An immigration judge, Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC, has been accused of making controversial online posts before being promoted to his current role. The alleged posts included sharing calls to decriminalize illegal migration, joking about Jimmy Savile, and saying that the Tories should be dealt with like "Nazis". Additionally, he reportedly made jokes about Donald Trump and publicly backed a campaign to reverse Brexit. His LinkedIn page has since been deleted, but screenshots of his posts have been shared online.

The US Supreme Court has instructed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The court ruled 9-0 in favor of Garcia's release from custody and his case will now be handled as if he had not been improperly sent.

A family of four, consisting of Gurbakhsh Singh, Ardet Kaur, Guljeet Singh, and Kawaljeet Kaur, appeared in court to deny immigration charges. The family is accused of pretending to be Afghan nationals to illegally claim asylum in the UK when they arrived at Heathrow Airport in December 2023. They have already twice failed to obtain visas as declared Indian citizens and are set for a seven-day trial on February 2 next year. Each member of the family denied two charges: arriving in the UK without entry clearance and entering the UK without a passport, failing to possess an immigration document to establish their identity, nationality, and citizenship.

Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett made comments on immigration during a speech at Grace Baptist Church in Connecticut, stating that "we done picking cotton" as a reason why illegal migrants are necessary. She explained that she had to travel around the country educating people about the importance of immigration, pointing out that none of her audience members were trying to farm right now, implying that immigrants fill labor gaps.