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...
Innovation Law Lab, Feb. 22, 2024
"We filed suit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to demand that USCIS publicly and proactively disclose the Credible Fear Procedures Manual (CFPM) and the Reasonable Fear Procedures Manual (RFPM). USCIS uses these manuals to decide whether individuals who express a fear of return to their home countries will be deported or have the opportunity to seek asylum. In the nearly ten months since Innovation Law Lab requested these manuals, USCIS has refused to make them public and has not provided them to Innovation Law Lab. The complaint seeks the public release of the requested manuals in order to ensure transparency in expedited removal processes overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Both manuals detail the procedural framework through which USCIS staff evaluate claims of fear of persecution or torture from individuals who may be subject to fast-tracked deportation without ever seeing an immigration judge. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court for the District of Oregon by attorneys from Innovation Law Lab and the National Immigration Litigation Alliance."