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Whither Immigration Reform?
Lets get this out of the way: Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), with a pathway to citizenship, is dead for 2013. Many of our friends working hard on Capitol Hill insist that immigration reform talks are moving forward despite the death Read More …
When the U.S. Government Says “Oops We Are Sorry, We Do Not Wish to Deport You”
I’ve had an interesting few weeks. On November 6, the DHS counsel in San Francisco filed a motion to dismiss removal proceedings in my case and told me to apply to the USCIS under de Osorio v. Mayorkas. That sounded Read More …
Why Dreamers Need Lawyers
Full disclosure, I’m a Dreamer. I’m also a full-time third-year law student. I work at an immigration law firm in downtown Washington D.C. and I love my job. Like many immigrants in the United States, my family and I were Read More …
NIYA Youth Infiltrate Broward Detention Center
Over the course of the last month, as the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, we have been working hard to infiltrate into select detention centers around the country to see what is really happening. On June 17th, 2011, President Obama, through Read More …
New On The Deferred Action Front
Published: 10 Things You May Not Know About Deferred Action and Napolitano Appearing Before the House Judiciary Committee, declaring that Deferred Action Applications Will Be Available on August 15; with additional guidance out on August 1. And more backdoor meetings with Read More …