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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on July 1, 2023, that will make standard driver's licenses available to noncitizens regardless of immigration status. The law, which takes effect on July 1, 2024, will allow undocumented immigrants to...

Being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can be a scary and confusing experience. Here are some important things to remember if you are ever arrested by ICE: Do not resist arrest. Even if you believe the arrest is...

Entry Without Inspection (EWI) is a term used in immigration law to describe the act of entering the United States without being inspected by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.  EWI is a serious offense that can result...

A new Florida law targeting undocumented immigrants passed the Senate 27-13 in early May. The new law SB 1718, which Governor Ron DeSantis signed, will take effect on July 1. Some of the key provisions of the new law are...

Removal proceedings are administrative proceedings to determine an individual's removability under United States immigration law. Removal proceedings are typically conducted in Immigration Court by an immigration judge. Yes, in some instances, you can either apply for the first time or...

The Biden administration has issued a final rule on the DACA program for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children with the goal of strengthening the program against future legal challenges. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is developing a pilot program to issue photo IDs to migrants waiting for deportation proceedings. The photo IDs would allow immigrants to access information about their case status online and would not be an official...

The United States Supreme Court handed down decisions on two deportation cases the week of June 13 and declined to hear a 3rd case involving the public charge policy for green card applicants. SCOTUS Rules Against Detained Immigrants Facing Deportation...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new directive that effective immediately, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will consider a noncitizen's U.S. military service when evaluating deportation and other immigration enforcement. In an ICE press release issued on...

ICE limits migrants' legal rights and access to lawyers - which in turn raises their risk of deportation, a new ACLU report says. The American Civil Liberty Union study, "No Fighting Chance: ICE's Denial of Access to Counsel in U.S....