Council) created by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (Compact).
A Washington, D.C., federal judge denied the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit from an Afghan asylum-seeker and legal services providers over a Biden-era asylum rule, saying on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice "jumped the gun" in trying to get the suit tossed.