Immigration Law Research Guide: News, Journals & Blogs

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Julie Manganis, Trump DOJ Misrepresenting Due Process Order, Migrants Say, Law360 (Nov. 20, 2025) D.V.D. et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 25-1393, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. [Third country removals]

Tom Lotshaw, DHS Accused Of ‘Ruinous,’ Unlawful Immigration Fines, Law360 (Nov. 20, 2025) Maria L. et al. v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-13471 (D. Mass.)

Kat Lucero, Treasury to Curtail Tax Credits For Unauthorized Immigrants, Law360 (Nov. 20, 2025)

Britain Eakin, DC Judge Revives Contempt Probe Of Alien Enemy Removals, Law360 (Nov. 19, 2025) J.G.G. et al. v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-00766 (D.D.C.)

Billy Witz, What to Know About Trump’s Federal Crackdown, City by City, N.Y. Times (Nov. 18, 2025)

Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Ruth Igielnik and Ana Ley, Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds, N.Y. Times (Nov. 18, 2025)

Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, Ayman Soliman & Jasmine Monney, N.Y. Times, Opinion, We Followed the Rules.  ICE Jailed Us Anyway., N.Y. Times (Nov. 17, 2025)

Courtney Bublé, DOJ Backs White House’s Military Law Transfers, Law360 (Nov. 17, 2025) [Military lawyers to serve as immigration judges and special assistant U.S. attorneys in D.C.]

Rae Ann Varona, DHS Says Proposed Public Charge Rule To Undo ‘Straitjacket,’ Law360 (Nov. 17, 2025)

Celeste Bott, Chicago Sues Over DOJ’s Immigration Terms For Safety Grant, Law360 (Nov. 13, 2025) City of Chicago et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al., No. 1:25-cv-13863 (D. N. Ill.)

Britain Eakin, Judge Urged To Weigh Due Process In Alien Enemies Case, Law360 (Nov. 13, 2025) J.G.G. et al. v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-00766 (D.D.C.)

Courtney Bublé, Fired Immigration Judges Share Concerns As Cases Pile Up, Law360 (Nov. 13, 2025) Includes link to report: Kathleen Bush-Joseph, Doris Meissner, and Muzaffar Chishti, Breaking the Cycle of Dysfunction at the U.S. Immigration Courts (November 2025)

Rae Ann Varona, Dem Lawmakers Urge Governors To Block ICE’s DMV Data Access, Law360 (Nov. 12, 2025)

Britain Eakin, Texas AG Sues County Over $1.3M Immigrant Defense Fund, Law360 (Nov. 12, 2025) State of Texas v. Harris County et al., No. ​​202585662 (Harris County District Court).

Tom Lotshaw, DOJ Fights Claim That IRS Unlawfully Shared Info With ICE, Law360 (Nov. 12, 2025) Center for Taxpayer Rights et al. v. Internal Revenue Service et al., No. 1:25-cv-00457 (D.D.C.)

Kevin Pinner, Docs Show IRS Improperly Shared Data With ICE, Groups Say, Law360 (Nov. 5, 2025) Center for Taxpayer Rights et al. v. Internal Revenue Service et al., No. 1:25-cv-00457 (D.D.C.)

Jared Foretek, Removal Push Defies Century of Legal Precedent, Court Told, Law360 (Nov. 4, 2025) Make The Road New York et al. v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 25-5320 (D.C. Cir.)

Linda Chiem, Judge Voids DOT Directive Tying State Grants to Immigration, Law360 (Nov. 4, 2025) State of California et al. v. United States Department of Transportation et al., No. 1:25-cv-00208 (D. R.I.)

Marco Poggio, Judges See An Immigration Court Gutted From Inside, Law360 (Oct. 31, 2025)

Rae Ann Varona, Trump Sets Record Low Refugee Cap, Prioritizes Afrikaners, Law360 (Oct. 30, 2025)

Ximena Bustillo, Trump Administration Sets Lowest-Ever Cap on Refugee Admissions to U.S., NPR (Oct. 30, 2025)

Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Hamed Aleaziz, Trump Cuts Refugee Admissions and Prioritizes White South Africans, N.Y. Times (Oct. 30, 2025)

Anna Scott Farrell, IRS Discloses Record In ICE Data Sharing Case, Law360 (Oct. 30, 2025) Center for Taxpayer Rights et al. v. Internal Revenue Service et al., No. 1:25-cv-00457 (D.D.C.)

Britain Eakin, DHS Ends Automatic Work Permit Extensions, Law360 (Oct. 29, 2025)

Britain Eakin, DOJ Hires 36 New Immigration Judges After Dozens of Firings, Law360 (Oct. 27, 2025)

Britain Eakin, New DHS Rule Requires Photos For All Noncitizens At Borders, Law360 (Oct. 24, 2025)

Jared Foretek, Gov’t Defends Holding Noncitizens On Overseas Bases, Law360 (Oct. 23, 2025) Luna Gutierrez et al. v. Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-01766 (D.D.C.)

Britain Eakin, DOJ Seeks to End Suit Over Tying Victim Aid To Immigration, Law360 (Oct. 23, 2025) State of New York et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al., No. 1:25-cv-00499 (D.R.I.)

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Julie Bosman, Hamed Aleaziz, Jesus Jiménez & Brent McDonald; videos by Arijeta Lajka, A Squalid Building, a Tip to the Feds, and Then ‘Straight-Up Chaos,’ N.Y. Times (Oct. 19, 2025) [Immigration raid in Chicago]

Britain Eakin, Va. Judge Orders Bond Hearing For Detained Salvadoran, Law360 (Oct. 17, 2025) Sixto Hernandez Hernandez v. Jeffrey Crawford et al., No. 1:25-cv-01565 (E.D. Va.)

Tom Lotshaw, Mich. Judge Orders Release Or Bond Hearings For Immigrants, Law360 (Oct. 20, 2025) Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes et al. v. Kevin Raycraft et al., No. 2:25-cv-13073 (E.D. Mich.)

Celeste Bott, Ill. Judge Grills Immigration Officials Over Use Of Force, Law360 (Oct. 20, 2025) Chicago Headline Club et al. v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-12173 (N.D. Ill.)

Julie Manganis, Feds Warned Again Not To Search Immigration Atty’s Phone, Law360 (Oct. 20, 2025) Lattarulo v. Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-12861 (D. Mass.)

Rae Ann Varona, ICE Policies Harm Noncitizen Crime Survivors, Suit Says, Law360 (Oct. 15, 2025)  Immigration Center for Women and Children et al. v. Kristi Noem, et al., No. 2:25-cv-09848 (C.D. Cal.)

Julie Manganis, DHS Says Seizure Of Atty’s Phone Tied To Employment Probe, Law360 (Oct. 15, 2025) Lattarulo v. Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-12861 (D. Mass.)

Brian Steele, Judge Slams Feds’ ‘Ham-Handed’ Bid To Skirt DHS Order, Law360 (Oct. 14, 2025) State of Illinois et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency et al., No. 1:25-cv-00206 (D. R.I.)

Lauraann Wood, ICE Can’t Use Force Vs. Ill. Press, Peaceful Protestors, Judge Says, Law360 (Oct. 8, 2025) Chicago Headline Club et al. v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-12173 (N.D. Ill.)

Julie Manganis, Judge Concerned As Feds Keep Immigration Atty’s Phone Data, Law360 (Oct. 7, 2025) Lattarulo v. Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-12861 (D. Mass.)

Rae Ann Varona, Attys Urge Mass. Courts To Protect Immigrants’ Court Access, Law360 (Oct. 7, 2025)

Emily Sawicki, DHS Must Face Suit Alleging Denial Of Counsel To Detainees, Law360 (Oct. 7, 2025) Americans for Immigrant Justice et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 1:22-cv-03118 (D.D.C.)

Jordan Rynning, DHS Begins Targeting Unaccompanied Children with ‘Voluntary’ Deportation Offer, LAist (Oct. 3; updated Oct. 6, 2025)

Tom Lotshaw, ICE Ordered to Halt Plan To Send Teens To Adult Facilities, Law360 (Oct. 6, 2025) Garcia Ramirez et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, No. 1:18-cv-00508 (D.D.C.)

Britain Eakin, DC Circ. Grills Feds Over Expedited Removal Procedures, Law360 (Oct. 6, 2025) Make the Road New York v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 25-5320 (D.C. Cir.)

Rae Ann Varona, ICE Accused Of Silencing Press And Protestors In Chicago, Law360 (Oct. 6, 2025) Chicago Headline Club, et al. v. Kristi Noem, et al, No. 1:25-cv-12173 (N.D. Ill.)

Rae Ann Varona, 1st Circ. Keeps Block On Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, Law360 (Oct. 3, 2025) Doe et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al., No. 25-1169; State of New Jersey et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al., No. 25-1170, and New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-1348 (1st Cir.)

Anna Scott Farrell, DC Circ. Split On Challenge To IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Deal, Law360 (Oct. 3, 2025) Centro de Trabajadores Unidos et al. v. Bessent et al., No. 25-5181 (D.C. Cir.)

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz & Miriam Jordan, Trump Administration is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admission to a Record Low, N.Y. Times (Oct. 3, 2025)

Rae Ann Varona, DHS Blocked From Pulling $233M In Funds From States, Law360 (Oct. 2, 2025) State of Illinois et al. v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-00495 (D. R.I.)

Hamed Aleaziz, Brent McDonald & Amogh Vaz, How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE, N.Y. Times (Oct. 1, 2025)

Julie Manganis, Groups Seek Block On Use Of IRS, SSA Data For Deportations, Law360 (Oct. 1, 2025) Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts et al. v. Bessent et al., No. 1:25-cv-12822 (D. Mass.)

Gina Kim, States Say DOJ Can’t Tie Victim Service Funds To Immigration, Law360 (Oct. 1, 2025) State of New York et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al., No. 1:25-cv-00499 (D. R.I.)

Hailey Konnath, DOJ Unveils New ‘Affirmative Litigation’ Civil Division Branch, Law360 (Sept. 25, 2025)

Britain Eakin, Feds Hit With Suit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in DC, Law360 (Sept. 25, 2025) Escobar Molina et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 1:25-cv-03417 (D.D.C.)

Britain Eakin, Rubio Says ‘Gang Support’ Warrants Haitian’s Removal, Law360 (Sept. 25, 2025) *INA § 237(a)(4)(C)

Julie Manganis, Groups Seek Block On Use Of IRS, SSA Data For Deportation, Law360 (Oct. 1, 2025) Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts et al. v. Bessent et al., No. 1:25-cv-12822 (D. Mass.)

Britain Eakin, Judge Orders ICE To Release Dreamer Detained For 2 Months, Law360 (Oct. 2, 2025) Santiago Santiago v. Noem et al., No. 3:25-cv-00361 (W.D. Tex.)

Claire Fahy, ‘Biometric Exit’ Quietly Expands Across U.S. Airports, Unnerving Some, N.Y. Times (Sept. 26, 2025)

Britain Eakin, ACLU, Feds Spar Over Classwide Relief In Guantánamo Case, Law360 (Sept. 24, 2025) Gutierrez et al. v. Noem et al., No. 1:25-cv-01766 (D.D.C.)

Braden Campbell, Union Says Trump Has Fired More Immigration Judges, Law360 (Sept. 24, 2025)

Lauren Berg, DHS Barred From Tying Disaster Aid To Immigration Agenda, Law360 (Sept. 24, 2025) State of Illinois et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency et al., No. 1:25-cv-00206 (D. R.I.)

Zach Dupont, ACLU Says ICE Won’t Provide Records On Colo. Expansion, Law360 (Sept. 23, 2025) American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, No. 1:25-cv-02983 (D. Colo.)

Daniel Connolly, Under Trump, Hiring Immigration Lawyers Is Often Impossible, Law360 (Sept. 19, 2025)

Kat Lucero, IRS Discloses Details On ICE Agreement In Data Sharing Row, Law360 (Sept. 18, 2025) Center for Taxpayer Rights et al. v. Internal Revenue Service et al., No. 1:25-cv-00457 (D.D.C.)

Kat Lucero, IRS-ICE Pact Allows For Mass Tax Data Swaps, DC Circ. Told, Law360 (Sept. 17, 2025) Centro de Trabajadores Unidos et al. v. Bessent et al., No. 25-5181 (D.C. Cir.); Center for Taxpayer Rights et al. v. Internal Revenue Service et al., No. 1:25-cv-00457 (D.D.C.)

Britain Eakin, New Guidance Hacks Away At Immigration Judges’ Powers, Law360 (Sept. 12, 2025)

Britain Eakin, Immigration Board’s Undoing of Bond Practice Stuns Attorneys, Law360 (Sept. 8, 2025)

Marco Poggio, Judges Warn ICE Is Turning Courts Into Deportation Traps, Law360 (Sept. 5, 2025)

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