For many detained noncitizens, the ability to marry is significant not only because it implicates a fundamental personal and legal right, but also because a valid marriage may establish eligibility for certain forms of immigration relief or benefits...
On June 25, 2026, the National Immigration Project and Asylum Advocacy Project (ASAP) responded to a Board of Immigration Appeals request for amicus briefs asking whether the Trump-created Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) also applies to applications for...
On June 18, 2026, the National Immigration Project, Central American Legal Assistance, and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that family group membership clearly meets the...
Historically, the U.S. government has rarely pursued denaturalization. However, the Trump administration claims to be increasing its capacity and resources to pursue an unprecedented number of denaturalization cases in its second term, an approach...
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...