Supreme Court Hands Down Temporary Victory for DACA
On June 18, 2020, United States Supreme Court held by a 5-4 decision that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)...
The New Administration’s Policies on Immigration: Tactical Fear
While this administration has yet to construct a physical barrier between the United States and Mexico, it is building a...
California Provides Hope to Immigrants with Criminal Records
"It is also expected that many noncitizen defendants will need to invalidate a conviction years after a final removal order,...
County of Los Angeles Takes Steps Toward Curbing Immigration Consultant Fraud
Immigrants are particularly vulnerable to fraud because of a mixture of their insecure status in the United States and lack...
Department of Homeland Security Expands Provisional Waiver
Individuals present in the United States without having been inspected, admitted or paroled may trigger a ground of inadmissibility based...
Hope for Unrepresented Children to be Appointed Counsel in the Removal Proceedings Labyrinth
Tens of thousands of undocumented children have been apprehended at the border since 2014. Children arriving with a parent are...
Impact of Tattoos on Consular Processing
Tattooing has been consistently practiced around the world since at least Neolithic times. Today, a tattoo can be a scarlet...
Possible Naturalization for Deported Veterans
While statistics are not readily available, it is conceivable that hundreds, if not thousands, of U.S. veterans have been deported...
Ninth Circuit Finds That Statute Violates Equal Protection
Certain forms of immigration relief require a showing of good moral character, such as voluntary departure, cancellation of removal and...
Seeking Asylum: Effects of the Immigration and Nationality Act
The human right to seek asylum from persecution is fundamental. The controlling international convention on refugee law is the 1951...
