…on civil, not criminal, charges. As such, they are not supposed to be punished; they are simply confined to ensure that they appear for administrative hearings. Ernestine Fobbs, an ICE…
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…health. In response, the American Immigration Council and other organizations filed an administrative complaint with two oversight branches of the Department of Homeland Security last week. The complaint demanded the…
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…the courts, in hopes of being able to begin implementation of these initiatives before the President leaves office. And, the Administration should double down on assessing consider what additional administrative…
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…fear whether she is documented or not” (p. 25). The report calls for a wide range of administrative and legislative fixes—at the federal, state, and local levels—in order to remedy…
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…in addition to their current directive of enforcing laws to protect the public. The director of the department, however, will not have administrative or operational authority over the Border Protection…
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…Department of Homeland Security’s DACA announcement unconstitutional. The states argue that it is unconstitutional on a variety of grounds, as well as in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA)….
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This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took another crucial step toward administrative reform of our immigration laws. The agency issued for public comment long-awaited policy guidance on its…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), recently issued Matter of Dhanasar, which changes the standard that USCIS officers must follow when deciding whether to approve…
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…administrative measures that severely limit the asylum process to migrants seeking humanitarian protection at the border. He also pushed for a bipartisan bill in Congress that would have, among other…
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…Harbors Act. One day later, in response to an emergency appeal from Texas, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in and issued a temporary administrative stay. That stay was…
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