Courts

Migrant children outside playing on a playground at Casa Combes, a shelter for migrant kids in Harlingen, Texas. Photographed on June 23, 2018.

The government faces deadlines to reunite migrant families. It’s unclear if it will meet them.

Immigration

A court ordered the government to reunite families within one month, or 14 days for cases involving children under 5. But with parents and children split and put on different, complex tracks, that might prove challenging.

Courts

Inside one of the busiest immigration courts in the country

Immigration
Agent in uniform stands on bridge looking over green river

This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence

Immigration
Man at podium with Department of Justice insignia behind him

President Obama created DACA. Why won’t courts let President Trump end it?

Man in crowd hugging child, photo from above

Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention

Justice
Young man at podium in press conference with signs behind him

This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard

Education

Harvard University is being sued for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white applicants. But most Asian Americans agree with admissions policies that take race into account.

aerial photo of large complex in foothills

A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement

Conflict

Immigration officials are halting publishing a weekly report that names cities that don’t comply with requests to hold people beyond their release dates. They had published three reports — all with significant errors.

Behnam Partopour, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) student from Iran, is greeted by his sister Bahar (L) at Logan Airport after he cleared U.S. customs and immigration on an F1 student visa in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 3, 2017. Partopour

Why a Boston judge decided to let Trump’s immigration order move forward

Justice

A Boston court was one of the first to restrict the ability of DHS to implement Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees. On Friday, the order lapsed — but soon after another, more far-reaching order was put in place.

Protesters with signs, one reads Salaam

Federal judge deals Trump administration its first defeat — perhaps temporary — over its immigration restrictions

Conflict

The executive order that President Donald Trump signed on Friday directed federal agents to deport refugees and anyone arriving from seven majority-Muslim countries, leaving in limbo people in transit when he signed the order. On Saturday, a judge issued an emergency injunction blocking the order.

Double doors on a street

In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation

Justice

In 2012, 1,202 people were ordered removed from the US at one New York City courthouse. This year? Just 535 were deported. And that’s, many say, because of the lawyers.