According to reports, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman's office has closed and its employees have been terminated, along with the offices of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and Civil Rights and Civil...
Topic: Immigration Updates
ICE Detains Tourists and U.S. Resident Foreign Nationals, Sparking Concern
According to reports, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) has stepped up detentions and deportations of foreign nationals entering the United States as tourists or permanent residents, leading to several countries issuing travel warnings. Recent...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Use of 1798 Law to Justify Deportations of Venezuelans Without Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over President Trump's "unlawful and unprecedented invocation" of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA), a wartime authority, to round up...
DHS To Terminate Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to terminate parole programs for an estimated 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) in the United States and their immediate family members that DHS announced in 2022 and 2023. An advance copy of...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Green Card Revocation
Steve was quoted by Time in What to Know About Mahmoud Khalil, and Why His Green Card Was Revoked. He noted that although green card holders have many of the same rights as U.S. citizens, they can still face deportation under certain conditions, typically for criminal...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by the Chronicle of Higher Education
In the article, An ICE Arrest at Columbia U. Stokes Outrage and Raises Legal Questions. Steve said that Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained following his participation in pro-Palestinian protests, should be allowed to challenge the accusations against him in court....
Steve Yale-Loehr on Tourist Detentions
Steve was quoted by Salon in “The New Normal”: As Trump Pursues Mass Deportations, Tourists Land in ICE Detention. He noted that a recent spate of tourists being detained is "pretty unusual.” He said that if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspects an issue...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted on Birthright Citizenship Case
Steve was quoted by National Public Radio in Trump Takes Birthright Citizenship to the Supreme Court. He said the court might be willing to grant a temporary narrowing request, but that "I think that would cause chaos and confusion as to who was included in the court...
CDC Removes COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Immigrant Visa Applicants
Effective March 11, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed from its technical instructions to panel physicians the requirement that immigrant visa applicants receive the COVID-19 vaccination, the Department of State (DOS) announced....
DOS Resumes Processing of Following-to-Join Relatives of Refugees in United States
Following a preliminary injunction in Pacito v. Trump, the Department of State (DOS) announced on March 14, 2025, that it has resumed processing of following-to-join beneficiaries who are relatives of refugees already in the United States. DOS said it will...
