Immigration Law

Federal Courts Articles

Habeas Class Actions

Vol. 139 No. 7 Can habeas corpus cases proceed as class actions? The Supreme Court has never squarely answered that question, even in cases where lower courts certified habeas classes. But the Trump Administration’s wholesale push to expel noncitizens has forced the question to the center of modern civil rights litigation.
Civil Rights Recent Case

Banyee v. Garland

Eighth Circuit Holds that Prolonged Mandatory Immigration Detention Poses No Due Process Issues While Removal Proceedings Are Ongoing

Vol. 138 No. 6
Immigration Law Articles

The Law and Lawlessness of U.S. Immigration Detention

Vol. 138 No. 5 The United States operates the largest immigration detention system in the world. Immigrants and watchdog groups have reported poor conditions of confinement, including medical mistreatment and neglect, inadequate nutrition, unsanitary conditions, and overcrowding. To challenge these conditions of confinement...