Prof. Peter Margulies, Lawfare, Jan. 20, 2022 "In an important decision on Dec. 13, 2021, in Texas v. Biden (Biden II), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the Biden administration’s latest bid to end the “ Remain... Read More
Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 3, 2022 "San Diego on Monday became the second U.S. border city where federal officials restarted the “Remain in Mexico” program. No asylum seekers were immediately returned to Tijuana to... Read More
Biden v. Texas - Petition for a Writ of Certiorari [CBS News article here .] Read More
Hon. Jeffrey S. Chase, Dec. 6, 2021 "The Round Table of Former Immigration Judges is a group of 51 former Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals who are committed to the principles of due process, fairness, and transparency... Read More
DHS, Dec. 2, 2021 "As required by a federal court order, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been working in good faith to re-implement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. On December 2, 2021, in coordination with the Departments... Read More
Julia Ainsley, NBC News, Oct. 14, 2021 "After having lost a legal battle, the Biden administration tentatively plans a mid-November restart of a Trump-era policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to wait in Mexico for their U.S. immigration court... Read More
Business Wire, Oct. 4, 2021 "The Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project (GHIRP ), YMCA of Greater Houston, International Services (YMCA) , and Justice Action Center (JAC) , represented by Bracewell LLP, filed on Friday, October 1st... Read More
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, Sept. 12, 2021 "A string of recent court decisions has put President Biden in a predicament: Re-implement his predecessor's Remain in Mexico policy in good faith or turn to Trump-era tactics to dismantle the divisive... Read More
Human Rights Watch, Jan. 6, 2021 "The United States government’s “Remain in Mexico” program subjects children and adults to serious, ongoing harm, including abduction and rape, and should be quickly and decisively dismantled,... Read More
DHS, Dec. 7, 2020 - Supplemental Policy Guidance for Additional Improvement of the Migrant Protection Protocols Read More
EOIR, June 16, 2020 "The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) remain committed to proceeding with Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) hearings as expeditiously as possible. The Departments have been in ongoing discussions about... Read More
This American Life, Nov. 15, 2019 "Reports from the frontlines of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy. We hear from asylum seekers waiting across the border in Mexico, in a makeshift refugee camp, and from... Read More
DHS/DOJ, Apr. 1, 2020 "Due to continued circumstances related to COVID-19 and newly-issued guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have determined to extend the temporary postponement... Read More
WOLF, SEC. OF HOMELAND, ET AL. V. INNOVATION LAW LAB, ET AL. (ORDER LIST: 589 U.S.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 ORDER IN PENDING CASE 19A960 WOLF, SEC. OF HOMELAND, ET AL. V. INNOVATION LAW LAB, ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice... Read More
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Mar. 4, 2020 "While insisting that a policy that has forced 60,000 asylum seekers to wait in Mexico violates United States law, a federal appeals court on Wednesday granted the Trump administration’s request... Read More