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23 05, 2017

The Controversy Surrounding Sanctuary Cities

By |2020-05-01T18:08:05-05:00May 23rd, 2017|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published May 23, 2017   Since the election of President Trump, the term “sanctuary city” has had a conspicuous presence in our national conversation on immigration.  President Trump’s executive orders and rhetoric about building a wall and amping up immigration enforcement are the main reasons the topic has become all the more interesting, especially for our nation’s undocumented population.    Firstly, what is a sanctuary city?   It is a local government entity that decided as a matter of policy it will play no role whatsoever when it comes to the enforcement of our federal immigration laws.   That means a sanctuary city’s local […]

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7 03, 2017

The Many Dimensions of Trump’s Immigration Orbit

By |2017-03-07T08:00:46-06:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published March 7, 2017   Since arriving on the national political scene, Donald Trump has mastered the art of the catch phrase and buzzword.   Truthful or not, the labels he attaches to attack political opponents or to frame societal issues, seem to stick.  Whether it’s his words or his manner of delivery, Trump’s labeling skills have taken him all the way to the White House.   In the realm of immigration, Trump’s words cover a spectrum of positions, ranging from the tough:  “Let’s build a wall…..a big, beautiful wall”,  “they (Mexico) are sending us their rapists and drug dealers” and “we’ve got […]

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22 02, 2017

The New Immigration Executive Order – Do Not Panic, Part II

By |2017-02-22T10:32:36-06:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published February 22, 2017   The grandiosity with which the Trump Administration has released Executive Orders in the past month is undeniable.  If their effectiveness is to be judged by the amount of media coverage and public hysteria that has been generated, then these orders get an A+.   President Trump is leaving a distinct impression that when it comes to immigration law enforcement, he is taking action and fulfilling the promises he made to this constituency while campaigning.    The message of this week’s Executive Order is that anyone who is residing in the U.S. in violation of immigration laws is subject […]

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12 12, 2016

Post Election Immigration Update

By |2016-12-12T08:20:24-06:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published December 12, 2016   So far, there is no news of any substance as far as major changes in policy or law in the immigration arena.    Further, there is no news about the continued viability of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that has allowed for the issuance of employment authorization to roughly 800,000 undocumented young adults who were brought to the U.S. as children.  The good news is that the President Elect has changed his pre-election tune and advised that he will not necessarily eliminate it.  Of course, all important immigration law developments will continue to […]

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9 11, 2016

Do Not Panic

By |2016-11-09T16:22:17-06:00November 9th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published November 9, 2016 Panic is rarely a useful response to a stressful situation.   In the U.S. immigration arena in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, panic is neither useful nor necessary. Yes, he spoke about a wall. Yes, he spoke about rounding up all undocumented immigrants. But did he mean it? If he said it, why wouldn’t he mean it? If he did mean it, what laws and political realities should the undocumented be aware of? Will our nation’s undocumented be rounded up for deportation? Very, very, very unlikely. While Trump made such an initiative a hallmark of his primary campaign, […]

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22 10, 2016

No Comprendo Mr. Trump

By |2016-10-22T08:44:04-05:00October 22nd, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published October 22, 2016   The final debate, held on October 19, 2016, was an opportunity for Donald Trump to clarify, elaborate on and otherwise detail his vision for how our nation’s immigration problem should be addressed.  With the spotlight shining and 84 million people watching, here is what Donald Trump had to say on the topic: Well, first of all, she wants to give amnesty, which is a disaster and very unfair to all of the people that are waiting on line for many, many years. We need strong borders. In the audience tonight, we have four mothers of — […]

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24 08, 2016

True or False: Donald Trump Means What He Says

By |2016-08-24T09:30:34-05:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published August 24, 2016   Over the past year I have watched the Donald Trump for President phenomenon with keen interest.   My attraction mostly had to do with Trump’s focus on immigration, his claims that it is at the root of so many of our society’s problems, and how he has the answers to these problems.     No less interesting to me is the wave of popularity Trump has ridden, despite asserting extreme or disparaging generalizations regarding Mexicans, Muslims, women and others.  And yes, eventually there were the public mockings of a disabled person and the parents of a fallen war hero.  […]

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7 07, 2016

U.S. v. Texas: The Supreme Court Addresses President Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration

By |2016-07-07T15:18:30-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 7, 2016   In recent weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court announced in a one line order that it will let stand a lower court decision blocking implementation of President Obama’s most recent executive program on immigration.  In the case of U.S. v. Texas, the eight member Supreme Court (with Justice Scalia’s recent death and his seat left unfilled) in a 4-4 decision simply stated, “(t)he judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court”, upholding lower court decisions and effectively putting a nail in the coffin on President Obama’s immigration initiative known as “Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and […]

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7 03, 2016

Memo to the Round Em Up Cowboys: You May Be Creating a Path to Legalization

By |2016-03-07T11:39:12-06:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Green Cards, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published March 7, 2016   Most folks would agree that if Congress goes through the trouble of enacting a constitutionally sound law, and our President signs on, that law should be enforced.   That includes our immigration laws.  But over the course of the past 35 years and 4 presidencies, our country’s undocumented population has swelled to more than 12 million. How did that happen?   Unlivable conditions in the ever expanding list of crumbling countries, a lack of viable legal immigration options, and less than complete enforcement efforts by successive administrations, Democrat and Republican alike, are among the most likely explanations.   Perhaps, […]

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25 01, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Obama’s Most Recent “Legalization” Program

By |2016-01-25T12:21:10-06:00January 25th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Family-Based Immigration Law, General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Published January 25, 2016   Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will consider the Obama administration’s appeal in the United States v. Texas and hear oral arguments on the legality of President Obama’s executive order granting, in effect, temporary immigration status to millions of undocumented immigrants.   Oral arguments on the legality of this program, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or “DAPA”, are slated for April, 2016 and with a final decision expected by the end of June.   At issue before the court are a number of important legal and constitutional principles, […]

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