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Election Day Information
***This message appears in English below… Wilson Immigration estará cerrado el día de las elecciones, martes 3 de noviembre de 2020. El día de las elecciones es un feriado pagado para los empleados de Wilson Immigration. Wilson Immigration reconoce la importancia de votar y quiere que la votación sea fácil y accesible para sus empleados…
Judge Blocks Trump Admin Policy Delegating CBP Agents to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews for Asylum Seekers
On August 31, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed border patrol agents to conduct credible fear assessments for asylum seekers, finding it likely violated federal immigration law. Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction that bars CBP agents…
Federal judge blocks Trump immigration ‘public charge’ rule due to pandemic
On July 29, A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from implementing its controversial “public charge” rule during the coronavirus pandemic. Judge George Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued two orders, one stopping the administration from enforcing the requirements, saying the national health emergency from the coronavirus…
Trump Administration Refuses To Accept New DACA Applicants Despite Court Rulings
Earlier this month it was reported that the Trump administration wasn’t accepting first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration hadn’t followed federal procedural law or justified terminating DACA in 2017, ruling that the rescission was “arbitrary and capricious.” On…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Asylum Rule Targeting Central Americans
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…
Federal Judge Orders Release of Detained Immigrant Children
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…
Fighting for Fairness in America’s Immigration Courts
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 Halts Immigration Detention Center Financing: Wilson Immigration Among First to Leave Bank
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…
Alexandra D. Wilson Can Celebrate After Her First Asylum Victory in Immigration Court with Wilson Immigration
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…