Immigration Law

Recent Posts

CA2 on Equitable Tolling: Watson v. USA (No Compensation for American Citizen Illegally Imprisoned by ICE)
Posted on 2 Aug 2017 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Watson v. USA, July 31, 2017 - "Davino Watson, a United States citizen, was improperly held in immigration detention for more than three years because the government mistakenly believed that he was a deportable alien. He sued under the Federal Tort... Read More

Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowship: Better Legal Help for Immigrants
Posted on 30 Jan 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"In the next several days, the deans of the nation’s top law schools will be notified of a new job opportunity for their graduating students. Applicants must be high achievers who want to be part of a groundbreaking start-up, live in New York... Read More

Judges give low marks to lawyers in immigration cases
Posted on 20 Dec 2011 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"The performance of many lawyers who represent immigrants facing deportation in New York has long been considered mediocre. But in a new report that seeks to measure the extent of the problem, immigration judges themselves step forward and... Read More

Judge Katzmann, The Jethro Lecture - You Shall Love the Stranger: Meeting the Urgent Legal Needs of the Immigrant Poor
Posted on 2 Mar 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

“You Shall Love the Stranger: Meeting the Urgent Legal Needs of the Immigrant Poor” The Jethro Lecture, Central Synagogue, New York City, February 1, 2013, Robert A. Katzmann , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Read More