Late Tuesday night, A federal judge in Washington, D.C. struck down a Trump administration rule that required migrants seeking to enter the U.S. to first seek asylum in countries they travel through on their way to the southern border. The policy is aimed at blocking Central American migration by requiring asylum seekers from Honduras, El…
Due to the highly contagious and rapid spread of COVID-19, Judge Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has ordered that all children currently held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for more than 20 days must be released by July 17, 2020. The order applies…
The success of the United States’ legal system lives and dies by the notion that our courts are impartial. Yet, the current classification of America’s immigration courts as Article III courts prioritizes political agenda over judicial integrity. Although there are numerous challenges facing immigration courts today, this article will address two of the most fundamental…
JP Morgan Chase Bank chose to finance two private prison companies ‐ CoreCivic and GEO Group. CoreCivic and GEO Group are the two largest prison companies in the United States, collectively managing more than half of the private prison contracts. Thanks to lobbying and incentivizing by CoreCivic and GEO Group, their private prisons are utilized…
Contra Costa County, CA – When Alexandra took on a removal defense case in October of 2017, her respondent wasn’t even scheduled for a case merits hearing until January of 2020. Her client, a Mexican man who suffered nearly a decade of persecution due to his sexual orientation, had already received help from three previous…