Updated March 25, 2026 Deportation & Immigration
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing Active litigation
Systematic Elimination of Bond Hearings and Indefinite Immigration Detention
An ICE directive and BIA precedential decision eliminated bond hearings for millions of immigrants, creating a system of indefinite detention without judicial review. 71.7% of the 57,861 ICE detainees …
- On July 8, 2025, Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons issued a memo declaring that immigrants who entered without inspection are no longer …
- On September 5, 2025, the BIA ruled in Matter of Yajure Hurtado that immigration judges lack authority to conduct bond hearings for anyone …