Immigration Blog
Study Determines That Immigrants Are Not “Criminals”
As the 2016 election fast approaches, and in light of recent terror attacks, it is difficult to avoid the ever-increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric. Much of this rhetoric revolves around the misplaced presumption that immigrants are “criminals.” However, statistical studies indicate that, in the United States, “immigrants are far more law-abiding than natives, regardless of race, class […]
ICE Raids and Your Rights
Starting in the beginning of January 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents began an operation to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants across the United States. These raids target adults and children who crossed the southern U.S. border within the previous year, and represented the first large-scale effort to deport families fleeing violence in Central […]
U.S. Supreme Court to Review President Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments regarding President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. In November of 2014, President Obama announced his plan to implement a program called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, as well as the expansion of the current program called […]
USCIS Approves 10,000 U Visas for 7th Year in a Row
For fiscal year 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) again approved the statutory maximum of 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas). This marks the seventh straight year that USCIS has reached its statutory maximum. The U visa is available to certain immigrant crime victims who assisted law enforcement to investigate or prosecute […]
Happy New Year from Joseph & Hall P.C.
As another year comes to a close, I naturally begin to reflect back on the events of 2015: the triumphs and defeats; ups and downs; and breakthroughs and obstacles that we must still overcome. The last year was a particularly tumultuous one in the immigration world. From the ongoing litigation over President Obama’s Executive Action […]
DOJ to pay $125,000 for unlawfully disregarding ability to release detainees without bond
The Department of Justice has agreed to pay $125,000 in attorneys’ fees after losing a class action lawsuit in Washington for its unlawful refusal to consider releasing noncitizen detainees without a cash bond. Congress gave immigration judges (IJs) to release certain noncitizen detainees in removal proceedings upon a payment of at least $1,500 bond or […]
House Passes Changes to Visa Waiver Program
On December 8, 2015, H.R. 158 – the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 (“the Act”) – passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate. The Act will impose additional restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program, making it harder for visitors from Iraq, Syria, and other designated countries to travel to […]
Saenz Mencia v. Allred explained
Farms and ranches that hire sheepherders from abroad using the H-2A visa will want to take note of the recent Tenth Circuit case Saenz Mencia v. Allred. Congress created the special visa category for sheepherders and goatherders because of the unique demands of the occupation, where employees work around the clock caring for flocks in […]
Updated: The U.S.’s Inadequate Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Last September, I wrote a blog about the Syrian refugee crisis. Multiple stories of migrant deaths, including young children, had been reported in the media. I, along with other people in the country, advocated that the U.S. needed to welcome a greater number of Syrians. Then, attacks in Beirut, Paris, and Egypt happened, not to […]
Department of State Sued after Denying Passport Application of an Intersex Applicant
Dana Alix Zzyym, a U.S. Navy Veteran and resident of Fort Collins, Colorado who uses the gender-neutral pronouns they, them and their has sued the State Department for denying their application for a U.S. passport. The lawsuit argues that the State Department violated the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedures Act […]
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