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A September 30, 2026 Bloomberg Law report says 37 people have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last fall, calling it the agency’s deadliest fiscal year on record. This article attributes that count to Bloomberg Law. ICE’s own public Detainee Death Reporting page did not show a complete current-year count when…
The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a State Department official and spokesperson Tommy Pigott, as reported by Fox News on September 30, 2026. About 2,300 of the revocations were connected to birth tourism. A visa revocation is not automatically deportation. Federal law…
The Trump administration went back to the Supreme Court on Thursday, September 24, 2026 — the third time in this same fight. At stake: whether immigration officers can put someone on a plane to a country that isn’t in their deportation paperwork, without first telling them where they’re going or giving them a chance to…
Genalo v. Black is gone from the docket — but the fight over bond hearings for long-detained immigrants isn’t over On Friday, September 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Genalo v. Black, No. 25-886, wiping out what had been one of the term’s most closely watched immigration cases just a month before it was…
If your EAD renewal has been sitting at USCIS for months and you’re staring down a gap in your work authorization, you’re not the only one — and you’re not without options. A federal lawsuit filed in January 2026, Jane Doe 1, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, No. 8:26-cv-00060, is trying…
Yes, individuals and organizations have successfully sued ICE and won in federal courts. Victories include court orders stopping unlawful detentions, requiring due process protections, blocking unconstitutional enforcement practices, awarding damages for civil rights violations, and mandating policy changes. In December 2025, a federal court enforced a 2021 permanent injunction blocking a new Trump administration policy…
ICE identifies individuals through federal databases tracking visa entries and exits, information-sharing agreements with local law enforcement, biometric matching systems, employment verification programs, immigration court records, and reports from other government agencies. However, ICE’s actual enforcement focuses on priority cases—criminal convictions, recent border crossers, and national security concerns—rather than all immigration violations. With DHS receiving…
Yes, you have the constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to remain silent and refuse to answer ICE questions. While you may still need to provide identification documents in certain situations, your silence generally cannot be used against you in immigration court. With ICE enforcement expanding significantly in 2026—including thousands of new agents and elimination…
Yes, you may be able to sue ICE for illegal detention through Bivens actions for constitutional violations, Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claims for wrongful acts, or habeas corpus petitions to challenge detention legality—but qualified immunity, sovereign immunity, and recent Supreme Court restrictions create significant legal barriers. In January 2026, multiple U.S. citizens filed million-dollar…