It took only fifteen years, but on Sept. 5, 2023 the BIA granted asylum to Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto. Reporting by Uriel J. García here . Media release by the National Press Club here . Hats off to attorney Eduardo Beckett and amici...
David Isaacson, June 29, 2023 "In a news release on June 27 issued following remarks at the Collision 2023 conference , Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, announced several new measures as part of “Canada’s...
Notification of Termination of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada - "This Notification announces the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (“Secretary”...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 03/28/2023 "This rule amends existing Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, “the Departments”) regulations to implement the Additional...
On remand from Matter of R-A-F-, 27 I&N Dec. 778 (A.G. 2020) , Denver IJ Kerri Calcador granted DCAT on Jan. 26, 2023 . ICE did not appeal. Hats way off to Laura Lunn !
DOL, Jan. 18, 2023 "The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs. The MOU affirms a mutual commitment to increased...
Aguado-Cuevas v. Garland (unpub.) "Oscar Aguado-Cuevas, a Mexican national, petitions for review of the BIA’s decision affirming a denial of his application for relief under the Convention Against Torture. For the reasons below, we GRANT the petition...
David Noriega, David Mora, Gabriela Martínez, VICE, Mar. 28, 2022 "A group of Russian citizens who fled their country after the invasion of Ukraine and spent a week camped out at the U.S.-Mexico border was quietly admitted to the U.S. in a secret deal with...
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Nov. 9, 2021 "For more than 30 years, Carlos Spector has worked as a human rights defender and immigration attorney in El Paso, Texas, where he specializes in Mexican asylum cases. For years, Mexicans fleeing persecution...
" This Notification announces the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to continue to temporarily limit the non-essential travel of individuals from Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border...
DHS, Oct. 12, 2021 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will amend Title 19...
Jeffrey S. Chase, Apr. 6, 2021 "“Every woman knows what I’m talking about. It’s the presumption that makes it hard, at times, for any woman in any field; that keeps women from speaking up and from being heard when they dare; that crushes young women into...
DHS, Mar. 23, 2020 "In order to limit the further spread of coronavirus, the U.S. has reached agreements with both Canada and Mexico to limit all non-essential travel across borders. Working closely and collaboratively, the Department of Homeland Security...
Sabrina Rodriguez, Politico, Mar. 20, 2020 "The U.S. and Mexico on Friday agreed to temporarily close the border to nonessential travel in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. ... Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said...
NYT, May 30, 2019 - "President Trump said Thursday that he planned to impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico beginning June 10, a tax that he said would “gradually increase” until Mexico stopped the flow of undocumented immigrants across...