Immigration Law

Former law firm clients coached to lie in asylum cases may be targeted for deportation

Up to 13,500 immigrants who have received asylum may be deported because the law firms they used were found to be coaching them in what to say, NPR reported last Friday.

Oct 3, 2018 4:43 PM CDT

Trump administration starts denying visas to same-sex partners of diplomats and UN employees

The Trump administration has begun denying visas to the same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and UN officials, Foreign Policy reports.

Oct 2, 2018 4:36 PM CDT

Detained immigrant children are being moved to a tent city in Texas

Hundreds of immigrant children in federal custody are being moved to a tent city erected in the Texas desert during the family separation policy, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Oct 2, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Rosenstein defends zero-tolerance immigration policy

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed the importance of preserving and promoting the rule of law while defending U.S. Department of Justice policies regarding illegal immigration and foreign meddling in U.S. elections.

Oct 1, 2018 12:45 AM CDT

Women’s experiences differ from men’s and affect their longevity in law, survey finds

Women in law already face unique challenges, and a new study appears to show that a large number of female attorneys with more than 20 years of practice are leaving the profession.

Oct 1, 2018 12:36 AM CDT

Immigration lawyers must deal with ‘manufactured crisis’

Attorneys who’ve spent their careers concentrating on immigration law and child welfare have been scrambling to deal with the fallout of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Oct 1, 2018 12:25 AM CDT

California asserts global power in defiance of Trump administration policies

Gov. Jerry Brown’s defiant posture underscores how U.S. states and municipalities are increasingly venturing into the realm of international affairs as they mobilize against Trump administration policies in areas such as the environment, immigration and human rights.

Oct 1, 2018 12:05 AM CDT

Priest could face deportation from US after disclosing he mistakenly voted in 2006 election

A retired Episcopal priest with permanent residence status who has been applying for U.S. citizenship may face deportation after disclosing that he voted in a federal midterm election in 2006.

Sep 24, 2018 5:30 PM CDT

Groups decry Sessions’ ruling that limits judges’ ability to dismiss deportation cases

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ruled that immigration judges have no inherent authority to dismiss cases, provoking an outcry from immigration-law-focused groups. Reuters and CNN have stories.

Sep 24, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

DOJ review finds immigrant legal education program ineffective; provider calls study flawed

A Justice Department review of its own legal education program for immigrants has found that those in the program are remaining in detention for longer on average than non-participants, the Associated Press has reported. But a nonprofit that provides the education says the DOJ’s study has "insurmountable methodological flaws."

Sep 21, 2018 3:55 PM CDT

Is controversial Guantanamo judge now an immigration judge? Defense asks to throw out his rulings

A retiring military judge whose handling of a Guantanamo military trial raised eyebrows appears to have been hired as an immigration judge, the Miami Herald reported last Friday.

Sep 18, 2018 2:05 PM CDT

Some immigrants picked up by ICE given ‘fake dates’ to appear in court

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to coordinate or clear appearance dates with federal courts in six cities, the Dallas Morning News reports. Some people received documents with orders to appear in immigration court at midnight on Sept. 31—in a month that has 30 days. More than a dozen…

Sep 17, 2018 11:16 AM CDT

Asylum-seekers whose children were taken away may get another chance under DOJ settlement

The federal government has agreed to settle three lawsuits over the Trump administration’s policy of separating families seeking asylum in the United States. Vox, the Washington Post and NBC have stories. Under the agreement reached Wednesday in federal court in San Diego, the government will reassess the asylum claims of…

Sep 14, 2018 7:01 AM CDT

Proposed federal rule would bypass settlement on the rights of unaccompanied immigrant minors

A federal rule to be proposed Friday would effectively withdraw the United States from a decades-old settlement regarding the treatment of unaccompanied immigrant minors, the Washington Post reported Thursday. NPR, Vox and the Wall Street Journal also have coverage. The proposed rule comes from the Department of Homeland Security, which…

Sep 6, 2018 4:11 PM CDT

Stephen Manning: Replicating immigrant assistance

In the summer of 2014, as unaccompanied minor immigrants arrived at the border en masse, Stephen Manning was focused on a lesser-noticed but equally pressing problem: representing mothers with young children in family detention.

Sep 1, 2018 2:25 AM CDT