Source: Houston Chronicle America’s immigration judges have long been overburdened and under-resourced. One immigration judge has compared her job to “doing death-penalty cases in a traffic-court setting.” The stakes are high, while support and procedural protections for noncitizens facing deportation are negligible. It’s no surprise, then, that immigration judges suffer greater stress and burnout than… Read More »
Protecting DREAMERs from Trump – What happens to DACA?
During the presidential campaign, president-elect Donald Trump said he plans to do away with the DACA program. Trump has provided no specifics, and has not said when this might happen. DACA was authorized in 2012 by the Department of Homeland Security. Eligible undocumented persons who came to the U.S. as children got work authorization, protection from… Read More »
Immigration in the Trump Administration
Immigration lawyers are as unsure and uneasy as our clients about what the new Trump Administration has in store. AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers Association – of which immigration attorney Lynn Olinger has been a member for 15 years), released this YouTube video last month. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we learn more.
Hiring an Immigration Attorney in Dallas – Fort Worth
If you are faced with the possibility that you will be removed (deported) from the United States, hiring Olinger Law, Dallas – Fort Worth immigration attorney, will benefit you greatly whether you must go to immigration court or not. EXPERTISE Attorney Lynn Olinger has over 20 years of federal trial and federal appeals court experience,… Read More »
33 House Republicans Want DACA Done
As reported in CQ Roll Call, 33 House republicans have requested that President Obama end the executive order staying the deportation of DREAMERs (the program known as DACA). DACA is inapplicable to anyone who arrived here after June 15, 2012, including the thousands of children from Central America. DACA critics claim the program has fueled the children’s migration, believing… Read More »
ICE Prosecutors RARELY Using Favorable Prosecutorial Discretion
In June 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced it would not use its resources to deport “low priority” non-citizens, and would review existing deportation cases to determine which could be closed. Since then ICE rarely used prosecutorial discretion to close cases. Nationwide, only 6.7 percent of cases were closed on this basis between October 2012… Read More »
ICE Detainers Missing The Target
ICE claims its highest deportation priority is someone who poses serious threats to public safety or national security. But 4 out of 5 immigration holds (“detainers”) were used against non-citizens who have either no criminal conviction, or had at most a misdemeanor or petty offense. An immigration “detainer” is an ICE request that a local, state or… Read More »
ICE’s Anti-DACA Lawsuit Dismissed
A federal judge in Dallas, Texas dismissed a lawsuit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who favored deporting DREAMERS. The officers opposed the Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The court held that the Civil Service Reform Act, a law governing federal employment disputes, barred it from hearing the… Read More »
Take Heart, Texans: Immigration Appeals Court on Marriage Equality
“Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act . . .is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages and spouses under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid under the laws of the State where it was celebrated.” So ruled the national Board of Immigration Appeals on July 17, 2013,… Read More »
“Social Sharing” of Marijuana Not Deportation Worthy
April 23, 2012 SUPREME COURT Decision: A state marijuana distribution conviction that does not involve remuneration, or involves only a small amount, is not an “aggravated felony” under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The 7-2 Supreme Court’s opinion was written by Justice Sotomayor. Justice Alito joined Thomas’ dissent. This decision overturns the contrary ruling… Read More »
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