US immigration judges issued 801 removal orders for Indian nationals in June 2026, marking a significant acceleration in deportation rulings. This increase, nearly 30% in one month, indicates a faster processing of immigration cases by US courts.

An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, ordered the deportation of Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a young man killed in 2024, citing his failure to appear in court despite being informed of his death.

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’ An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont. Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue reading...

Former Ghanaian MP and lawyer Inusah Fuseini argued that a U.S. immigration judge had no legal authority to make conclusive pronouncements on the criminal case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in Ghana.

The case of two US immigration judges who were fired, while another retained his job, offers insight into the administration's stance on free speech and its view that some noncitizens may not possess First Amendment rights.

A US Immigration Judge granted Ken Ofori-Atta status adjustment, citing health, family ties, and long stay, and stating that allegations from the Office of the Special Prosecutor lacked credible evidence, a decision the OSP disputes.

A 21-year-old lesbian woman, Farah, who fled Morocco where homosexuality is illegal, was deported to Cameroon by the Trump administration despite having a protection order from a US immigration judge.