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Administrative appellate body within the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the United States Department of Justice
’s public narrative about ’s detention has been limited and categorical: agency statements have labeled him a “criminal alien” and said he is a “self‑admitted member of the ),” language repeated in mu...
Several federal courts have recently ruled against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on due process and detention-conditions grounds, including and , among others. These decisions include prel...
Criminal prosecutions under 8 U.S.C. §1325 (illegal entry) and §1326 (illegal reentry) have become a large and visible share of federal criminal caseloads in recent years — at times representing more ...
is a statutory process that allows officers to summarily deny admission and deport certain noncitizens without a full immigration‑court hearing under INA §235(b) and related statutes . Under current l...
Once an immigration judge or applicable officer issues a removal (deportation) order, the government moves from adjudication to enforcement: is authorized to carry out the order, notify the person to ...
Yes — a lawful noncitizen can appeal many deportation (removal) orders in the U.S.; appeals normally begin by filing a Notice of Appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and follow strict de...
Expedited removal orders are , but multiple narrow pathways exist to avoid or undo removal, most notably the credible fear process that can convert an expedited removal into full removal proceedings a...
The U.S. deportation system in 2025 combines administrative detention, courtroom removal proceedings, and expedited administrative pathways, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and ...
Federal court rulings and federal policies between 2021 and 2025 have produced a layered, sometimes conflicting set of constraints and tools that are reshaping ICE detention and deportation practices:...
Green card holders have been detained by ICE after a range of alleged offenses including , according to multiple recent reports . The reporting shows ; instead ICE actions reflect a pattern where cert...
across multiple districts have recently rolled back sweeping / efforts to eliminate immigration bond hearings, with a major class ruling in and several regional injunctions restoring bond eligibility ...
Plaintiffs in recent nationwide challenges to immigration-court practices frame their claims as , deploying class-action and to force bond hearings, procedural safeguards, and records disclosure . The...
is a fast-track administrative process that allows officers to order certain noncitizens removed without the full court procedures that characterize formal immigration (INA §240) proceedings, and it c...
US immigration authorities apply a heightened evidentiary standard—“substantial and probative evidence”—to find marriage fraud, a threshold courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals describe as more...
The main goals of the 1996 Comprehensive Immigration Reform package—most notably enacted as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996—were to deter and reduce un...
Wrongful deportation victims have a few legal paths to restore status: litigation against the government for wrongful removal and seeking readmission or waivers for formerly deported noncitizens; in c...
The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) inserted multiple statutory changes that critics say curtailed due process, expanded mandatory detention and fast-track re...
USCIS (part of DHS) primarily handles affirmative asylum applications and can grant asylum at an administrative interview; if USCIS denies or refers a case, the applicant may face immigration court an...
ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) does arrest and deport large numbers of noncitizens — including people with pending asylum cases — and recent federal rulings and administrative moves ha...
Reports and litigation from 2025–2025 highlight repeated due‑process failures in U.S. immigration detention: lack of legal counsel (about 70% unrepresented in recent cases), expanded use of expedited ...