There has been a great deal of confusion surrounding the state of DACA since the June 18 Supreme Court decision blocking DHS from terminating the program. In response to the decision, some who had never had DACA before immediately applied in the hopes USCIS would...
Immigration Legal Specialists Based In Brooklyn And Oakland Serving Clients Across The United States
Year: 2020
New DACA applications or parole?
New DACA applications or parole? Possibly. Prior to today's decision, DHS was processing DACA extensions, but not taking new applications or issuing DACA parole documents. Today's Court decision should compel DHS to accept new applications and travel requests. Of...
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA
DACA survives for now! This is a long decision with a lot to review, but the Supreme Court has blocked DHS from terminating DACA! The decision seems to leave a chance for DHS to perhaps end DACA through different processes, but they would at least need to restart and...
Black Lives Matter
As an immigration law firm, we fight for justice for disadvantaged communities of color every day. We fight against unjust systems of mass incarceration and other coercive institutions of government oppression. As an Oakland firm with all staff residing in the East...
Summary of new Presidential Proclamation suspending entry to the US to many due to COVID-19
Today, Trump signed yet another anti-immigrant Presidential Proclamation (PP) called the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. The PP which is ostensibly to...
Information for those unable to depart the United States due to COVID-19
Below is relevant information for individuals who entered the United States with temporary permission who now cannot depart due to COVID-19. It is important to remember that COVID-19 policies are fluid and rapidly developing. Please note that the American Immigration...
You can still file applications with USCIS despite its physical offices being closed to the public
With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to immigration agencies closing many of their physical offices and courts to the public, there are a lot of questions about what immigration applications can still be filed and how the closures will affect them. Firstly, to recap,...
Update on Immigration Agency Closures due to COVID-19
Below are some quick updates about immigration agency closures due to COVID-19. Please note that these dates may be extended. It's important to keep up to date by following each agency's website or Twitter updates. Immigration attorneys will sometimes have information...
Bean, Lloyd, Mukherji, & Taylor’s Volunteer Work with Al Otro Lado’s Asylum Pro Se Clinic
Associate, Anita Mukherji, and Of Counsel, Anna von Herrmann, spent this past weekend volunteering for the Al Otro Lado Pro Se Asylum Clinic. The clinic was originally set to be done in person at Al Otro Lado’s office in Tijuana, Mexico, but, due to the COVID-19...