Federal Court Allows South Sudan TPS Termination to Move Forward Following Supreme Court Decision
A federal judge in Massachusetts has denied efforts to continue blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan, clearing the way for the
Read More »Federal Court Narrows Earlier Relief in TPS and Asylum Fee Litigation
In a significant update to EIG’s prior coverage of Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Portions of USCIS TPS and Asylum Fee Policies, a federal judge in Massachusetts has
Read More »Federal Court Confirms Haiti TPS Injunction No Longer in Effect Following Supreme Court Decision
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has confirmed that the court order previously blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti is no longer in
Read More »First Circuit Refuses to Reinstate $100,000 H-1B Fee While Appeal Proceeds
On July 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the government’s motion to stay a June ruling issued by the U.S. District Court for the
Read More »Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Portions of USCIS TPS and Asylum Fee Policies
On July 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order in Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, et al. v. USCIS, granting part of an
Read More »Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Visa Restrictions Targeting Social Media Researchers
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has temporarily blocked a State Department policy that authorized visa denials, revocations, exclusions, and removals based on certain
Read More »Federal Court Invalidates $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
On June 8, 2026, a U.S. federal court struck down a Trump administration policy requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee per H-1B visa petition, ruling that the executive
Read More »Federal Court Blocks DHS Immigration Policy Targeting 39 Countries
On June 5, 2026, a federal judge in Rhode Island struck down a Trump administration immigration policy that effectively blocked key immigration benefits for individuals from
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Clears Path for Termination of TPS for Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Nepali Nationals
On August 20, 2025, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to proceed with ending Temporary
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks Termination of TPS for Nationals from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua
On July 31, 2025, following a recent federal court decision that blocked the early termination of TPS for Haitian nationals, another federal judge has halted the US
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Asylum Crackdown, Citing Overreach of Executive Authority
On July 2, 2025, a DC federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping attempt to restrict asylum access at the southern US border, ruling that the
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