By Boaventuravinicius – Own work, CC BY 4.0, LinkWired magazine has interesting coverage on the uptick of cellphone searches at the U.S. border.Apparently CBP searched 14,899 devices between April and June, which would be nearly 5K a month!
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Guide to Federal Court Immigration Litigation for Clinical Law Students and New Lawyers
Kate Melloy Goettel of the University of Iowa College of Law has shared a resource developed for students: Guide to Federal Court Immigration Litigation for Clinical Law Students and New Lawyers ( Download Guide to Federal Litigation for Clinic Law…
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The Conversation: A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide
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Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
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Resources for Immigration Advocates
The National Immigration Project, CLINIC, ILRC, and Ready to Stay have issued a new practice advisory, Risk Assessment for Naturalization Applicants. ‘
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Lawyers ask judge to order ICE to free Spanish-language journalist from immigration detention
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Pew Research Center: U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023
Authored by Jeffrey S. Passel and Jens Manuel Krogstad, a Pew Research Center report found that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2023 — 14 million — after two consecutive years of record…