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Adios to the DiamondBack Kalos
My beloved DiamondBack Kalos 2007 bicycle got stolen today from right outside my office building. One second it was there, and then it was gone. I had the bicycle with me since January 2008, since before I could fly or Read More …
Immigration Court, Take II
My partner and I both woke up at 5 a.m. and we made our way down to San Francisco for my second Master Calendar hearing yesterday. It takes about 1.5 hours to get from Antioch to downtown San Francisco in Read More …
The Aftermath of De Osorio v. Mayorkas
We seem to have a running bet on whether De Osorio v. Mayorkas is getting appealed to the Supreme Court. Neither the Government nor the Respondents sought cert. in the other CSPA cases from the Second and Fifth Circuits so Read More …
Victory! Ninth Circuit Overturns Matter of Wang
It’s about to rain green-cards. The Ninth Circuit just overturned Matter of Wang in Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas: “We conclude that the plain language of the CSPA unambiguously grants automatic conversion and priority date retention to aged-out derivative beneficiaries. The BIA’s interpretation Read More …
Undoing Borders and Queering the Undocumented Narrative
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Georgetown University.