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Written by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). Legally reviewed by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).

Updated on February 18, 2026

On November 21, 2025, the United States government announced that it would be reviewing the cases of all refugees who entered the United States between January 21, 2021 and February 20, 2025. This includes refugees who now have green cards, and those who have applied for green cards and are still waiting for a decision.

Written by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). Legally reviewed by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).

Updated on February 18, 2026

In January 2026, the U.S. government began a Refugee Detention Policy where they started arresting and detaining refugees in Minnesota who have not yet gotten legal permanent resident status (or “green card”). On January 24, 2026, a group of refugees filed a class action lawsuit to stop this Refugee Detention Policy. If a judge agrees with this lawsuit, the court’s decision could apply to all refugees living in Minnesota who do not have their green cards and could be detained under the Refugee Detention Policy. Refugees could still be detained by ICE if there is a separate legal reason to deport that person.

Written by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). Legally reviewed by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).

Updated on February 18, 2026

In the Explainer below, IRAP answers questions about the Trump administration’s unlawful arrests and detention of refugees in Minnesota, as well the lawsuit that IRAP, along with co-counsel Berger Montague and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL), filed to challenge these unlawful arrests and detention. For impacted communities, we recommend consulting and sharing IRAP’s legal information resources on refugee detention and revetting, which include guides in English, Amharic, Arabic, Dari/Farsi, French, Haitian Kreyol, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian, as well as information on requesting legal assistance.

Written by Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA). Legally reviewed by Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA).

Updated on February 18, 2026

This Guide is intended to provide background and key information for pro bono attorneys representing children and youth in immigration cases. The legal definition for immigrant youth facing removal from the United States alone is “unaccompanied alien child.”

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

All people in the United States, including undocumented immigrants, have Constitutional rights and protections. Neither immigration nor the police will assume you want to exercise your rights. You are in charge of asserting them by showing your Know Your Rights card or by telling the officer you are exercising your rights. These flyers explain your rights in various places and contexts.

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

TPS: Quick Summary Chart of Currently Designated Countries

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

The financial health of an organization rests in varied revenue streams. A healthy nonprofit revenue portfolio should include diverse sources of funding from client fees, fundraising, and grants (from both foundations and governments). Revenue diversification insulates programs from having to take drastic measures in the event of loss or reduction from one funding source, ensuring the program still has funding to rely on for continued operation. ILSPs are most healthy when they rely not only on all three of these types of revenue but also have diverse sources within each type to avoid loss of multiple funding streams simultaneously. For example, ILSPs should seek grants from various foundations and government entities, as funding from each will ebb and flow in different ways.

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

Stay current with the latest federal court decisions shaping immigration law, policy, and practice across the country. CLINIC Court Watch is a monthly summary of significant rulings, ongoing litigation, and emerging trends in federal immigration cases. CLINIC Court Watch will include key takeaways from recent federal court decisions impacting immigration practitioners and their clients. Please note: case outcomes and procedural developments are subject to change as appeals proceed and courts issue further rulings.

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

In the past months, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has been experiencing backlogs in processing and issuing receipt notices for appeals. Such delays could lead to a detained client’s unlawful removal. Appeals that are filed with fee waiver requests may take even longer to process. CLINIC urges practitioners to send filing receipts for BIA appeals to their detained client’s Deportation Officer (DO) as soon as they receive them and remind the DO that the client cannot be removed from the United States during the pendency of the BIA appeal.

Written by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). Legally reviewed by Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Updated on February 18, 2026

Read the most recent TPS developments as of January 29th, 2026.