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Immigration in Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No. 6
Although many states have begun re-opening businesses and life is starting to return to normal, minorities continue to face the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. A video posted on June 5 shows HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) officers shoving a peacefully protesting, unarmed Puerto Rican man to the ground in a New York City George Floyd rally. The officials in question were part of the team deployed by ICE (Immigration... -
Attorney General Sessions Vacates BIA Decision That Provided Asylum Seekers With A Hearing
In Matter of E-F-H-L-, 27 I. & N. Dec. 226 (A.G. Mar. 5, 2018), Attorney General Jeff Sessions vacated Matter of E-F-H-L-, 26 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2014) and issued the following order: In this matter, the respondent conceded removability at the outset of removal proceedings and requested relief from removal pursuant to an application for asylum and withholding of removal. The presiding Immigration Judge determined, without holding an evidentiary...