A federal judge in Northern California has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that authorized widespread arrests of immigrants at immigration courthouses, finding the policy likely violates federal administrative law and has undermined access to justice.
An investigation by The Atlantic has revealed that the US immigration system is moving too quickly, leaving immigrant families confused and without meaningful access to due process, as evidenced by the case of an El Salvadoran father who was deported despite being cleared of wrongdoing.
Three former immigration judges warned that the Trump administration’s continued firings and understaffing of immigration courts threaten constitutional due process rights and are exacerbating a crisis in the federal system.
The ACLU, along with unions, clinics and law firms, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging widespread violations of due process for immigrants detained by ICE, alleging that immigrants are being misclassified and denied bond, leading to long-term incarceration or disappearances.
Volunteers are providing emotional and logistical support to at-risk immigrants in immigration courts, as well as bearing witness to their stories and protecting them from potential harassment and detainment by ICE agents.