By John Council | December 18, 2018
In a divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed the alien-smuggling conviction of a trucker because he wasn't allowed to confront two undocumented immigrant witnesses who testified for the government via videotape but couldn't be located in Mexico to appear for trial.
By Ellis Kim | November 9, 2018
Attorneys for the plaintiffs say the administration's move is a “direct violation of Congress's clear command that manner of entry cannot constitute a categorical asylum bar.”
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | November 2, 2018
Timothy Patton, a civil appeals lawyer in San Antonio, closed his practice and started a nonprofit to do immigration appeals.
By Amber Gracia | September 28, 2018
The recent changes to asylum law, both on the books and on the ground, are driving the current state of U.S. asylum policy even further away from the spirit of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 11, 2018
Like the other lawyers at corporate immigration firm JMA Firm, Cindy Kang Ansbach spent years doing immigration work at big firms in Dallas.
By Stephen P. Pazan | August 31, 2018
For many people, merit-based immigration is most closely associated with the polemic H1-B visa program. There is another proven job creating merit-based…
By Ellis Kim | August 31, 2018
In declining to issue a preliminary injunction against DACA, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said he believed the plaintiff states have shown a likelihood to succeed on their claims that DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
By Caroline Spiezio | August 23, 2018
A Trump policy discontinuing at least some H-4 visa work permits for the spouses of foreign-born workers has advanced another step through the rulemaking process.
By Ellis Kim | August 13, 2018
“While we were in the air, no one told me anything about what was happening. It was not until we landed in my home country that an official asked me my name and whether I was appealing my case," the plaintiff recounted in a declaration filed Monday.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By T. Clark Weymouth and Amy Roma | August 9, 2018
To suggest that most migrants are coming to the United States for economic reasons is both uninformed and dangerous.
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