Immigration Attorneys Get Ready to Face Trump in Court Once More

Days into his first term, President Trump issued an order prohibiting entry for citizens of a number of countries with a large Muslim population. Immigration attorneys throughout New York received an SOS to go to Kennedy Airport, where newcomers were already being held. By midday, hundreds of attorneys were interviewing friends and family members of the detained travelers, contesting their incarceration, and preparing petitions for their release. That morning’s 2017 mobilization gave rise to a network of hundreds of attorneys who are now prepared to oppose the immigration crackdown that Mr. Trump pledged to implement during his second term in office. Over the next four years, a more severe enforcement against migrants is anticipated, which immigration attorneys have been gearing up for over the past several months. 

The Biden administration removed the travel ban from a number of countries with a large Muslim population in 2021, but the Supreme Court upheld a version of the policy. However, Mr. Trump declared earlier this fall that he would “bring back the travel ban.” Mr. Trump pledged during his campaign to launch the biggest deportation operation in the history of the country. Mr. Trump has stated that he would think about placing American troops at the Mexican border and collaborating with governors to send the National Guard into the country’s interior, even though deporting millions of people would be nearly impossible with the enforcement resources available today. Mr. Trump has stated that he would think about placing American troops at the Mexican border and collaborating with governors to send the National Guard into the country’s interior, even though deporting millions of people would be nearly impossible with the enforcement resources available today.