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Immigration Courts Are Rolling out an Electronic Filing Pilot Program in July
The immigration court system will begin to roll out an electronic filing pilot program in six immigration courts on July 16 this year, representing an important advancement for these courts that still heavily rely on paper documentation. Currently, immigration courts generally do not permit any electronic filing. Instead, immigrants… Read More
Attorney General Sessions’ First Orders of Business on Immigration
Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General this week by a vote of 52-47, following a very contentious confirmation process. As Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Sessions will oversee key immigration-related functions. The three recently issued executive orders on immigration give the Attorney… Read More
Jeff Sessions Affirms Anti-Immigrant Views at Confirmation Hearing
Senator Jeff Sessions, who has been nominated to be Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump, endured a 10-and-a-half-hour confirmation hearing this week where he answered questions on a wide range of issues from voting rights and immigration to anti-trust litigation. During his time in the Senate, Sessions has… Read More
Government Detains LGBT Immigrants at Higher Rates
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are more likely to be held in detention by ICE even when their detention is not required. These were the findings released earlier this week from the Center for American Progress (CAP)… Read More
Board of Immigration Appeals Seeks Clarity on Deportation Relief for Immigrants Waved Through Border Crossings
Recently the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the agency that hears appeals of decisions of immigration judges nationwide, issued a call for amicus briefs on a deceptively simple question; when a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officer waves a person through a border crossing point without checking whether the… Read More
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chairman Explains Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Help New Jersey Make $10 Billion Each Year
Last year, Carlos Medina, the president of Robinson Aerial Surveys and the chairman of the 2,500-member Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, was part of a trade delegation to Cuba. While there, he took the opportunity to stroll along the Havana waterfront, and see the house, a stone’s… Read More
For One Young Woman, It Took Becoming a Crime Victim to Get a Green Card
Alina Luna had the grades and the drive to attend college right after high school, but she didn’t have a Social Security Number. As an undocumented immigrant who came to Atlanta from Mexico at the age of 12, she wasn’t allowed to apply for federal financial aid without it. Luna… Read More
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