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...
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...
The National Immigration Project and University of Pennsylvania Transnational Legal Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Human Rights First in a Second Circuit Petition for Review. The case is a direct challenge of last year’s BIA precedent...
DHS continues to move to pretermit asylum applications in court, arguing either that the asylum seeker did not sufficiently answer every substantive question on the application form or that the application does not state a prima facie claim for...
This recording is eligible for CLE credit. The number of credits approved for this recorded session is based on those rewarded by the Washington State Bar. If you are barred outside of the Washington State, please refer to your State Bar as to what...
On February 23, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security issued a proposed rule which would make it virtually impossible for asylum seekers to obtain employment authorization documents (EAD) while their applications are pending. This radical rule...
On February 20, 2026, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a proposed rule which would change three decades of practice and prevent families that include any noncitizens who are not authorized to receive federal housing subsidies...