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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Deportation of Lawful Permanent Resident After He Was Convicted of Unlawfully Possessing Xanax
In Najera-Rodriguez v. Barr, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which hears appeals from the federal district courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, held that an Illinois state conviction for possession of a controlled substance under a 720...
Supreme Court Ruling Allows More Immigrants to File for Cancellation of Removal
On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that a Notice to Appear (the charging document given to immigrants in removal proceedings) that does not contain a time or place for a removal hearing will not...
Support Immigrant Children Separated from Their Parents – Ways You Can Help
Learn the FACTS: What Law is Family Separation Based On? There is no federal law that stipulates that children and parents be separated at the border, no matter how families entered the United States. Family separation is a direct result...
Partner Beata Leja Joins Board of Directors for Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. is proud to announce that partner Beata Leja has joined the Board of Directors of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, a national human rights organization that advocates for the rights and best interests...
April 11, 2018
Hon. Robert Vinikoor (Ret.)
Take it from a former judge: Quotas for Immigration Judges are a Bad Idea.
On March 30th, the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorney General Sessions announced that Immigration Judges will now be subject to case completion quotas. This unprecedented change will be effective October 1, 2018, and starting then, immigration judges will be...
USCIS No Longer Accepting Cap-Subject H-1B Lottery Petitions for FY 2019
As of today, April 6, 2018, USCIS will no longer be accepting new, cap-subject H-1B petitions in its randomized lottery for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. USCIS will now conduct the lottery and begin to send receipt notices and rejections over...
What To Do if You Have a Prior Final Order of Removal (Deportation)
Immigration seems to be in the news a lot since President Trump has been in office, but one area that has not received as much attention is the significant change to the treatment of foreign nationals with prior final orders...
Supreme Court to Hear Travel Ban Cases; U.S. Government to Partially Implement Ban on Travel from 6 Muslim-Majority Countries
On Monday, June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear the Travel Ban cases when it reconvenes later this year, in October. The first Travel Ban (Executive Order 1) was announced on January 27, 2017, and was...
