Monthly Archives: April 2026

D.C. Circuit Kills Trump’s Border Invasion Removal Order in RAICES v. Mullin — Every Summary Deportation Without Asylum Review Violates Federal

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Mike Baker

BIA & Federal Courts ⚖️ D.C. Circuit · April 2026 📋 Case No. 25-5243 D.C. Circuit Kills Trump’s Border Invasion Removal Order in RAICES v. Mullin — Every Summary Deportation Without Asylum Review Violates Federal Law Refugee and Immigrant Center … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 USC 1182(f), asylum rights, D.C. Circuit 2026, immigration executive power, INA removal procedures, Proclamation 10888, RAICES v. Mullin, § 1252(f)(1) | Leave a comment

Second Circuit: Long-Term EWI Residents Are Not “Seeking Admission” — Bond Hearings Required | Cunha v. Freden

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Mike Baker

Second Circuit: Long-Term Interior Residents Are Not “Seeking Admission” — Bond Hearings Required, Circuit Split Now Open Cunha v. Freden, No. 25-3141 (2d Cir. April 28, 2026) | Judge Bianco, writing for the panel (Cabranes, Bianco, Nathan, Circuit Judges.) The … Continue reading →

Posted in bond hearings, bond hearings required. Direct split with the 5th & 8th. SCOTUS cert is coming. Full analysis: mikebakerlaw.com/blog/cunha-v-freden-second-circuit-ewi-bond-hearings-1226 ⚖️Sonnet 4.6Adaptive, Buenrostro-Mendez, circuit split, Cunha v. Freden, immigration detention, Jennings v. Rodriguez, Laken Riley Act, Loper Bright, Second Circuit, Yajure Hurtado, Zadvydas, § 1225(b)(2)(A), § 1226(a) | Leave a comment

DACA Doesn’t End Removal — BIA Reverses IJ Who Terminated Proceedings Without Weighing DHS Opposition

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Mike Baker

⚖️ Multi-Decision Alert — BIA & USCIS — April–May 2026 Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)  |  Matter of C-P-Y-, 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026)  |  USCIS PM-602-0198 (Apr. 10, 2026) Thirty days. Three rulings. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 CFR 1003.18, BIA 2026, deferred action, discretionary termination, ermination of proceedings, judicial recusal, Matter of W-Y-U, removal proceedings | Leave a comment

IIRIRA at 28: The Law That Still Runs Every Removal Case in America

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Mike Baker

→ READ THE FULL STATUTEPub. L. 104-208, Div. C (IIRIRA) — PDF In This Post Admission Redefined Unlawful Presence Bars Prior Removal Bars Expedited Removal Detention: § 236 & 236(c) Aggravated Felony “Conviction” Defined Removal Proceedings Cancellation of Removal Judicial … Continue reading →

Posted in BIA, Board of Immigration Appeals, Criminal Immigration, I-864, IIRIRA, INA § 236(c), Judicial Review, One-Year Bar, Pub. L. 104-208, Removal Defense | Leave a comment

BIA Reverses Anglophone Withholding Grant in Matter of E-N-N- — Credibility Shortcuts and the Wrong Standard Cost This Case

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Mike Baker

⚖️ BIA Precedent Decision — 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026) Matter of E-N-N-: IJ Finds Credibility, Gets the Standard Wrong, BIA Vacates Posted: April 23, 2026  |  Citation: 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026)  |  Decided: March 20, 2026 … Continue reading →

Posted in Asylum & Protection, BIA, Board of Immigration Appeals, Cameroon / Anglophone Crisis, Immigration Court Practice, Precedent Decisions, withholding of removal | Leave a comment