Litigation

Oral Arguments in the Fifth Circuit about DAPA and DACA Injunction
Oral Arguments in the Fifth Circuit about DAPA and DACA Injunction
Oral arguments in federal court generate lots of light, but very little heat.  One thing every appellate lawyer knows is not to predict the outcome of a case based upon oral arguments.  The better legal...
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AG Holder Reverses Silva-Trevino
AG Holder Reverses Silva-Trevino
[caption id="attachment_2302" align="aligncenter" width="407"] Attorney General Eric Holder[/caption] Who says that the Department of Justice can not take a hint?  Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder formally undid one of the worst legacies of the...
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Judge Hanen Tries to Change the Subject
Judge Hanen Tries to Change the Subject
Don't be too alarmed by news that Judge Hanen refused to lift his stay on DAPA and expanded DACA.  Headlines today blaze that the "Judge" has ruled again the administration.  With the interest in the...
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Hopeful News from 5th Circuit in Deferred Action Challenge: Crane v. Johnson
Hopeful News from 5th Circuit in Deferred Action Challenge: Crane v. Johnson
[caption id="attachment_2294" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The head of the ICE Bureaucrats' Union, Chris Crane.[/caption] A victory for the Obama administration in a case related to DACA in the 5th Circuit should give hope to millions waiting...
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What happened at the Fifth Circuit on the DAPA and DACA injunction?
What happened at the Fifth Circuit on the DAPA and DACA injunction?
It seems that nothing is going to happen on the Texas judge's DAPA and DACA injunction until next month at the earliest.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a series of...
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What is happening in Texas?  Will there be a stay of the stay?
What is happening in Texas? Will there be a stay of the stay?
While the junior senator from Texas dominates the news, we remain more concerned about what is happening in a court house in Texas and another in New Orleans-- the U.S. District Court in Harlingen where...
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March 2015 Client of the Month- D-R-
March 2015 Client of the Month- D-R-
Our March 2015 client of the month is no stranger to readers of BR's blog.  The Immigration Judge's grant of D-R-'s residency in February 2015 ended a saga that began in 2009, when the U.S....
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What is going on with Executive Action?
What is going on with Executive Action?
It has been a whirlwind month for immigration as this country continues on its indecisive course on immigration law and policy.  We try to make sense of the goings-on: What is the status of Judge...
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Injunction Against the Dysfunction of Family Detention
Injunction Against the Dysfunction of Family Detention
Artesia. Karnes. Dilley.  Before the administration decided it would be a great idea to lock up Central American women and children fleeing from persecution, these towns were unknown.   Artesia was the hometown of our government’s...
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What the Injunction of DAPA and DACA Executive Action Means
What the Injunction of DAPA and DACA Executive Action Means
[caption id="attachment_2214" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Judge Andrew Hanen[/caption] First thing to know about the decision of the Texas judge who decided that DAPA and expanded DACA were illegal- DON'T PANIC!  Keep collecting documents.  This is a...
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Federal Court Victory for Hospital Staffing Services Company
Federal Court Victory for Hospital Staffing Services Company
Just before Thanksgiving, we filed suit in federal district court against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of a hospital staffing services company. Our lawsuit challenged the agency’s denial of an H-1B specialty...
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GUEST BLOG: GWU Law Clinic Victory in Domestic Violence Case!  By Paulina Vera
GUEST BLOG: GWU Law Clinic Victory in Domestic Violence Case! By Paulina Vera
This blog post was written by Paulina Vera, a student at George Washington University Law School, who is part of the Law School's outstanding immigration clinic. On October 10, 2014, my client, S-G-L-, was granted...
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Court of Appeals Limits Mandatory Detention
Court of Appeals Limits Mandatory Detention
On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision in Castañeda v. Souza that greatly limits the ability of Immigration & Customs Enforcement to subject individuals to mandatory...
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Montgomery County Maryland Says No to ICE!
Montgomery County Maryland Says No to ICE!
Great news right out of our own backyard.  Montgomery County, Maryland, the county that surrounds most of Northwest Washington DC and the most populous county in Maryland, announced today that its jails would no longer...
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ICE Called Him a Terrorist.  We Said He’s Not.  We Won.
ICE Called Him a Terrorist. We Said He’s Not. We Won.
Our Client of the Month for September 2014 is Abdul Hamid. On July 31, 2014, Mr. Hamid walked out of the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia and tasted freedom for the first time in...
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