Brugman Asylum Law & Appeals PLLC

09/09/2026

The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to urge affirmance of a lower court’s ruling that due process requires bond hearings for noncitizens who become subject to “unreasonably prolonged” detention while their immigration proceedings are underway. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gJ6i4R

09/05/2026

"Among the immigrants affected are abused and abandoned children and survivors of violent crime, according to the US government’s own training materials, which were shared exclusively with the Guardian."

Exclusive: Mandatory training for judges also urged them to threaten attorneys who accept too many cases

08/19/2026

Trump administration’s mass firings of immigration judges are influencing court outcomes, they say.

08/19/2026

There are 24,000 kids in the U.S. who don’t have a parent or legal guardian and who don’t have any legal status in the country. About 1,800 of them are currently in federal custody.

And these are children who, for some reason or another, have arrived alone in the U.S. and who our government has an obligation to protect. Part of that protection is ensuring that children have independent legal counsel, not only to explain their rights to them, but also to represent them and help them apply for relief that they likely qualify for.

We are prepared to continue representing the children we have made that commitment to and to do whatever we can for as long as we can to stand with unaccompanied children in Arizona facing deportation.

Read more: https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-08-17/the-florence-project-says-it-will-represent-unaccompanied-minors-even-without-payment

08/15/2026

"The immigration appeals board’s decision applies to future travel. People who previously traveled and returned to the U.S. won’t be affected and could still adjust their immigration status.
Tumlin said Thursday’s decision is yet another effort to change the goalposts for DACA recipients by an administration that has resorted to ending the program 'through death by a thousand cuts.'"

A new ruling by an administrative immigration court ends a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients who are married to U.S. citizens.

07/30/2026

9th Cir.: noncitizens who entered EWI not subject to mandatory detention under 235(a), majority opinion by Pres. Trump appointee.

07/13/2026

"disciplinary action if [IJ's] follow the Law instead of following [the admin.'s] policy."

07/02/2026

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