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...
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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 ...
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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...
Ex Parte Aparicio
"As part of Operation Lone Star, Luis Alfredo Aparicio, a noncitizen, was arrested for trespassing on private property in Maverick County. He filed an application for writ of habeas corpus seeking dismissal of the criminal charge, arguing the State’s selective prosecution of him violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the Texas Constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment. See U.S.CONST. amend. XIV; TEX.CONST. art. 1, § 3(a). After holding an evidentiary hearing on the merits, the trial court denied his requested relief. Aparicio appeals, arguing the trial court erred in denying his relief because the State’s practice of prosecuting men, and not women, for criminal trespass as part of Operation Lone Star violated his federal and state constitutional rights to equal protection. We reverse the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."