An Eighth Circuit panel said the Board of Immigration Appeals reasonably rejected an El Salvador woman's claim that an immigration judge showed bias and unfairly denied her asylum bid, because she failed to support the assertion.
The federal government has moved to end San Diego and San Jose's challenge to Internet Crimes Against Children grants requiring recipients to certify they don't operate DEI programs that violate nondiscrimination laws, arguing they aren't required to sign onto the Trump administration's viewpoints on DEI, only to follow existing federal laws.
A North Carolina federal judge denied an Egyptian national's renewed motion to block his removal as he seeks asylum, finding that while he wasn't given due process during a court-ordered immigration bond hearing, he was in a subsequent bond hearing.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent GEO Group v. Menocal decision, holding that government contractors cannot immediately exit cases via interlocutory appeals, may increase litigation costs, strengthen plaintiffs' leverage in settlement negotiations and dampen the government's ability to attract bids on high-risk or sensitive projects, say attorneys at Wiley.
Rep. Robert Garcia pressed the CEO of Salus Worldwide Solutions Corp. on Thursday to turn over his communications with the Trump administration following reports the company secured a nearly $1 billion U.S. Department of Homeland Security contract "under questionable circumstances."
A group of 20 states challenging the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions slammed its position that the policy isn't reviewable, telling a Massachusetts federal court the government would essentially have a blank check to usurp congressional authority under its rationale.
A Florida federal judge has denied a Mexican national's habeas petition, agreeing with the Trump administration that the Immigration and Nationality Act subjects him to mandatory detention without bond.
The Trump administration told a Maryland federal judge there's no basis to block a project to convert an existing "mega warehouse" into an immigrant detention facility when it fulfilled environmental review duties and plans are still being finalized.
The White House budget request for fiscal 2027, released on Friday, seeks $40.8 billion in discretionary funds for the U.S. Department of Justice, a 13% increase from the current year level.
The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled Friday that testimony from a noncitizen or qualifying relative isn't enough to establish the kind of extreme hardship that would justify cancelling removal proceedings in the absence of accessible, expert testimony.