Immigration Updates

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…

January 22, 2019 On January 22, 2019, Senate Republicans released a new spending bill that was written to reflectPresident Trump’s January 19 speech outlining a proposal to end the shutdown. The “End the Shutdownand Secure the Border Act” bill contains extreme provisions and should be rejected outright asrepresenting hardline restrictionist views, rather than a genuine…

The U.S. government is using detention with increasing frequency as a means of dealing with undocumented or otherwise removable immigrants after their arrest. Upon the apprehension of a foreign national or the issuance of a Notice to Appear (NTA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines whether to take the individual into custody; release the…

Civics Test Answer Updates Are you preparing for the naturalization test?As you study for the U.S. history and government (civics) test, make sure that you know the most current answers to these questions. Periodically, answers to the civics test change to reflect the results of federal and state elections and appointments or to clarify content…

Contribution of Aaron Reichlin-Melnick Part of the federal government is closed since December 22, 2019, after President Trump declared his intent to veto any funding bill that didn’t contain five billion dollars for building his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Over two weeks later, much of the government remains on a shutdown, with Republican Senate…

By: Jillian Blake, J.D. Under a June 2018 Supreme Court decision, thousands of more people will qualify for a form of deportation relief known as cancellation of removal. The decision will affect certain people with removal orders and administratively closed removal proceedings, and potentially many more people facing deportation. The Supreme Court held in Pereira…

TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. HAWAII ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 17–965. Argued April 25, 2018—Decided June 26, 2018 Held: 1. This Court assumes without deciding that plaintiffs’ statutory claims are reviewable, notwithstanding consular no reviewability or any other statutory no…

The risks of crossing the Rio Grande and desert terrain, or hiding in stash houses or tractor trailers, are high for adults and even more deeply concerning for children. Individuals who seek to enter the United States should do so at ports of entry. The Attorney General directed United States Attorneys on the Southwest Border…

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced on May 25, 2018, that an additional 15,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be available for the Fiscal Year 2018. In this determination, Secretary Nielsen determined there are not sufficient, qualified, U.S. workers available to perform temporary non-agriculture labor to satisfy the needs of American businesses…