newyorkvisalawyer_o0id8f An investigation from the Texas Observer found that an ICE attorney in Dallas has been running a racist X/Twitter account with the handle @GlomarResponder. The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through … Read more
On January 28, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security vacated the January 17, 2025, notice that extended the Temporary Protected Status designation for Venezuela. President Biden used Temporary Protected Status to provide temporary protection from deportation to approximately a million immigrants from 17 countries that had natural disasters or military conflicts that made it dangerous for … Read more
A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. The Judge granted the request by the Washington Attorney General and three other states for an emergency order halting implementation of the policy for the next 14 days while there … Read more
USCIS released the above announcement on January 22, 2025, announcing that effective immediately the COVID-19 vaccination requirement will bee waived for anyone applying for adjustment of status to obtain legal permanent residency (a green card) in the United States. Specifically it states that an application will not be denied for the applicant not being vaccinated … Read more
▶ On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment. I agree with the ABA and with leading … Read more
Matter of John ARCINIEGAS-PATINO, 28 I&N Dec. 883 (BIA 2025) Where parties were properly served with electronic notice of the briefing schedule, arepresentative’s failure to diligently monitor the inbox, including the spam folder, of theemail address of record does not excuse a party’s failure to comply with briefing deadlines. In the case Matter of John … Read more