This story from Maia, Megan Crapeau and @bethawang.bsky.social is really tremendous and I urge folks to read it. Really makes me proud to be in this newsroom.

ICE detainees waiting for their cases to be heard are asking immigration judges to release them on bond. Most fail. Our reporting team went to 55 immigration court bond hearings across five states. Here’s what we saw: news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/i...

Organizations are training lawyers how to file immigration habeas claims, and public defenders are increasingly taking on cases that were rare for them a year ago. "We are only scratching the surface of need,” a source told me. Read more from Megan Crepeau, @maiaspoto.bsky.social, and me.

Described as a game of "whack-a-mole," immigration attorneys are struggling to get information in to or out of ICE facilities. Clients are often transferred or deported before they can even have a conversation. Read more from @maiaspoto.bsky.social, Megan Crepeau, and me for @bloomberglaw.com

New York City will move to dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to strike down decades-old Sanctuary City laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. City Hall laid out its arguments in a letter filed with the court. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...

Sports law and arbitration experts I spoke to all emphasized the ruling rejecting the NFL's arbitration requirement for Flores could have broader implications for other major sports leagues in the US and companies that have similar requirements in their employment contracts.

The New York City Council wants a state court to halt Mayor Eric Adams’ executive order allowing the Trump administration to open an immigration office on Rikers Island. Adams' office in response said the city council is spreading misinformation.

In a 6-1 opinion, the Court of Appeals said the state constitution “limits voting to citizens." The ruling puts the end to a three-year-long dispute over the NYC law.