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Daniel M. Kowalski
10 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Groups Sue EOIR To Find Out Why Immigrants’ Court Hearings Are Moved Up on Short Notice
AIC, July 6, 2023 "Immigration attorneys representing immigrants in removal proceedings frequently report that immigration courts move up the date of their clients’ individual hearings with limited to no notice about the rescheduling and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
NYLAG Unpub. BIA FOIA Update
NYLAG, Jan. 30, 2023 "... Under the settlement approved in February 2022, the Board is required to place nearly all its opinions into an online reading room, accessible to all in perpetuity, ensuring that immigration advocates will have access...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
More on E-F-H-L-
In August 2018, immigration attorney and FOIA superstar Matthew Hoppock filed a FOIA request regarding Matter of E-F-H-L- . Over four years (!) later, EOIR responded, providing an interesting series of emails and a memo from Gene Hamilton. It's...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Rubber Stamps, Eliminating Master Calendar Hearings...How Low Can EOIR Go?
Oct. 15, 2021 - FOIA Sensei Matthew Hoppock blows the lid off this story. How will EOIR respond? Will litigation ensue? Will the MSM dig deeper? Please read the whole thing, and stay tuned! EOIR Headquarters Using Rubber Signature Stamps to Make...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
EOIR Launches FOIA Public Access Link
EOIR, Aug. 25, 2021 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has launched its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Public Access Link (PAL), a new online portal that streamlines records requests for parties with business before the agency...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuit Seeks to Uncover Secretive Expansion of Judicial Black Sites for Immigration Cases
AILA, AIC, Oct. 30, 2020 "Immigration groups filed a lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)—which oversees immigration courts—and the General Services...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
TRAC: Feds 'Flying Blind' on Asylum...And Blinding the Watchers
TRAC, Apr. 23, 2019 "... It appears that the government itself does not actually know what happens to those it arrests at the border. It admits it lacks the ability to reliably follow cases when they pass from one agency of DHS to another - such...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuit: Standards for Avoiding Deportation Cannot Be Shrouded in Secrecy
AIC, Feb. 28, 2019 "In July and November of 2018, the American Immigration Council, along with the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, filed two requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
In FOIA Litigation, DOJ Calls Immigration Judges "Low-Level Employees"
Josh Gerstein, Politico, Feb. 18, 2016 - "A federal appeals court is wrestling with the question of whether the government should be forced to make public the names of immigration judges accused of misconduct either on or off the job. A three-judge...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigration Attys Say DOJ Isn't Complying With FOIA Request
"The American Immigration Lawyers Association on Thursday urged a D.C. federal court to enforce an order that the Executive Office for Immigration Review must turn over documents related to AILA’s request for information on complaints against immigration...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Identities of Immigration Judges Shielded in FOIA Litigation: AILA v. EOIR
"The conduct of the nation’s immigration judges has been the focus of considerable public concern in recent years. Seeking to shed additional light on this important issue, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) filed a Freedom of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Immigration Court Information
"Last month, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) , represented by Public Citizen and the American Immigration Council , filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against EOIR and the Department of Justice , where EOIR...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
EOIR Updates FOIA Request Process
EOIR, Sept. 26, 2022 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced that, to more quickly and effectively respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) requests, requestors are strongly encouraged to submit...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
ILD, NILC and AIC FOIA ACIJ Materials
ILD, NILC, AIC, Mar. 14, 2022 "Understanding the Role of Approximately 40 Assistant Chief Immigration Judges (ACIJs) Who Oversee All Immigration Courts. This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request seeks to uncover information about the hiring...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
FOIA Results – EOIR’s “Guidance and Publications” Site
Matthew Hoppock, Sept. 13, 2021 "In January 2019 we submitted a FOIA request asking for the contents of the EOIR ‘s “ Guidance and Publications” intranet site . The site is part of the EOIR’s intranet, which is accessible to all EOIR employees...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Major FOIA Victory at CA2: NYLAG v. BIA
NYLAG v. BIA "Plaintiff-Appellant New York Legal Assistance Group (“NYLAG”) seeks access to non-precedential “unpublished opinions” issued by Defendant-Appellee the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) in immigration cases. NYLAG wants to consult...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
FOIA Victory Against EOIR: AILA v. EOIR
AILA v. EOIR, July 29, 2016 - "Immigration judges are employees of the Department of Justice. The American Immigration Lawyers Association submitted a request to the Department under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking disclosure of records...