In an asylum case, establishing the “nexus” involves answering the question “why?” It is not enough to show that you suffered persecution or fear future persecution, you must also show the grounds in which the persecution was directed at you. When seeking asylum based on your membership in a particular social group (psg), you have […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement have admitted to force feeding nine detainees held at the El Paso, Texas detention center. The detainees initiated a hunger strike due to the “rampant verbal abuse and threats of deportation from guards”. After missing nine consecutive meals, a federal judge ordered the nine detainees to be fed and hydrated without […]
More than 1,000 immigrants showed up at courts across the United States on January 31, 2019 for hearings they’d been told were scheduled but didn’t exist. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been placing so-called “fake dates” on Notices to Appear (NTAs), in an apparent attempt to comply with the Supreme Court’s recent […]
The Trump Administration is appealing U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman’s ruling that blocks plans to add a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census. The controversial question, ” Is this person a citizen of the United States” has been deemed by Judge Furman to be “unlawful” and a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The […]
It has now been 17 days since the government shut down on December 22, 2018 after President Trump declared he would veto any and all funding bills that did not include five billion dollars towards the building the border wall along the U.S./Mexican border. More than two weeks into the government shut down and there […]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing arguments in C.J.L.G v. Whitaker, a case addressing whether children in deportation have the right to court appointment attorneys. Presently, pro se minors are being deported with little to no regard of the potentially life-threatening circumstances they are returning to in their home countries. The case being heard […]
USCIS has revised its policy regarding the issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs). According to the revised notice issued November 8, 2018, applicants for U Visas, T Visas, and Violence Against Women Act applicants could now be issued NTA and placed into removal proceedings. The revised USICS Policy now states: Starting Nov. 19, 2018, USCIS […]
Temporary protected status also called “TPS” is a temporary status given to eligible nationals of designated countries who are present in the United States. The status, afforded to nationals from some countries affected by armed conflict or natural disaster, allows persons to live and work in the United States for limited times. The Secretary of Homeland Security may […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy guidance on the married and living in marital union requirements for naturalization under section 319(a) of the Act. Lawful Permanent Residents applying for naturalization under the three year provision, are eligible to file for naturalization if they have continuously resided in the U.S. for a […]
A federal court in California has blocked President Trump’s administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The California judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing the termination of TPS for the four countries. The main argument of the […]
