Immigration Updates

What occurs when a person subject to expedited removal has fled their country of origin due to fear of persecution? A noncitizen seeking asylum to flee persecution in their country of origin are not subject to expedited removal. If a noncitizen states to a CBP officer that they fear returning to their country or origin,…

President Document Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2019/ President Document Executive Order 13888 of September 26, 2019 Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered…

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction enjoining ICE from issuing detainers to state and local law enforcement agencies in states where there is no explicit state statute authorizing civil immigration arrests on detainers, and also enjoining ICE from issuing detainers based solely on database searches that rely…

Temporary workers and those in non-immigrant visa status who are authorized to work in the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can get a Social Security number (SSN). Social Security numbers are used to report wages to the government and to determine a person’s eligibility for Social Security benefits. A Social Security…

AILA Doc. No. 19091234 | Dated September 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), a policy also known as “Remain in Mexico,” which requires individuals seeking asylum at our southern border to remain in Mexico while their U.S. removal proceedings are pending.…

Settlement agreements are contracts. A fundamental component of a contract is the existence of mutual assent. This means all of the parties are on the same page when it comes to what is being agreed upon. In essence, a settlement agreement equates to “We pay you money and you stop suing us. Plus, we don’t…

Cancellation of removal is a form of discretionary relief from removal (deportation). There are four forms of cancellation of removal relief: cancellation of removal for LPRs, cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents, cancellation for battered spouse or child, and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment of Status and Central American…

The U.S. immigration system has been in need of reform on a variety of fronts—from the challenges facing those in the country without documentation to the need for fairer asylum laws, to often-inefficient processing of employment-based immigration benefits—and is crying out for common-sense solutions. Sadly, no immigration legislation has passed both houses of Congress since…

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – No More Bond for Asylum Seekers. The Trump administration on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, took another significant step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of asylum seekers in jail indefinitely while they wait for resolving their asylum requests. The decision follows a decision by a…

Anyone in the United States in violation of immigration law is vulnerable to being placed in removal proceedings. Some of the most common methods of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) identification and enforcement are: Juana, from Mexico, entered the United States on July 1, 2008, without inspection. She has no driver’s license but drives…