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GUEST BLOG: Catholic University Law Students Win Asylum Case…23 Years in the Making

April 24, 2014

By Ana Victoria Perez and Elmer Martin Uribe, Student Attorneys with the CUA Immigration Litigation Clinic “Asylum has been granted. Congratulations.” Those are the magic words that Judge David Crosland uttered on the morning of...

Nine Ways Obama Could Make Immigration Law Better Without Bothering to Wake Congress

March 13, 2014

The House of Representatives passed the Enforce Act yesterday. This piece of legislation, which is never going to become law, provides a cause of action to Members of Congress to sue the President for failure...

Nelson Mandela and the Abuse of the “Terrorist” Designation

December 7, 2013

As accolades from world leaders pour in to remember Nelson Mandela, it is hard to recall that for decades, much of the world accepted the apartheid South African government's designation of Mandela as a terrorist. ...

Administrative Relief for Military Families via Parole in Place

November 19, 2013

Members of the U.S. military make significant sacrifices in order to serve their country. Yet, many dedicated U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are either prevented from serving in the military or their service is...

How Bob Dylan Helped me Understand the Dream 9

October 31, 2013

"Something is happening and you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?" It wasn't until Tuesday night at a Bob Dylan concert that I saw the limits of my own vision. I had...

Iraqi Naturalization Victory

October 22, 2013

On October 17, 2013, Alan Attoof Baba became a citizen of the United States. A native of Iraq, Alan obtained his Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status in 2011 through the Department of State's Special Immigrant...

Welcome Rachael Petterson

September 16, 2013

Benach Collopy is very pleased to announce that Rachael Petterson has joined the firm as an associate attorney. We are very excited that Rachael has chosen to join our team and look forward to her...

From the Committee to the Senate Floor: The Immigration Bill Survives!

May 22, 2013

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hB4OwHbhsg] Yesterday, by a vote of 13-5, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 744, the immigration reform bill. Three Republicans (Lindsey Graham (SC), Jeff Flake (AZ) and Orrin Hatch (UT)) joined...

No Parking: Immigration Reform in a Lot on Adephi Road

April 28, 2013

Some of the most contentious issues raised in recent immigration reform discussions - prioritizing business over family, the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, the reach and responsibilities of law enforcement - were played out in a...

Did Moncrieffe Kill Two Birds With One Stone?

April 24, 2013

The Supreme Court’s decision in Moncrieffe v. Holder represents a big win for those—like us—who believe lawfully present immigrants should not be deported for relatively minor drug offenses. The question now is: how big? In...

NIYA Organizers Infiltrate Michigan ICE to Reveal Racial Profiling and Due Process Abuses

April 15, 2013

On April 4th, 2013, an organizer with The National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA), Claudia Munoz, infiltrated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Michigan. Claudia allowed herself to be detained by accidentally driving in to Canada....

STEM Sells: But the U.S. Economy Depends on the Arts and Humanities Too

March 22, 2013

Increasing the number of immigrant and non-immigrant visas available to highly-skilled workers – particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) – currently appears to be the least controversial and most bipartisan...

How Can I Prepare for Immigration Reform?

March 12, 2013

No comprehensive immigration reform bill has been introduced in Congress, much less signed into law. But it’s never too early to start to prepare. If and when reform is enacted, millions of undocumented immigrants will...

The I-601A is Almost Here

March 1, 2013

We are now days away from the launch of the provisional waiver process, a White House initiative that will permit immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while immigration officials process their...

Remembering Michael Maggio

February 27, 2013

This post is published with the permission of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. It appears in AILA's January/ February 2013 issue of AILA Voice: http://ailahub.aila.org/i/112027/47. I knew what I had to do. The Judge had...