immigration cases

National

Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

4:54am November 08, 2024

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.

Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years.

National

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

5:20pm July 22, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The changes will allow ICE officials to deport undocumented immigrants who can't prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years, without a hearing before a judge. It takes effect Tuesday.

U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw, shown in July, appears pleased with the Trump administration's framework for reuniting separated families, presented on Friday.

National

Judge Pleased With Government Effort But Hundreds Of Children Still In Custody

8:32pm August 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

About 550 immigrant children between the ages of 5 and 17 are still separated from their families. The government has presented a framework that outlines steps to reunite them.

Customs and Border Protection agents stand at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday, Feb. 10. One memorandum issued by the Department of Homeland Security says the government will hire new ICE officers and Border Patrol agents, but it doesn't mention hir

National

Overwhelmed Courts Could Limit Impact Of Adding Immigration Officers

5:02am February 24, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Much attention has been given to President Trump's plans for enforcing immigration laws, but not much has been said about how deportations might affect an already-stressed immigration court system.