Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse

Immigration Lawsuit Surge (March 2026)
Record-high immigration lawsuits: 9,911 new filings in March 2026 and 41,887 suits filed this year, mostly challenging federal actions.
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Surge in Immigration Lawsuits Hits Record High in 2026 The latest available data from the federal courts show that during March 2026 the government reported 9,911 new lawsuits filed involving immigration matters. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 9.2 percent ove...

New Proposed DHS Rule Effectively Ends Work Authorization for Asylum Applicants See TRAC's latest report at https://tracreports.org/reports/772/

New Immigration Detention Current Data and Trends See TRAC latest Detention Quick Facts at https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/detention.html

New data from TRAC reveals that only 2% of immigration court filings in Feb 2026 were based on alleged criminal activity See the latest report at

Just 2% of Immigration Court Filings Based on Alleged Criminal Activity in February 2026 The latest Immigration Court data show that relatively few immigrants face deportation based on alleged criminal activity. In February 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed charging documents on just 741 individuals claiming alleged criminal activity as the basis for seeking their re...

TRAC Wins Major Legal Victory Against ICE and CBP in Federal FOIA Case See more at

TRAC Wins Major Legal Victory Against ICE and CBP in Federal FOIA Case Syracuse, NY -- March 27, 2026 TRAC Reports, Inc. and Professor Susan B. Long have secured a decisive legal victory against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Judge David N. Hur...

NEW: TRAC Immigration Court Data (Feb 2026)
Over 3.3M total cases pending, including 2.3M asylum seekers.

See the latest Quick Facts at https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/eoir.html

The latest detailed data updated through January 2026 showed that ports of entry were encountering an increase in the number of “inadmissibles” – up on average 72 percent during the last 12 months. See more at https://tracreports.org/reports/769/

New TRAC analysis highlights significant, 30-year-record changes to the H-1B program, including a shift to a weighted lottery and the introduction of a $100K fee For the full report, visit

Fundamental Changes to H-1B Visas: The Weighted Lottery Selection and the $100,000 Fee The H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker program[1], which enables companies to employ professional workers (non-citizens) on a temporary basis, is undergoing its most significant transformation since the program's inception in 1990.[2] Two major policy changes will fundamentally alter how H-1B visas ar...

New Immigration Detention: Current Data and Trends See TRAC’s latest Quick Facts at
https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/detention.html

Just 1.64% of New Immigration Court Cases Allege Criminal Activity See TRAC’s Immigration Court Quick Facts at https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/eoir.html