Prof. Jacqueline Stevens, Jan. 24, 2025 "In retaliation for revealing misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the private prison industry, ICE in recent years often disregards...
USA v. Iowa "Iowa, in Senate File 2340, criminalized the presence within its boundaries of aliens who illegally reentered the United States. Aliens violating the Act are ordered to return to the...
DHS, Jan. 23, 2025 "I further find that an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens is arriving at the southern border of the United States and presents urgent circumstances requiring an immediate...
DHS, Jan. 23, 2025 "(1) For any alien DHS is aware of who is amenable to expedited removal but to whom expedited removal has not been applied: a. Take all steps necessary to review the alien's...
DHS, Jan. 23, 2025 "Today, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive essential to fulfilling President Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations...
Ortega-Lopez v. Lynch, Aug. 23, 2016- "Agustin Ortega-Lopez, a Mexican citizen, contends that his misdemeanor conviction for participating in cockfighting in violation of the Unlawful Animal Venture Prohibition, 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1), does not qualify as a categorical crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”). The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) and Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) concluded that it did. We grant the petition and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. ... The answer cannot be that outlawing cockfighting in the 50 states automatically qualifies cockfighting as a CIMT—more is required." [Hats off to N. David Shamloo and amici!]