DOL, July 26, 2024 "On August 7, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the...
Atud v. Garland (unpub.) "Mathurin A. Atud petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings based on alleged ineffective...
Shen v. Garland "Peng Shen, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An Immigration Judge ...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/25/2024 "On January 17, 2017, DHS published a final rule with new regulatory provisions guiding the use of parole on a case...
Lance Curtright reports: "After the 5th Circuit’s initial decision in Membreno, [ Membreno-Rodriguez v. Garland, 95 F.4th 219 ] my law partner Paul Hunker (a new AILA member!) reached out to...
Former IJ Jeffrey S. Chase writes: "[Here] is a recent (May 20) grant of asylum by IJ Steve Morley in Philadelphia, who, you may remember, was the IJ who was targeted and had cases taken off his docket for refusing to order a minor respondent removed without proof that he had received proper notice, in spite of Sessions’ interest in the case. Judge Morley granted asylum in a written decision based on a particular social group consisting of “Guatemalan women.” This case is unusual in that the asylum-seeker was not found to have suffered past persecution; Judge Morley found a well-founded fear based on a “pattern or practice” of persecution against women in Guatemala, based on evidence that 45 percent of women in Guatemala have suffered violence in their lifetimes. This is a true hero of judicial independence."
[Hats off to Adriana Mitchell!]