DOL, July 26, 2024 "On August 7, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the...
Atud v. Garland (unpub.) "Mathurin A. Atud petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings based on alleged ineffective...
Shen v. Garland "Peng Shen, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An Immigration Judge ...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/25/2024 "On January 17, 2017, DHS published a final rule with new regulatory provisions guiding the use of parole on a case...
Lance Curtright reports: "After the 5th Circuit’s initial decision in Membreno, [ Membreno-Rodriguez v. Garland, 95 F.4th 219 ] my law partner Paul Hunker (a new AILA member!) reached out to...
Judah Lakin reports: "We (Lakin & Wille and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus) wanted to share some good news heading into the weekend. Judge Freeman issued a decision in our post-Preap as-applied challenge to 1226c for someone who was picked up by ICE 6 years after being released from federal criminal custody. She had issued a TRO initially (which we shared back in June of last year), granting our client a bond hearing, and now she has doubled down, issuing a permanent injunction, enjoining the government from arresting our client pursuant to 1226c based on convictions that pre-date the order, and not providing a bond hearing with 7 days. As a reminder, when we filed, our client was not detained for a prolonged period, so this was not a prolonged detention habeas. As to the burden at any future bond hearing, Judge Freeman likewise agreed that if there were a future bond hearing, the government would need to bear the burden by clear and convincing evidence, solidifying that this is a growing consensus among district court judges and building on the work of many of you on this list! It’s a pretty good read, both humanizing our client, and taking the government to task on several things. Hope everyone is doing well and a huge shout to Jenny Zhao who argued the habeas in front of Judge Freeman."
[Hats off to Jenny Zhao, Judah Lakin and Amalia Wille!]