immigrant detention

Weekly Immigration News: Finding a Place for Migrant Children

As the migration crisis at the southern border continues and unaccompanied children from Trump-era family separations remain apart from their parents, the number of migrant children in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate, quickly outpacing the resources of the US government. According to new government data, almost 19,000 unaccompanied minors crossed the southern border in March. This record number of people has driven the Biden administration...

Weekly Immigration News: Handling Children Seeking Asylum At the Border

COVID-19 remains an issue that is backlogging the US legal immigration system, yet the Biden Administration seems to be having a difficult time managing a predictable migration pattern of new arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border. The government is attempting to halt migration and send people back to their home countries but their methods are questionable and their outcome is unclear. Attorney Lal wanted me to add this note: It...

Weekly Immigration News: Border Politics and the Washington Immigration Agenda

The child migrant detention complex is once again gripping the nation. For decades, the United States has faced the prospect of unaccompanied minors and families coming to the border seeking asylum, and for decades, the government has struggled to balance law enforcement with humanitarian interests. Although the Biden administration says it is handling the matter differently from Trump, the jury is out. Meanwhile, Congress may hold the key to...

Weekly Immigration News: Dismantling the Trump-era

The Biden administration has ramped up its political agenda this week, with various new policies that aim to correct Trump-era institutions. After ending the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Biden administration announced that the United States will start letting in asylum seekers stranded in Mexico. The shift will be starting its phase 1 today along the southern border, but only migrants currently affected by the “Remain in Mexico”...

Detained for 19 Days: Immigration Checkpoint Refusal Gone Wrong

Greg Rosenberg refused to answer questions at a border checkpoint. LalLegal represented Greg Rosenberg, a U.S. citizen, in seeking damages after he was unlawfully arrested, detained and charged for a crime by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Rosenberg immigrated to America 10 years ago from Armenia. Memories and family stories of Soviet rule in his country of origin infused him with strong political beliefs and a reverence for individual...