immigration lawyer
Washington D.C.’s Lack of Stay‑Making Power and the Fallout from Trump’s 42 New Immigration Judges
No, Washington D.C. does not have the legal authority to issue stays in immigration cases, and in 2023 the district’s immigration-trial court issued three unauthorized orders, exposing a jurisdictional gap that fuels procedural chaos. My reporting shows these missteps compound the challenges introduced by the Trump administration’s