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A Balancing Act: The Supreme Court’s Decision Tips the Scales for Legal Answers on Immigration

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Photo: Joe Ravi CC-BY-SA 3.0 On Tuesday January 20, 2016, The Supreme Court announced that it will review President Obama’s executive action on immigration reform. The case of United States v. Texas will be set for argument in April, making it almost certain that there will be a final ruling by the end of June.…
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Good News with Immigration Reform & A Call to Action for Ever Cornejo-Herrera

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Ever Cornejo-Herrera’s wife, Mirelle, speaking at a Michigan United rally in September, 2015. President Obama received some good news last week from the U.S. Supreme Court with regards to his November 2014 executive action on immigration. The Court rejected Texas’s request for a 30-day extension to file its opening brief against the President’s deferred-deportation program,…
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12th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference Recap

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On October 29, 2015, we attended the 12th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference in Washington D.C. The day-long event was hosted by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, INC (CLINIC) and took place at Georgetown Law Center. It was great to spend a day with other immigration professionals, policymakers, analysts,…
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Can State Governors Lawfully Keep Syrian Refugees Out?

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Photo courtesy Michigan.gov Following the brutal Paris attacks, 26 state governors — including Michigan Governor Rick Snyder — made public statements about refugee resettlement. In light of the security risks, their states have closed their doors to Syrians. “Michigan officials, along with many other states, are buying into the fear rhetoric…
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Immigration Reform Would Help Detroit

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  Graffiti near Lafayette Park, Detroit. Photo by Liana Aghajanian, 2015 Write A House recipient. In Detroit, immigrants can jumpstart an underpopulated city’s economy with new skills and resources. Political hurdles, however, are keeping the welcome mat form being rolled out. Detroit Mayor Duggan and Michigan Governor Snyder need to start talking about immigration reform…
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WATCH: GPM on DHS’ Priority Program (PEP)

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On October 29, 2015, The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) organized the 12th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. The day-long conference explored many topics, including politics and immigration, the future of executive action, immigration detention and detention alternatives, and unaccompanied…
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As Refugee Crisis Intensifies, Solutions on Migration Absent from UN Discussions

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The refugee crisis was discussed at length at the 70th annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in late September. World leaders met in New York to debate the maintenance of international peace and security and successfully wove in refugee-related concerns into the context of war, poverty, equality, and economic development. The connection between migration and development…
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Immigration Reform in Detroit & Our Clients

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Michigan United, a prominent immigrant advocacy group, held a rally and press conference yesterday calling on Detroit City Council to approve of a resolution in support of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), to urge the federal courts to allow it to move forward , and other immigration reform policies. The rally took…
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Successful Moot Court Event

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Our very own attorney, Maris Liss, is the co-chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Associations (AILA) DC Moot Court committee. Spectators and participants at the AILA Moot Court event on Sept. 9, 2015 On September 9, 2015, the Chapter’s committees – Moot Court and Litigation committees – held a successful moot court event at George…
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Backlogs & Bureaucracy Are No Excuse for the U.S. to Fail Asylum-Seekers

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Read out latest analysis on America’s broken immigration system and its failure to help forcibly displaced people worldwide, especially Syrian refugees up on The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/09/backlogs-bureaucracy-no-excuse-us-fail-asylum-seekers A miles-long waiting list continues to plague immigration judges and keeps people who are fleeing war zones in limbo. The current migration crisis is the worst global refugee emergency…
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