On September 24, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the swearing-in of 47 immigration judges and six temporary immigration judges. EOIR also released the new judges’ biographical summaries, which include their...
Topic: Immigration Courts
Federal Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Noncitizens at Immigration Courts
On June 23, 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from arresting noncitizens at immigration courts and struck down ICE’s 12-hour-detention waiver. “It is now...
