Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices.

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new directive that eliminates bond hearings for undocumented immigrants facing deportation, per The Washington Post. This move could lead to prolonged detention for millions.

There have been many legal challenges to President Trump's California immigration sweeps, but one in particular could dramatically alter the policy.

The judge said Trump lacks the authority to unilaterally limit the ability for illegal immigrants to apply for asylum.

Trump admin fighting back after federal judge bars ICE from conducting stops in California without reasonable suspicion.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) on Friday signed an executive order affirming the city’s support for immigrants amid an enforcement crackdown by the Trump administration. “Under my new Executive

The union said judges hear between 500 and 700 cases annually, and the firings will only add to the country's backlog of over 3.5 million cases.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order protecting immigrant neighborhoods from federal raids and established protocols for city workers and cash assistance.