Palmer Polaski Immigration Alerts

News in Brief

  • USCIS initiated deportation proceedings against over 26,700 foreign nationals since updating its guidelines in late February.
  • On April 9, 2025, USCIS began reviewing social media activity of foreign nationals for evidence of antisemitic activity as a basis for denying immigration benefits.
  • On April 11, 2025, EOIR issued a policy memorandum permitting immigration judges to pre-termit (deny without a hearing) asylum applications that are legally deficient.
  • On June 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court paused a district court order preventing immigrants from being deported to third countries.
  • In a favorable 5-4 decision, on April 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court extended deadlines for voluntary departure when they fall on a weekend or on federal holidays to the next business day.
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