The Year of DACA
By Minyoung Ohm
RIS Staff Attorney
Articles by CLINIC
Religious Workers Regulations: Five Years Later
By Miguel A. Naranjo
Director, Religious Immigration Services
Parole in Place: Administrative Relief for Military Families
By Debbie Smith
States and Localities That Limit Compliance with ICE Detainer Requests (Jan 2014)
The Obama Administration has removed a record number of individuals - 1.5 million during the first term alone. Many deported immigrants come to the attention of ICE through its various partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, including Secure Communities, the Criminal Alien Program, and 287(g). Through these programs, ICE targets individuals who have come into contact with local and state law enforcement.
Eighteen States Offer Prenatal Care to Undocumented Immigrant Women (Nov. 2013)
Under the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, undocumented pregnant women are ineligible for federally-funded prenatal care.[1] The Act also denies them access to care funded by state and local governments, unless the state passes a law affirmatively extending eligibility to unauthorized immigrants.[2] In 2002, the U.S.
Law and Practice Feature: Update from Ciudad Juarez
By Susan Schreiber
CLINIC conducted its fifteenth annual family-based immigration law conference in El Paso on November 12-14, followed by a tour of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez (CDJ) on November 15. Justin Williamson, Deputy Immigrant Visa (IV) Chief, U.S. Consulate, CDJ, gave a presentation and answered questions from participants. The following unofficial minutes represent some of the highlights of Mr. Williamson’s presentation.
Significant Victory for Alabama Immigrants as Legal Settlement Delivers Final Blow to HB56 (Nov 2013)
What was arguably the most reprehensible state anti-immigrant law in the country - Alabama’s HB 56 - has finally been defeated! Last month, a settlement was reached in two lawsuits challenging Alabama’s infamous law which sought to make life so difficult for the undocumented that they would leave the state of their own volition. The terms agreed to by the State of Alabama put an end to the two lawsuits (Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama v.
Update from the NBC on Provisional Waivers
On September 26-27, 2013, CLINIC conducted a two-day training in Kansas City on provisional adjudication of unlawful presence waivers. The training included a presentation by Robert Blackwood, Assistant Section Director for Adjudications at the National Benefits Center (NBC), who gave an update on the waiver adjudication process at the NBC and answered questions from training participants. A summary of the information he provided appears below.
BIA Addresses Asylum Grant as Admission
BIA Addresses Asylum Grant as Admission
By Susan Schreiber
Update on Provisional Waivers Adjudication
Update on Provisional Waivers Adjudication
By Charles Wheeler