On May 20, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security issued a proposed rule to increase the in absentia removal order arrest fee authorized by the OBBBA from $5,000 to $18,000. This proposed rule contradicts the statute and is designed to punish...
This practice advisory provides strategies for practitioners to navigate removal proceedings for J.O.P. class members and other asylum seekers with prior unaccompanied child determinations in light of three recent legal developments: (1) the 2024 J.O...
Since a May 22, 2026 USCIS memo, people applying for green cards from within the U.S. are facing a new layer of scrutiny—officers are now encouraged to use their discretion to deny more adjustment of status applications unless there are...
On June 3, 2026, a federal district court in California entered a final judgment in the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump, vacated the Circumvention of Lawful Pathway (“CLP”) rule, codified at 8 C.F.R. § 1208.33 et seq. The vacatur means that the...
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Since May 2026, immigration courts have been scheduling what attorneys are calling “mega master” hearings — sessions where over 100 people are called in at once, often with little to no advance notice. Hearings are being moved up suddenly, and anyone...
In this new environment where Immigration Judges are increasingly more loyal to Executive Office for Immigration Review directives than to due process, practitioners should reconsider their default pleading practices. This practice alert suggests an...
This practice advisory, created by The End SIJS Backlog Coalition and partner organizations and last updated in May 2026, is intended to help practitioners navigate removal proceedings for clients with approved SIJS. It offers strategies at every...
On February 6, 2026, the Fifth Circuit issued Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi, a split decision with a strong dissent in which the Fifth Circuit sided with DHS and the BIA to determine that all noncitizens who are present in the United States without...