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...
NIPNLG, Sept. 15, 2023
"This practice advisory describes the Biden administration’s current prosecutorial discretion policy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision and provides tips for practitioners advocating with DHS for prosecutorial discretion on behalf of noncitizens. Section II gives an overview of the Mayorkas Memo and the litigation challenging it. Section III describes the guidance issued by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), referred to as the “Doyle Memo,” about implementing the Mayorkas Memo in immigration court removal proceedings. Section IV provides tips for requesting prosecutorial discretion with OPLA, and Section V provides tips for requesting prosecutorial discretion with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Section VI discusses public campaigns and congressional and community advocacy for noncitizens seeking prosecutorial discretion."