My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
"As members of Congress struggle to reconcile their opposing views on immigration reform, rapid-firing amendments and counter-amendments across the aisle, we all should remember the successes and failures of our last immigration law overhaul in 1996. If the current attempt at reform succeeds, legislative inertia will leave statutory language, whether good or bad, on the books for decades. To illustrate the point -- and make a call for change -- I will focus on two flawed provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) with drastic consequences, likely far more draconian than legislators intended.
These two provisions contain obvious typos -- a clear signal that a work product received insufficient attention. They have landed hundreds of noncitizens I personally have advised in removal proceedings. Undoubtedly, they have caused thousands to be deported since IIRIRA was passed." - Prof. Laura Murray-Tjan, July 8, 2013.