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GPM, Immigration Advocacy, Open House

Last week on June 8th, we at GPM & Associates hosted our very first open house. As a longstanding immigration law firm in southeast Michigan, we believe it is our responsibility to advocate intelligent, sensible, and compassionate immigration reform in this country. As such, we wanted to get to know the dedicated individuals and organizations also…

National Coverage of Attorney Maris J. Liss’ Work in Appellate Courts

April 19, 2016

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Last week, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision to deny a Mexican native’s request to stay in the U.S., after he claimed he feared he would be harmed if deported. Our very own Maris J. Liss is Ramon Amezola-Garcia’s attorney and says that the U.S. deported him to Mexico in the…

Good News with Immigration Reform & A Call to Action for Ever Cornejo-Herrera

December 11, 2015

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,…

12th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference Recap

November 19, 2015

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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,…

WATCH: GPM on DHS’ Priority Program (PEP)

November 3, 2015

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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…

The Semantics of Migration: Refugee v. Migrant Labels

August 18, 2015

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Read our latest analysis up on GlobalPost on how the “migrant” and “refugee” labels can negatively effect developing migration policies worldwide. The migration crisis will not be solved by underscoring the distinctions between “migrants” and “refugees.” Relying on these over-simplified labels can be harmful to both groups. The motivation for moving does not easily fall…

GPM Op-Ed: Don’t blame ‘Sanctuary City’ policies for violent crime

August 3, 2015

The backlash against so-called “sanctuary cities” will likely affect local crime enforcement for more than 200 cities nationwide, including Detroit and Ann Arbor here in Michigan. These are the very same cities that tend to attract immigrants, but sanctuary city policies do not provide blanket protection for immigrants accused of crimes despite the political and…

Hispanic Americans: An Established Minority

May 20, 2015

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Hispanics, Immigration, Latinos, minority

It’s well known that the Hispanic community in the US is growing steadily. Beyond that, however, lie an array of interesting statistical facts about Latino Americans. On May 12, the Pew Research Center released a fascinating report, “Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 1980 – 2013.” The document contains a great deal of…

Is the E-2 Visa Right for You?

January 30, 2014

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