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On December 22, 2018, President Trump initiated a partial government shutdown after Democratic lawmakers refused to fund his $5.7 billion border wall. This shutdown – which is the longest recorded government shutdown in American history – is affecting immigration courts across the country and producing a hefty backlog of cases. According to Fox 43 News, hundreds of […]

This article tells the story of Sammy Gichuhi, who entered the U.S. legally from Kenya 17 years ago. He came to the states and studied, got married, and settled into normalcy. He was then detained by ICE for two years, due to what he describes as paperwork error. But he is now free. Click here to

A recent report from ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed numerous cases in which ICE agents and police officers allegedly used racial profiling, conducted warrantless searches, detained people without probable cause, fabricated evidence, and, in one extreme instance, attempted to solicit a bribe. Despite these allegations, not a single ICE agent or officer has been

A new in-depth report, published by the Philadelphia Inquirer and ProPublica, details the harrowing stories of two dozen cases in which state and local police acted as direct channels into deportation proceedings for many undocumented immigrants without criminal convictions. Since Trump’s crackdown on immigration, many states and counties have limited how police can interrogate immigrants

A recent article states that since President Trump took office, deportation officers no longer have to adhere to Obama-era mandates that focused on limiting enforcement resources for deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions. As the White House describes it, ICE has been “unshackled” in the era of Trump. Throughout the country, ICE has been rounding up people who have

A group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security last Thursday. According to the suit, the Trump Administration has violated U.S. law by unfairly detaining immigrants fleeing persecution and seeking asylum, and refusing to grant them parole from prison and detention centers. The lawsuit,

Few things are more terrifying than the prospect of being deported against your will. However, if you are in the United States illegally or have done something to violate the terms of your visa, green card, or another residence permit, the U.S. Immigration Court might have placed you into removal proceedings. Basis of Appeal If

After the Trump administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, there has been mounting pressure to replace it with a new program. Both parties have been working to draft and champion legal protections for these immigrants, but the Republican leaders have ruled out reaching a solution before the end

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey highlights a problem that is faced by many cities after a natural disaster—rebuilding. The cost of property damage is immense following the hurricane that struck Houston this summer, but there is another obstacle that is hindering the city’s ability to recover from the storm. Without enough workers, there is no