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More on Asylum Litigation and the Meaning of Particular Social Group

November 7, 2013

Last week, we told you about two cases that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit heard oral arguments on. As we discussed, these cases will go a long way towards setting the...

Two Big Asylum Cases at 4th Circuit This Week

October 28, 2013

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the federal appellate court which sets federal law in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the Carolinas, will hear two cases regarding U.S. asylum law. ...

Equality Under Immigration Laws Being Implemented and Realized

July 2, 2013

The Supreme Court rocked the world last week by declaring Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. Section III forbade the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Thus,...

Arizona loses again, but its citizens win

June 17, 2013

Today, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the state of Arizona cannot separately require an individual to prove he is a citizen in order to register...

Prerna Lal on CSPA and de Osorio Update

June 5, 2013

Despite being on leave from Benach Collopy to study for the California bar, Prerna Lal continues to provide valuable insight on the status of the de Osorio case. De Osorio is the 9th Circuit case...

Benach Collopy News

May 1, 2013

It has been a busy and exciting few weeks at Benach Collopy. From immigration reform rallies to dramatic courtroom victories, BR has had a month to remember. Starting off, courtroom victories are the reason we...

How would a Supreme Court ruling striking down DOMA affect immigration?

March 27, 2013

One of the biggest immigration cases of the current Supreme Court terms is not about immigration at all. Today, March 27, 2013, the Court heard arguments in U.S. v. Windsor, a case that is about...

Could Bar Rafaeli seek asylum for refusal to join the Israeli Defense Forces?

March 19, 2013

Yesterday, we had some fun noting that Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli had drawn the rhetorical fire of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) due to her failure to serve the two years of service in the...

Benach Collopy Submits Brief in Mandatory Detention Case

February 22, 2013

Earlier this month, Benach Collopy authored a brief on behalf of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in the case of Michael Sylvain v. Attorney General before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. ...

Opportunity Lost- Administration Seeks Supreme Court Review of De Osorio

January 26, 2013

On the same day that the immigration world was abuzz with news that the President would unveil his immigration reform plan next week, the administration filed a brief to preserve the unnecessary family separation caused...

Time to Decide in de Osorio

January 24, 2013

The Obama administration has until tomorrow January 25, 2013 to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to seek review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th...

There’s Something Happening Here. Prospects for Immigration Reform, Part 1.

November 13, 2012

The Republican stampede to support of common sense immigration reform has been head spinning. As one tries to absorb the bombshell of one Republican leader supporting immigration reform, another one comes out in favor. Like...

Supreme Court Argument in Chaidez v. United States

November 2, 2012

So I went up to the Supreme Court yesterday to hear argument in Chaidez v. United States, No. 11-820. Chaidez concerns the straightforward question whether the Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct....

Aggfel & CIMT Victory in Arlington Immigration Court

October 22, 2012

We prevailed in a long-fought case this week in the Arlington Immigration Court. The Immigration Judge granted our motion to terminate proceedings, agreeing that our client’s conviction in Virginia for attempted sexual battery was neither...

I live in the 9th Circuit and aged-out. Does Osorio mean I should apply for adjustment?

October 10, 2012

Since we wrote about the landmark victory for undocumented youth in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Cuellar de Osorio, we have been inundated by the following question: I think this...