Recent immigration cases like Mahmoud Khalil’s continue to raise important questions around due process, detention, and the human impact of immigration enforcement.
Behind these stories are real people navigating uncertainty, separation, and the fight to be heard.
From a recent New York Times article:
The reason for the recusals is unclear. But the recusal of more than one judge is highly unusual.
Andrea Saenz, a former board judge who was fired by the administration in March 2025, said recusals would typically happen when judges had a conflict of interest, often because they had been involved in a case before it reached the appeals stage.
“For there to be multiple judges recusing from a case, especially a high-profile case, raises questions about whether they had somehow been looped into the case at an earlier stage,” she said, asking: “How many people touched this case when the immigration judge was handling it the first time?”
At Co-Counsel NYC, attorneys like our Senior Counsel Andrea Sáenz are part of the ongoing work to ensure immigrant communities have access to advocacy, representation, and dignity during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
The New York Times article Mahmoud Khalil Hurtles Toward Potential Deportation as U.S. Speeds Case reflects more than one case, it highlights the broader importance of legal defense grounded in humanity, fairness, and the belief that due process should remain central to our legal system.
Grateful for the advocates, attorneys, and partners continuing to show up for this work every day.
