Political Litigation

Justice Department Sues New Mexico, Claims Local Officials “Unlawfully” Obstructing ICE

The lawsuit also takes issue with Albuquerque’s Safer Community Places Ordinance. Among other things, the ordinance’s provisions prohibit ICE from conducting immigration-enforcement operations on city property. It also requires businesses to take certain steps to make it harder for ICE to enter employees-only areas.


Political Litigation

Immigrant Doctors from “High-Risk” Countries Win Exception for Green Cards, Visas

Earlier this year, the federal government said that it would no longer process immigration applications submitted by citizens of at least 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Russia, and Rwanda. Immigrants from some countries on the list—Iran, Iraq, and Libya, among others—face additional restrictions.