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Original Date Announced
July 29, 2026According to a complaint filed by the Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh (JFCS), EOIR has adopted a series of coordinated policies and procedures (published and unpublished) to move children who are beneficiaries of--or are eligible for--Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) or T nonimmigrant status as trafficking victims quickly through removal proceedings without the time or process required to obtain those benefits. The complaint argues that these policies are contrary to congressional intent and the constitutional rights of the children. The lawsuit seeks vacatur of the various policies so that children can meaningfully pursue SIJS and T nonimmigrant status as well as more permanent immigration status. L.B.R.P. v. DHS, No. 2:26-cv-05346 (E.D. Penn.).
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Trump 2.0 [ID #2370]
2026.07.29 Complaint - L.B.R.P. v. DHSSubsequent Trump and Court Action
September 4, 20262026.09.04 Reported: US immigration judges told to slash time given to people awaiting visas or green cards before being deported – The Guardian
The Guardian reports that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) held mandatory training to instruct immigration judges to severely restrict continuances in removal proceedings. Citing presentation slides, the report reveals that judges were directed not to grant a continuance in anticipation of a visa petition approval or to allow more than 10 days to find legal counsel. The guidance, aimed at expediting case completions, will place vulnerable individuals, including survivors of violent crime and special immigrant juveniles, at imminent risk of being removed even when immigration relief is imminent.
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Status: ReportedTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeAgencies Affected: EOIR
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2026.09.23 Reported: Jonathan Blitzer - X
According to reporting by Jonathan Blitzer, DHS's Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate sent a memo on September 23, 2026, to USCIS head Joseph Edlow proposing that unaccompanied migrant children be brought before immigration judges within 24 hours of their asylum cases being opened, compared to the standard 21-day advance notice period. The memo also calls for eliminating the 21-day advance notice requirement before scheduling an asylum interview. The proposal follows reports from immigration lawyers in Houston that unaccompanied children in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement were being fast-tracked through immigration courts to expedite their deportations.
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