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ImmigrationProf Blog
LA Times Challenges Lamar Smith
Editorial from the LA Times:Immigration: Lock 'em up The House of Representatives has been holding hearings on a variety of immigration issues, including farm labor and ramped-up enforcement.The latest issue to…
The Law Office of Andre Olivie Blog
Country Condition Research for Your Asylum Case
Country Condition Research is extremely important when putting together a strong asylum packet, for both affirmative asylum in front of the asylum officer and defensive asylum in front of an…
The Law Office of Andre Olivie Blog
Tips on Preparing for an Asylum Interview
This guide will give you some tips on preparing for your asylum interview in front of the asylum officer. Practice Telling Your Story – Find a friend that you trust…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Detention Riot in Australia
From the Associated Press:Police investigating a riot at an Australian immigration detention center were on Friday questioning 22 people about the protests started by asylum seekers whose visa applications had…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Postcard from Florence, Arizona: Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Detained Without Counsel
Photo with released client and Katie and ArgentinaUC Davis Law alum Katherine Dick writes about immigrant detention in Florence, Arizona. The title of the article is "Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Detained Without…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Law Firms Honored for Asylum Pro Bono
Immigration Equality, a national not-for-profit organization, announced today that it will honor five national law firms for their pro bono work on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seeking…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Central American Asylum-Seeker, Film Star Prevails
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/02/22/IMMIGRATION.htmlKevin Casasola, subject of an HBO movie (Which Way Home) previously featured on ImmigrationProf, about Central American children journeying to the United States, has won asylum in the United States. For Julia…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NACARA Motion to Reopen Deadline Tolled Seven Years
Mejia-Hernadez v. Holder No 07-74277United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 1699 (January 27, 2011)Mr. Mejia-Hernandez applied for Asylum November 1993. The Guatemala Guerrillas had…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Gay Enough for Asylum
Dan Bilefsky writes for the NY Times:Romulo Castro considered attending his asylum interview in Rosedale, Queens, dressed as Fidela Castro, a towering drag queen in six-inch stilettos, a bright green…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The (Asylum) Story of Andre and Mikhail Bulatov from Kazakhstan
Read this story from GonzoTimes about two asylum-seekers from Kazakhstan.KJ