16
Aug
Positive Action
From the National Immigration Forum: Representatives Michael McCaul (R- Texas) and Eliot L. Engel (D- New York) introduced the United States–Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, or H.R. 2615, on May 9, 2019. The bill seeks to address the root causes of migration from the three Northern Triangle countries – El [...]
22
Jul
The on again, off again world of bond hearings for asylum seekers
This is the world many of our clients live in. Asylum seekers with a credible fear of persecution cannot get a bond hearing On April 16, 2019, the Attorney General issued a decision in Matter of M-S-, 27 I&N Dec. 509 (A.G. 2019), in which he overruled the Board of [...]
22
Jul
DHS radically expands Expedited Removal
On July 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new policy designed to dramatically expand expedited removal to apply throughout the United States to anyone who has been in the U.S. for less than two years. The policy will take effect on July 23, 2019, before the [...]
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