A sudden rise in the arrest of criminal aliens around the nation was the result of a nationwide coordinated seven day effort by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during "Cross Check" operations. The operations took place...

The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) issued a new report on the current backlog of cases in U.S. Immigration Courts.  The report shows that while the Immigration Court backlog is increasing, the...

On March 2, 2011, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton issued a memorandum for agency priorities in the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens.

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) broadened the discretion of Immigration Courts to grant continuances in removal cases where the respondent is seeking adjustment of status through an employment-based petition. 

In...