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...
Espinoza v. Pompeo
"Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit based on the U.S. Department of State’s denial of his application for a U.S. passport. After careful consideration, the Court finds that judgment should be entered in favor of Plaintiff and issues its findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Rule 52(a). ... [D]espite the contemporaneous foreign birth certificate and the delayed Texas birth certificate, based on the entirety of the evidence, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has rebutted the presumption of alienage and satisfied his burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he is a citizen of the United States by birth. ... Based on the foregoing, the Court concludes that Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza has satisfied his burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. He is a citizen by virtue of birth. On the record before the Court, he is entitled to a United States passport."
[Hats off to Javier Maldonado!]