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...
In a letter to Attorney General Holder and two BIA amicus briefs, AILA makes the case:
"Dear Mr. Attorney General: Currently pending before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) are cases raising fundamental interpretative questions about the administration of the immigrant detention system with regard to prolonged detainees. Concurrently with this letter, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has filed amicus briefs in those cases as well as an amicus brief in the related case of Matter of Aguilar-Aquino, 24 I&N Dec. 747 (BIA 2009), related to the question of the definition of “custody” under the Immigration & Nationality Act. These two exceptionally important issues impact fundamental values of the constitutionality of our present immigrant detention system and merit your attention. On behalf of AILA, we respectfully request that you decide these cases in published opinions that provide controlling guidance."