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...
"The day Hoang left Vietnam with her new Vietnamese-American fiancé, she knew it would take a while before she'd get the chance to petition for her 10-year-old son Dat Le to join her in the United States. While she expected a long haul, she couldn't foresee the harsh road ahead, which included doing a DNA test to prove that Dat Le was truly her son. An abusive relationship, near homelessness and a three-year battle with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials, who ultimately granted Dat a visa after the DNA test, culminated in a long-awaited reunion. Last week, mother and son reunited with hugs and tears at Los Angeles International Airport. Dat met his young half-sister, Jennifer Tran, for the first time." - Cindy Carcamo, Orange County Register, Dec. 14, 2011.