By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The top U.S. immigration judge has told her colleagues that they are not bound by a federal court ruling that declared the Trump administration cannot place thousands of people in mandatory detention without an opportunity to be released on bond.

A federal judge has granted a habeas corpus petition filed by a Russian couple who remained in immigration detention for months after being

In an effort to meet arrest and deportation targets set by President Donald Trump after his return to the White House, federal immigration agents have for months been arresting people who show up for their routine immigration court hearings. Beginning in ...

A federal judge on Tuesday said she was "very worried" after the top U.S. immigration judge told her colleagues they are not bound by a court ruling declaring the Trump administration cannot lawfully subject thousands of people to mandatory detention without an opportunity to seek release on bond.

Hundreds of people gathered Aug. 26 outside of immigration court at 630 Sansome Sansome St. in San Francisco for a vigil honoring asylum-seekers who have been detained by ICE. Photo by Mariana Garcia. We have big news: The American Journalism Project is ...

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Ten months after President Trump took office, immigration courts remain backlogged, immigration judges are being fired and migrants aren’t showing up to court for fear of being arrested. The administration has pushed ...

The Trump administration argued that a federal judge can't stop ICE from arresting immigrants at court proceedings because "no such policy exists," but the Joe Biden appointee didn't seem convinced. SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge signaled on ...

Starting in late September, immigration lawyers across the state were scrambling to understand why hearings were being postponed without explanation or notice by Connecticut’s sole immigration court in Hartford. The reason for the disarray soon became ...

The partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump's demand for a border wall is playing havoc with the nation's already backlogged immigration courts, forcing the postponement of hearings for thousands of immigrants. For some of those asking for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's immigration court is now decimated, down to just four judges left to decide asylum cases starting Jan. 1, from a high of 21 at the start of the year.