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...
Where to begin. Maybe with her legal briefs. If you value clarity, power and concision, read her briefs. Many immigration lawyers (especially those of my advanced age) knew Lisa and basically revered her. She literally saved the lives of countless immigrants, and inspired a "Due Process Army" of immigration lawyers to keep fighting in the face of seemingly insuperable odds. Please read Robert Kahn's detailed remembrance of Lisa here. (More about Robert here and here.) Here is a link to Carranza-De Salinas v. Holder, 700 F.3d 768 (5th Cir. 2012) and here is a link to the oral argument. And here is a link to Lisa's Refugio. Rest in power, my friend, my mentor. Q.E.P.D.