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Daniel M. Kowalski
2 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A View from the Border: Exploring Challenges & Solutions for Immigration Policy with Advocates
CILP, Mar. 13, 2024 "Please join the Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at UCLA School of Law for a conversation about challenges at the border and real solutions grounded in welcoming new migration. This program will feature CILP Faculty...
Daniel M. Kowalski
11 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: President Cannot "Just Shut the Border"
Megan Loe, Verify, Mar. 6, 2024 "THE QUESTION: Can a president completely shut down the border with an executive order? ... THE ANSWER: No, a president cannot completely shut down the border with an executive order. A full border closure would...
Daniel M. Kowalski
16 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Biden's Immigration Powers Are Limited
Eric Cortellessa, Time Magazine, Feb. 29, 2024 "Legal experts say that Biden can’t unilaterally override immigration law without legislation. The current federal statute requires the U.S. government to grant asylum to persons who have been...
Daniel M. Kowalski
19 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Standoff at Eagle Pass: A High-Stakes U.S. Border Enforcement Showdown Comes to a Small Texas Park
Muzaffar Chishti, Julia Gelatt, MPI, Feb. 28, 2024 "This article reviews the recent escalation in federal-state tensions over immigration enforcement and the dispute around Shelby Park."
Daniel M. Kowalski
25 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Biden's Immigration Powers Broad, But Not Unlimited
Priscilla Alvarez, MJ Lee, CNN, Feb. 21, 2024 "The White House is considering executive action to restrict migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border if they crossed illegally – a maneuver reminiscent of controversial...
Daniel M. Kowalski
26 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton Sues El Paso Charity Over...What?
William Melhado, Texas Tribune, Feb. 20, 2024 "A Catholic nonprofit that operates several shelters in El Paso sued the Office of the Attorney General earlier this month to delay the release of records after the state agency demanded the immediate...
Daniel M. Kowalski
27 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Migrant "Crisis" Is About Work Permits And Planning
Jerusalem Demsas, The Atlantic, Feb. 19, 2024 [free gift link!] "Sometimes the best way to understand why something is going wrong is to look at what’s going right. The asylum seekers from the border aren’t the only outsiders in town...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: "Closing" the Border Would Violate Asylum Law
Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact, Feb. 2, 2024 "President Joe Biden says he has done everything under his authority to try to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, and that he’ll be able to do more once Congress passes a...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Prof. Stephen I. Vladeck on the Border, the Constitution, and Gov. Abbott
Essential reading for con law and border buffs: 1. Federalism at the Border : "...My goal in this post is to provide a bit of a broader overview of what the Supreme Court has said about the relative roles and responsibilities of state and federal...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Challenge Decades in the Making: MPI Report
Alan D. Bersin, Nate Bruggeman and Ben Rohrbaugh, MPI, Jan. 2024 "U.S.-Mexico border security has been a central policy matter and divisive political issue in the United States for decades. The U.S. border control enterprise has faced two distinctly...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Shelby Park Showdown Update (Jan. 25, 2024)
On Jan. 23, 2024 DHS sent this letter to TX A.G. Paxton. On Jan. 24, 2024 TX Gov. Abbott replied here . Federal courts expert Prof. Steve Vladeck posted this on Twitter (a.k.a. "X"): "Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Supreme Court (5-4) Says OK for DHS to Cut TX Razor Wire at Border
DHS v. Texas, Jan. 22, 2024 "The application to vacate injunction presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The December 19, 2023 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 23-50869...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Shelby Park Standoff Update (Jan. 18, 2024)
On Jan. 15, 2024 the U.S. Solicitor General filed this pleading at the Supreme Court. On Jan. 17, 2024 Texas A.G. Paxton replied, here and here .
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
DHS Sets Deadline for Abbott re Shelby Park
Jan. 14, 2024 letter from DHS to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton " ... Texas’s actions are clearly unconstitutional and are actively disrupting the federal government’s operations. We demand that Texas cease and desist its efforts...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Standoff at Shelby Park: Three Dead
On Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar filed this SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM REGARDING EMERGENCY APPLICATION TO VACATE THE INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL with the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas fired back on Saturday, filing this reply...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
TX Gov. Abbott Takes Border Fight With Feds To New Level
James Farrell, Forbes, Jan. 12, 2024 "The Texas National Guard seized control of a park in Eagle Pass, Texas, this week and is denying access to Border Patrol agents as the state continues to try and wrestle border enforcement away from the Biden...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Straight Talk About the Southern Border
Veteran immigration attorney and policy advisor to insiders of both parties, Charles Foster keeps his cool responding to some ill-informed questions and comments during this 45-minute C-SPAN segment from Jan. 6, 2024 .
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
DOJ to TX Gov. Abbott: Stand Down or We Will Sue
Dec. 28, 2023 letter from DOJ to Texas Governor Greg Abbott "Texas recently enacted Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), which will become effective on March 5, 2024. The law purports to create new state crimes tied to federal prohibitions on unlawful entry and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Migration of Border Deaths
Caroline Tracey, High Country News, Dec. 21, 2023 "According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, 8,050 migrants perished in the Borderlands between 1998 and 2020, though researchers believe the real figure to be much higher, since many...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Border Solution Should Include More Legal Pathways
Kevin Frey, Spectrum News, Dec. 19, 2023 "Negotiations to tighten the southern border continue in Washington, as senators search for a potentially elusive deal. However, some immigration experts question if an agreement would have any tangible...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: New Texas Border Law "Unprecedented"
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, Dec. 18, 2023 "Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Monday signed one of the harshest state immigration laws in modern U.S. history, authorizing state officials to arrest and seek the deportation of migrants...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Border Deaths Soar: El Paso Times Investigation
Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times, Dec 10, 2023 - "One hundred and forty-eight migrants died in Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector in the 12 months through Sept. 30, soaring from six migrant deaths recorded six years ago, according to Border Patrol...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
FREE Border Security Webinar TODAY, Wed. Dec. 6, 2023, 2PM EST
ABA "Immigration Enforcement Mechanisms at the U.S. Southwest Border: The Only Constant is Change 2 PM EST ... Register HERE This webinar is designed to offer up-to-date information on enforcement mechanisms at the southwest border including...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
CA5 (2-1) - Texas Must Cease Work on Floating Rio Grande Barriers: USA v. Abbott
USA v. Abbott "In July 2023, Texas, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, installed a floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The United States filed a civil enforcement action against Texas, alleging that installment of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Judge rejects Texas bid to stop agents cutting border razor wire
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, Dec. 1, 2023 "Texas lawmakers' effort to block the Biden administration from removing razor wire fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked by a federal judge on Thursday. The big picture: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...
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