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The 15-Year Prison Sentence Is Over
The statute of limitations on being undocumented is over. As of August 1, 2014, I am a lawful permanent resident of the United States. The actual process was easy, but that is probably because I’m an attorney. Last December, we Read More …
Obama’s Immigration Announcement Creates New Generation of “Undocumented and Unafraid”
President Obama’s directive to affirmatively issue deferred action to DREAM Act eligible youth is fostering a new generation of “undocumented and unafraid” students who will be spared from deportation. But it isn’t just young people who are coming out in Read More …
FOIA: Lets Make Up Dates!
I finally got my FOIA documents from the Department of Homeland Security, courtesy my brilliant lawyer. There’s nothing of interest or importance in the stack of 300-something pages besides this one page, where the officer puts down that I entered Read More …
AILA Issues Warning For Immigrant Rights Activists
The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued a warning to immigrant rights activists asking them to behave at their upcoming annual conference in San Diego: There is no question that activism in the communities also is helping to move the ball Read More …
On Meeting the Young Daughter of the Man Trying to Deport Me
I was invited, along with my friend Gaby Pacheco, to speak to 5th graders at the Georgetown Day School about the DREAM Act. I almost did not go but I can’t really say no to talking to young kids. Of Read More …