Category Archives: Immigration Law

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term, reports about his mass deportation strategy have generated many scandalous headlines. As many political analysts anticipated, Trump’s strategy has been underscored by grandstanding, overzealous enforcement, chaotic detentions, and draconian measures. While Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations mostly focused on undocumented migrants, some …Read More

The adage “the attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client” is commonly associated with criminal defense trials, but it can surely extend to the gridlocked immigration court system of the United States. During the initial hearings of immigration court cases, judges will inform the respondents, who are often treated like criminal defendants, …Read More

According to statistics released by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, June 2024 was the month with the lowest number of migrant apprehensions along the southern border with Mexico since 2021. Of the 30,771 migrants intercepted, detained, or turned away because they weren’t eligible to enter the asylum application process, all of …Read More

In June 2023, David J. Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, published a position paper arguing that the chaotic situation at the border between the United States and Mexico is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to analyzing the health of the American immigration system. In the paper, …Read More

In early 2024, an investigative report published by the Associated Press estimated that immigration courts across the United States are dealing with a backlog of three million cases. This unprecedented backlog, which is threatening to derail the American immigration system, is the result of a series of unworkable policies that have been pushing these special …Read More

In February 2024, policy researchers from Syracuse University published an analysis of data obtained from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency concerning the use of bonds in situations that involve the detention of foreigners. The period covered by the analysis ran from the final months of the Obama administration through today. The …Read More

In December 2023, a group of Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address an immigration issue related to the sponsorship of migrant children by American families. The letter expressed opposition to a proposed rule that would reduce the scrutiny and vetting of families who wish …Read More

Background checks are a way of life in the United States. They’re used for everything from getting a job and renting an apartment to applying for tuition assistance and pursuing a professional license. Foreigners who seek to enter the United States for any reason are subject to background checks that begin with visa applications and …Read More

As a democratic nation with a federal system of governance, the United States handles immigration matters through legislation that’s proposed, debated, voted on, and enacted by Congress. After the president signs approved bills into law, various processes of rulemaking and implementation begin, sometimes with a period of public commentary that’s used to gauge the opinions …Read More

The United States immigration system has been in desperate need of reform for more than a decade, and one of the primary arguments in favor of comprehensive reform is related to its inefficiency. As much as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agencies have attempted to overhaul and simplify their processes, many applicants have a …Read More