A federal judge in the District of Maryland has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, concluding that his detention was entirely without lawful authority. The extraordinary ruling stems from a protracted legal battle against federal officials, culminating in the Court…
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Court Denies Review in Immigration Case Over Post-Decision Legal Shift
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition for review filed by Lazaro Pigueiras, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision to deny his application for a waiver of inadmissibility. The core of Pigueiras’s appeal centered on the BIA’s refusal to reconsider his case in light of…
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Donald Trump Faces Fallout From Guantánamo Detention Plan as Court Allows Case to Proceed
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has issued two significant rulings in Yamil Luna Gutierrez, et al. v. Kristi Noem, et al., a case challenging a detention policy that originated from a January 2025 directive issued by President Donald J. Trump to expand the use of…
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Court Rules on Immigration Case: When Does a “Child” Become Too Old?
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on a key question in immigration law: At what point in the process of applying for cancellation of removal should the age of a “child” be determined? The court ruled in favor of the applicant, Roderico Filadelfo Perez-Perez, stating that the…
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IRS Data Sharing with ICE Halted by Court, Citing Privacy Concerns
A federal court has stepped in to temporarily stop the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing certain taxpayer information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The court’s decision, issued on November 21, 2025, comes after a lawsuit brought by a coalition of groups, including a nonprofit providing tax advice, a…
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Immigration Appeal Denied: Court Upholds Credibility Finding
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an appeal filed by Sakib Ahmod, who sought asylum and withholding of removal from the United States. The court’s decision, issued on November 6, 2025, focused on the credibility of Ahmod’s testimony, ultimately siding with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and…
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Court Grants Review in Asylum Case, Citing Failure to Consider Evidence of Country Conditions
A recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has granted a petition for review in the case of Reyna Alfaro-Zelaya, who is seeking asylum in the United States. The court found that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred by not fully considering evidence…
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Court Denies Stay of Removal for Peruvian Family, Citing Abuse of Process
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request for a stay of removal filed by a Peruvian family, Maricruz Marisol Rojas-Espinoza, her domestic partner Robert Salvador-Gomez, and their two children. The court found that the family, who entered the United States without inspection in early 2023, failed to…
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Juan Carlos Pastor-Hernandez Loses Appeal on Deportation Order
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision to deny Juan Carlos Pastor-Hernandez’s motion to reopen his removal proceedings. The court found that the BIA correctly applied the law and that Pastor-Hernandez failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claim for voluntary…
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Court Denies Appeal in Deportation Case, Citing Illegal Re-Entry
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Harrington Campbell’s petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision. The BIA had previously denied Campbell’s third motion to reopen his removal proceedings and his fourth motion to reopen. The court’s decision rests on the legal principle that Campbell…