Cyrus Mehta, May 29, 2023 "I write this blog in fond memory of Mark Von Sternberg who passed away on May 16, 2023. Mark was a brilliant lawyer, scholar and writer who worked very hard on behalf...
Portillo v. DHS "Gerardo A. Portillo petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming his order of removal and denying his application for adjustment...
State Department, May 30, 2023 "Document Submission to KCC suspended for DV-2024 and onward. Effective for the Diversity Visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2024 (DV-2024) and onward, selectees...
In this document , provided by a "veteran immigration practitioner," ICE claims that its attorneys need not be present in every case in Immigration Court. Read more at PWS's latest post ...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 06/01/2023 "This final rule (TFR) temporarily amends Department of State (Department) regulations to provide that Afghan nationals...
Centro Legal De La Raza v. EOIR
"On December 16, 2020, the Department of Justice and the Executive Office of Immigration Review, an agency within DOJ, issued a final rule that made sweeping changes to the procedures and regulations governing immigration courts in this country. Appellate Procedure and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure, 85 Fed. Reg. 81,588 (Dec. 16, 2020) (“the Rule”). ... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Pending final adjudication of this matter, Defendants Executive Office for Immigration Review; James A. McHenry, in his official capacity under the title of Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review; United States Department of Justice; and Monty Wilkinson, in his official capacity as Acting United States Attorney General, and all persons acting under their direction, ARE ENJOINED from Implementing or enforcing the Rule or any portion thereof. 2. Pending final adjudication of this matter, the effectiveness of the Rule IS STAYED. 3. This preliminary injunction and stay shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect pending trial in this action or further of this Court."