Case Law

Prosecutors are now appealing even won immigration cases. Attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what BIA backlogs mean for immigrants in the U.S. today.

A Massachusetts coalition took the federal government to court, arguing that immigration agencies broke environmental law when expanding immigration programs. The case — Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform v. USCIS — could affect how federal agencies review the impact of immigration policy changes. For immigrants waiting on green cards or work permits, understanding this legal battle matters.

A father was murdered in front of his teenage daughter near Dallas. In Chicago, a man was kidnapped, bound, and shot multiple times in an abandoned building. Federal prosecutors say both crimes were carried out by members of Tren de Aragua — a Venezuelan gang now designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

Two Romanian brothers living illegally in the US walked into federal court on July 2, 2026, and admitted to stealing over $760,000 in food assistance from some of the country's most vulnerable people. They used hidden skimming devices to clone EBT cards and then bought truckloads of goods to resell for profit. Now they each face up to 20 years in prison — and almost certain deportation.

Sixty-four migrants were locked in a sweltering trailer with no air conditioning. By the time it stopped in San Antonio, 53 of them were dead — including six children and a pregnant woman. Now, one of the men who organized that journey has pleaded guilty and faces the rest of his life in prison.

Signs about climate change, immigration, and slavery have been quietly disappearing from America's national parks. A federal judge ordered them put back. Now an appeals court has reversed that order — and the history stays gone, at least for now.

A smuggling ring was giving children as young as five THC-laced candy to knock them out before crossing the US-Mexico border. One child ended up in the hospital. Now the man at the center of it is going to prison — and the case exposes just how dangerous irregular border crossings can be for the most vulnerable.

A powerful group of immigration lawyers just took the US government to court — and the outcome could change how millions of immigration cases are handled. The American Immigration Lawyers Association is suing the agency that runs US immigration courts, saying its policies are denying people a fair chance to fight deportation. If you have a court date coming up, this is news you need to understand.

Aby was sitting at her desk in Brooklyn when the news arrived: the Supreme Court had just protected her baby son's right to be an American. For months, she had feared her child could grow up undocumented — just like her. On Tuesday, the nation's highest court said that will not happen.

Nine people were kidnapped, tortured, and killed in Nevada and California — all in about one year. A federal jury in Las Vegas just convicted three MS-13 gang members for those murders. Each man now faces mandatory life in prison without parole.

A Mexican man extradited from Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping run a smuggling network that moved up to 3,000 people across the US-Mexico border — charging each migrant up to $12,000 for the crossing. The operation spanned countries from Afghanistan to Ecuador and generated as much as $30 million. For the migrants caught in the middle, the legal consequences are still unfolding.

The Department of Justice just sued two more states — Massachusetts and Rhode Island — to strip in-state tuition and scholarships from undocumented students. It's the 12th lawsuit in a series that has already succeeded in four other states. If courts rule the same way here, thousands of students could face much higher college costs overnight.

A Kentucky man trusted to babysit a young girl used that access to abuse her — and then shared videos of the abuse with strangers around the world. On June 18, 2026, a federal judge sentenced him to 34 years in prison. The case is a reminder of how online platforms are now a key tool both for predators and for the investigators who catch them.

Winning in immigration court may not be the end. Attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why prosecutors now appeal nearly every case — and what you should know.

A Romanian family — two parents and two children under three years old — drowned in the St. Lawrence River in the middle of the night. They were trying to cross from Canada into the United States, guided by a paid smuggler. Now, that smuggler has admitted his role in court.