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Call and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding.
This Practice Advisory provides basic information about filing an immigration-related delay action in federal district court under both the Mandamus Act and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). It discusses the required elements of a successful mandamus and APA actions as well as jurisdictional concerns that may arise.
The February 18 memo overrides the January 20 memo and is significantly weaker. The new memo creates additional “priorities” for removal; allows ICE officers to arrest and deport people who fall into these “priorities” without prior approval; and undoes the “pause” on removals from the January 20 memo. However, the memo is clear that it is only an interim memo and that the DHS Secretary will publish new rules for ICE officers, likely within 90 days.
Este manual cubre las provisiones esenciales de control y relacionadas con el sistema criminal de la ley de ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos del 2021 (USCA, a veces nombrado como el “Biden bill,” proyecto de ley de Biden).
Este manual resume algunas de las provisiones esenciales de la ley de ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos del 2021 (USCA, a veces nombrado como el “Biden bill,” el proyecto de ley de Biden), relacionadas con las protecciones de proceso justo dentro del sistema judicial de inmigración y en procedimientos de expulsión.
This primer covers the key criminal-immigration and enforcement provisions of the USCA. The US Citizenship Act of 2021 (USCA, also referred to as the “Biden bill”) is an immigration bill introduced in the House on February 18, 2021 that would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people living in the United States who entered on or before January 1, 2021.
This primer summarizes some of the key provisions of the United States Citizenship Act of 2021 (USCA, sometimes referred to as the “Biden bill”) relating to due process protections in the immigration court system and in removal proceedings.
Certain criminal convictions are bars to eligibility for DACA. However, if these convictions can be “expunged,” they will cease to be an absolute bar. Here, an “expungement” refers to any legal process where a criminal court can withdraw, erase, seal, or otherwise eliminate a conviction under a state statute, based on the fact that the person completed probation or other requirements, or for humanitarian reasons. Note that while DACA government materials call this an “expungement,” different sta
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In October 2020, DHS and DOJ published a final regulation that sets out wide-ranging and draconian bars to applying for, and bases to terminate a grant of, asylum. For example, the bars include conviction of any felony, any controlled substance offense, a single DUI with injury, a DUI with a DUI prior (regardless of injury), and domestic violence bars based on the underlying conduct.
Cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(a) is an important defense for lawful permanent residents who have become removable, due to criminal record or other reasons. The requirements for statutory eligibility are complex, and it is critical for advocates to understand the risks and strategies that arise from the Supreme Court’s decision on the “stop-time” rule, Barton v. Barr , --U.S.--, 140 S.Ct. 1442 (2020). This Advisory is an updated step-by-step guide to eligibility, potential arguments, a
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a myriad of challenges for immigration legal service providers. While some research and best practices for providing remote legal services have been developed, serving immigrant survivors of domestic violence requires a unique set of considerations. This advisory describes the findings of a small study exploring how service delivery models have been adapted for this vulnerable population during the pandemic. The advisory outlines the concerns, strategies, and le