This Week in Immigration: Deportation Rulings, Immigration Fines, and New Visa Rules
Week ending October 9, 2026 Arizona Federal Judge Orders Return of Immigrant Deported to Third Country U.S. District Judge John Hinderaker in Arizona ordered DHS to facilitate the return of an Egyptian man deported to Equatorial Guinea, where he was subsequently detained. The court found that his removal violated due process. On October 9, the […]
This Week in Immigration: ICE Detainees Disappear from Locator, H-1B Restrictions Expand & Third-Country Removal Heads Back to Supreme Court
Week ending September 25, 2026 ICE stops showing many final-order detainees in its online locator. The Associated Press reported September 21 that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped publicly displaying the locations of many detainees with final removal orders beginning September 15. Attorneys reported clients suddenly disappearing from the locator even though they remained detained. […]
This Week in Immigration: New Green Card Rules Begin as Courts Block Major Visa and Deportation Policies.
Week ending September 18, 2026 New public-charge rules take effect today. Beginning September 18, USCIS is applying the administration’s new public-charge framework to covered applications. The change gives officers broader discretion to consider an applicant’s circumstances and receipt of means-tested public benefits when determining inadmissibility under INA § 212(a)(4). Litigation is already underway: on September […]
