My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
AILA Doc. No. 24060300, June 3, 2024
"President Biden is considering restricting the number of migrants who can enter the United States and barring asylum seekers for extended periods. AILA would oppose this policy if it prevents asylum seekers from receiving fair and accurate consideration of their requests for asylum. ... While the legality of the new policy depends on its details, at least one federal court has already ruled on another Biden policy that restricts access to asylum at the border (the Circumvention of Legal Pathways regulation), finding that it fails to adequately grant access to asylum as required by the statute. From an operational perspective, it is unclear whether blocking access to asylum on a temporary basis is an effective deterrent or border management tool. Similar efforts have resulted in large numbers of people still coming and being forced to wait in Mexico in deplorable conditions vulnerable to crime and violence."