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The Supreme Court Case on Prolonged Detention Was Dismissed. The Fight Is Not Over
Current as of October 6, 2026. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments on October 13, 2026, in Genalo v. Black. The central question was whether, and under what circumstances, someone held in prolonged immigration detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), which governs mandatory detention of certain noncitizens with specified criminal histories, has a…
The Fifth Circuit Took Back Its 90 Day Bond Hearing Rule. Where the Sosnava Rodriguez Case Stands Now
Current as of October 6, 2026. For twelve days in July 2026, families of people detained in Louisiana had real reason for hope. Then that hope was put on hold. Here is what happened, and what it means today. The July Panel Decision On July 2, 2026, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit decided…
The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether ICE Can Hold Longtime Residents Without Bond. What It Means for Families in Louisiana
Current as of October 6, 2026. On October 1, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to decide one of the most important immigration detention questions in a generation: whether ICE can hold people who entered the country without inspection, and who have lived here for years, in detention with no bond hearing at all. The case…
ICE Put a Hold on Someone at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Here Is What That Actually Means
The call to our office usually starts the same way. A family scraped together bond money for a relative sitting in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, and the jail told them there is a hold. An immigration hold. Nobody at the window explained what that means, and the family is now trying to make a…
