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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Chaidez v. United States, holding that the much-lauded 2010 case Padilla v. Kentucky cannot be applied retroactively. Padilla held that the failure of criminal defense attorneys to advise their noncitizen clients of the...

A common issue in comprehensive immigration reform debates is how to fairly provide status those who are here illegaly without "jumping the line" ahead of those who have been waiting for residency outside the U.S., often for many years.  Many reform proposals...

Recently, you will have heard that President Obama hopes for Congress to enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) sometime within the next six months. With the excitement of the President's announcement and his efforts to get the process going quickly, many...

A bipartisan group of eight Senators recently presented this outline for comprehensive immigration reform. In a separate speech, the President voiced his support for comprehensive reform, and detailed a similar plan, while House leaders have reportedly also been...

Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....

Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....

Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....

ICE modifies detainer policiesICE announced a new policy today to reduce the number of foreign nationals detained by immigration authorities after contact with law enforcement.To be clear- ICE still intends to detain people, just not as many. Also, this policy is...

In an order published today, December 7, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review both the challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as well as the Ninth Circuit decision striking down California's ban on same-sex marriages,...

Alameda County Makes Promising Efforts to Protect Immigrants from Deportation," this year has seen an encouraging increase in local efforts to protect immigrant victims of crime and ensure that minor criminal convictions do not lead to the disproportionate punishment...