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CBP, Apr. 19, 2021 "This memorandum establishes updated language and aligns our communication practices with the Biden Administration’s guidance regarding immigration terminology. The Administration has provided guidance on the preferred...

Angelo A. Paparelli, Feb. 18, 2021 "The English nursery rhyme was wrong. Not only do sticks and stones break our bones, but words can also hurt. This is the lesson recently imparted by the Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

Okpala v. Whitaker - "Petitioner Okey Garry Okpala [ pro se ]requests review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) deportation order. Because the BIA erred...

"A curious case is currently under review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John Smith, a Canadian vacationer, attempted to enter the United States to visit Arizona where he had been photographing skydiving and motorcycle events...

California Labor Code Section 1171.5 indicates that all protections, rights and remedies are available to all individuals regardless of their immigration status. In Del Taco v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Board (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1437 [ 65 Cal. Comp...

Yesterday the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that illegal aliens may collect benefits under 19 Del. Code Section 2325, known as “partial disability” or “diminished earning capacity.” The case in question belongs to my partner, Tim...

On this edition, Dan Kowalski, Editor-in-Chief of Bender's Immigration Bulletin and Stephen Yale-Loehr, co-author of the leading treatise, Immigration Law and Procedure, and of counsel at Miller Mayer in Ithaca, N.Y. discuss the origins of the EB...

"We recognize that using the term “alien” to refer to other human beings is offensive and demeaning. We do not condone the use of the term and urge Congress to eliminate it from the U.S. Code." - Footnote 1, Flores, et al. v. USCIS...

"Referring to immigrants as “aliens,” when “alien” is commonly understood to be derogatory (whether because it means foreign, or strange, or brings images of extraterrestrial space creatures to mind), not only reflects immigrants’...

"Whether we use the word illegal or unauthorized, alien or migrant, or whether we call it a banana , the only thing that matters is whether, and when, we enact meaningful, and comprehensive, immigration reform . Toward that end, let's use language...

Charles Garcia says the phrase "illegal immigrant" is a slur . Ruben Navarrette disagrees . The Supreme Court and I take a different tack altogether. In Arizona et al. v. United States , the majority opinion consistently uses the term "unauthorized"...

"The use of the word “illegal” to describe non-citizens who are present in the United States without authorization is finally beginning to die a much-deserved death, at least in the mainstream press. ... Despite this trend, the term “alien”...

"Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of immigration-related measures Monday, including one removing the word “alien” from California’s labor code because it is seen as a disparaging term for those not born in the United States. Brown...

Angelo Paparelli writes : "Times and phrasings have changed. We would never refer to people of color today, as "colored" -- the term generally used in the 1950s for African-Americans and other non-Caucasians. So, "aliens" -- the...

On this edition, Dan Kowalski discusses the Arizona immigration law, the practical, legal and political issues it presents, and lawsuits filed challenging the law. Mr. Kowalski is an immigration lawyer with the Fowler Law Firm in Austin, Texas and is...