June 18, 2024 memo from Chief IJ Sheila McNulty July 1, 2024 memo from CAIJ David H. Wetmore
Rivera v. Garland "The BIA and IJ both failed to conduct the required careful examination of the record to determine whether religion may have been one of multiple central reasons for the gang members’...
EOIR, July 2, 2024 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the launch of Respondent Access Portal , a secure online platform that allows unrepresented individuals who...
Nash v. Mikesell "A division of the court of appeals considers whether Colorado law prohibits state or local law enforcement officers from performing the arrest and detention functions of federal...
VELAZQUEZ V. GARLAND DECISION BELOW: 88 F.4th 1301 (CA10) CERT. GRANTED 7/2/2024 QUESTION PRESENTED: Federal immigration law allows the government to grant a "voluntary departure" period...
Jeremy Redmon, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 12, 2017 - "A federal judge in Atlanta has ordered the government to reinstate a temporary reprieve from deportation for Jessica Colotl, a Norcross woman whose 2010 arrest in Georgia reignited the contentious national debate over illegal immigration.
In the 33-page preliminary injunction he issued Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Cohen wrote that federal immigration authorities have “failed to present any evidence that they complied with their own administrative processes and procedures” in terminating the Lakeside High School graduate’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
He also wrote that Colotl has at all relevant times met the eligibility requirements for DACA. Cohen ordered the government to reconsider its decision to cancel her DACA status and her application to renew it consistent with its procedures.
“Counsel for defendants was unable to provide the court the actual reason for the decisions to terminate plaintiff’s DACA status and deny her renewal application,” Cohen added.
... Colotl’s attorney said Monday the judge’s decision comes with broader implications.
“The greater help for everybody in this case who has DACA or those who are subject to immigration rules and regulations is you can hold the government accountable,” Atlanta immigration attorney Charles Kuck said. “And sometimes it takes someone with great fortitude like Jessica to do it. But the reality is nobody should be afraid to stand up for their rights.” "