Overview
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 23 that border officers may treat some returning lawful permanent residents as applicants for admission, allowing use of parole and inadmissibility procedures without a 'clear and convincing' proof standard at the port of entry.
- A D.C. Circuit panel on June 23 authorized nationwide use of expedited removal for people unable to prove two years of continuous U.S. residence, a fast-track process that can result in deportation without an immigration-judge hearing.
- A federal judge in the Northern District of California issued a nationwide injunction this week blocking ICE arrests inside immigration courts and revoked the agency's waiver that had extended short-term holding from 12 to 72 hours.
- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Genalo v. Black, a case testing whether prolonged administrative immigration detention requires timely bond hearings or other constitutional limits, so long-term detention rules remain unresolved.
- Together the rulings mean faster removal pathways for many noncitizens, greater risk of administrative reclassification for green-card holders at ports of entry, and renewed legal and practical pressure on lawyers, courts, and migrants to defend due process.