Immigration News

On July 13, 2017, the EOIR swore in Judge James McCarthy to sit as an Immigration Judge on the New York City Immigration Court.

The USCIS determined that those seeking adjustment in family-sponsored and employment-based preference cases must use final action dates on the August 2017 Visa Bulletin.

Secretary Kelly reportedly told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he has been advised that DACA may be susceptible to falling to legal challenges

In this blog, we discuss an interesting dissent from denial of cert authored by Justice Gorsuch in Mathis v. Shulkin, a case about the VA and more broadly, administrative agencies.

This examines a dissent by Justice Thomas in Peruta v. California, a case asking SCOTUS to consider whether Heller and the Second Amendment protect a right to carry outside of the home.

The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the 5th Circuit decision in the cross-border shooting case Hernandez v. Mesa for consideration of claims under Ziglar v. Abbasi.

NPR reports that the Pentagon is considering terminating the MAVNI program. In this post, we examine the report and statements from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command.

Katherine H. Reilly was appointed as EOIR Acting Deputy Director. She brings a wealth of experience as a government attorney to her new position at the EOIR.

A well-respected attorney at AILA wrote an interesting blog post on advocacy during the Trump Administration. In this post, I explain why I ultimately disagree with the post.