California has just embarked on a serious effort to expand legal representation to immigrant youth who face deportation. This program seeks to ensure that young immigrants, especially those who arrived as unaccompanied minors, receive good representation against immigration proceedings.

A federal court has just ruled that detainees held for long periods in immigration detention facilities must be given hearings. For advocates, this ruling brings the treatment of detainees closer to parity and could reduce the length of time detainees spend in detention who do not have any criminal history or are not flight risks.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark case on how much states can act unilaterally in enforcing immigration laws. That case, filed by Texas, challenges federal restrictions on state immigration enforcement and asks for more discretion in the regulation of borders.

Recent reports indicated that unauthorized crossings along the Canada-U.S. border were continuing to rise as people use alternative routes into the United States. Contributing factors include some economic challenges and this strict enforcement policy along the southern border, which has forced migrants to look at northern entry points.

The Biden administration has implemented a new asylum rule that it says will help curb the number of migrants crossing the southern border. The new rule would limit asylum eligibility for those who enter the U.S. illegally without first applying for asylum in another country they traveled through.

In the wake of the 2024 elections, immigration policy has taken center stage, with proposals putting forward scalding debates. The major initiatives will involve the reinstatement of stricter policies on deportation, which sharpens the division between political leaders and advocacy groups.

A sudden spike in illegal land-border crossings into the northern U.S.-Canada border is making federal and state officials reassess resource distribution. For years, the northern border has been quieter compared to its southern counterpart; however, in recent years, a dramatic change in trends is noted through this crossing method.

In the wake of the 2024 elections, several Republican led states are advancing new immigration legislation that would fortify border security and give greater powers to state authorities. The legislation includes expanding the authority of local law enforcement agencies to detain undocumented immigrants and ratcheting up penalties against businesses for employing unauthorized workers.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program hangs in the balance once more amid fresh legal efforts to strip its protections from undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. Since its inception, the Obama era program has remained one of the most contentious elements of U.S. immigration policy after it began shielding recipients from deportation and permitting them to work legally.

In the aftermath of the elections of 2024, an increasingly larger economic cost has become one of the strong talking points for more restrictive immigration policies. Business leaders are warning that reduced availability of immigrant labor may disrupt many key industries.