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MetroWeekly Article – “How It Ends”
I had the honor of being interviewed for a great piece — “How It Ends” — by Chris Geidner in MetroWeekly exploring what “LGBT equality” means and why some of us would like to take the fight in a dramatically Read More …
Aging Out of a Dysfunctional Immigration System
I’ve been buried in emails for the past 24 hours, trying to answer questions and ascertain whether someone would qualify for adjustment of status if not for BIA’s interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act under Matter of Wang. Since Read More …
Call for Stories: Are You An Aged-Out Son/Daughter of a Legal Permanent Resident?
Given the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act issue, I’m looking for actual cases of where children have aged out of a petition filed by their grandparents (F-3) or uncles/aunts (F-4), and the parents immigrated Read More …
Reading List
Taking a break from law school finals to read the news, or rather, procrastinate on finishing my Con Law II exam. TRAC has some interesting figures about prosecutorial discretion. It means less than 1 percent of cases have received prosecutorial discretion. But Read More …
Ninth Circuit to Re-Hear CSPA Case En-Banc
Here’s some exciting news while I’m in the middle of exams: the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear De Osorio v. Mayorkas, the Child Status Protection Act case, en-banc. The prior district court decision may not be cited as precedent in Read More …