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Immigrants repeat ask for improved conditions at private California ICE facility
Detainees say they've been denied adequate food and drinking water, as well as basic medical care.
No in-state tuition for Texas’ undocumented students
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit found that a Texas federal court correctly kept two advocacy groups, Austin Community College and a student from intervening in a lawsuit between the U.S. and Texas concerning whether the state can guarantee in-state tuition for undocumented students at Texas public colleges and universities. Federal law preempts the Texas Dream Act; the state cannot give education benefits to undocumented residents that are not given to all U.S. citizens, so it cannot extend tuition discounts to undocumented students unless in-state tuition is also offered to all citizens.
UK took 'unlawful' decision on migrants sent to France: Court
The Interior Ministry said it was "not a systemic challenge" to the deal with France, however, and "operational activity can continue."
Judge says health inspectors must be admitted into Washington ICE lockup
A federal judge, whose previous ruling in favor of GEO Group was vacated by the Ninth Circuit, concluded that the state's health and safety requirements don't discriminate against the federal contractor.
Survey: US Hispanics divided on whether heritage hinders opportunities
Latinos who voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election were more likely to say they have been discriminated against than Latinos who voted for Trump.
Citizenship and Immigration Services ordered to resume processing work permit applications
The ruling by a magistrate judge in San Jose, California, follows a sweeping rebuke of the policies by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
Former Milwaukee judge gets $5,000 fine for obstructing ICE
Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted in December 2025 of interfering with an ICE operation being carried out in the county courthouse just outside her courtroom.
ICE points finger at protesters over recent arrests at NYC immigration courts
The agency says it has made at least five arrests in Manhattan immigration courts since May 18, when a federal judge barred the agency from broadly making this kind of arrest.
Virginia defends tuition assistance for immigrants in federal court
The Trump administration argues a 2020 law dubbed the Virginia Dream Act is preempted by federal law prohibiting in-state tuition assistance for immigrants.
Feds face suit over outing asylum seekers to Iran
According to the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, the U.S. approached Iran in March 2025 to discuss sharing ICE detainees’ protected information and has continued sharing despite the war.
Immigrants’ applications must be adjudicated
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court in Ohio granted 15 immigrants’ request for an injunction that requires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to adjudicate their applications for permanent resident benefits. The foreign nationals — hailing from Burma, Canada, Iran, Nigeria, Syria, Tanzania and Venezuela — sued to challenge the Trump-era proclamations that treat nationality from these countries as a negative factor when considering immigrant benefit applications. Their applications must be adjudicated within 30 days.