"This term, the Supreme Court is considering a case [ Kerry v. Din ] that implicates the doctrine of “consular non-reviewability”–the legal principle that generally, courts in the United States will not review the discretionary decisions of American consular...
"Washington State Attorney General Ferguson spearheads legal brief in support of Obama Administration’s action on immigration “Friend-of-court” brief joined by 11 other states and the District of Columbia SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today...
"Today, immigration, civil rights and labor groups joined the legal effort to defend President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration by filing an amicus “friend of the court” brief in the case, State of Texas vs. United States. In the days after the...
"Attorney General Bob Ferguson yesterday asked the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Wash. for permission to file an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief in the J.E.F.M. v. Holder lawsuit. Ferguson believes that unaccompanied immigrant children — children...
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...
" AILA amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. United States , the Arizona SB 1070 litigation. The brief details the effects of Sections 2 and 6, which conflict with and pose obstacles to the federal immigration scheme established...
EOIR, Apr. 12, 2022 "ISSUES PRESENTED: 1. Whether, in light of U.S. v. Herrold, 941 F.3d 173 (5th Cir. 2019) (en banc), and regardless of the specific mens rea of an underlying crime, the commission or attempted commission of a felony, theft, or an assault...
BIA, Mar. 16, 2022 "The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issue: ISSUE PRESENTED: What factors should the Board weigh when considering an untimely motion to reopen that...
Amicus Invitation No. 21-17-11 "ISSUE PRESENTED: In Hernandez v. Whitaker, 914 F.3d 430 (6th Cir. 2019), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded that section 750.82 of the Michigan Compiled Laws is not divisible and that the minimum...
Amicus Invitation No. 21-09-11 "ISSUE PRESENTED: Whether all aggravated felonies under section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43), per se come within the ambit of a particularly serious crime, such that it is unnecessary...
EOIR, Oct. 29, 2021 "Amicus Invitation No. 21-30-09 AMICUS INVITATION (Record of Conviction) Due October 21, 2021 (Amended) Deadline extended, Due November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the...
BIA, Sept. 30, 2021 "Amicus Invitation No. 21-30-09 AMICUS INVITATION, Due Date: October 21, 2021 September 30, 2021 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issue: ...
BIA, July 20, 2021 "Amicus Invitation No. 21-20-07 AMICUS INVITATION (Notice to Appear), Due Date: August 10, 2021 July 20, 2021 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below...
BIA, Mar. 15, 2021 "Amicus Invitation No. 21-15-03 AMICUS INVITATION (Divisibility of Iowa’s Theft Statute) Due Date: April 14, 2021 March 15, 2021 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing...
BIA, Dec. 4, 2020 "Amicus Invitation No. 20-04-12 AMICUS INVITATION (Arriving Alien), Due Date: January 4, 2021 December 4, 2020 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below...