The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.

A federal immigration court in New York that is notorious for chaotic arrests has become the focal point of one of the city’s most closely watched congressional races.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it had added the largest class of new immigration judges in the agency's history this week as ​President Donald Trump’s administration moves to restock the immigration court system with people it ‌calls "deportation judges.

A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum.

New US citizens use handheld fans to take shade from the sun during a naturalization ceremony at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia, US, on Friday, July 4, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Reporter Jane was one month ...

Masked federal agents apprehended people in the hallway outside of mandatory immigration court appearances at the 26 Federal Plaza building in New York City. (Josh Russell/Courthouse News) MANHATTAN (CN) — Federal prosecutors have admitted to misleading ...

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 8, 2026. Editorial Fellow The fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis has led ...