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As the prospects of serious immigration reform have exploded over the past week, we propose a change to how advocates of immigration reform call it. For years, we have called
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaXDrTGmCgU&w=560&h=315] One of the most pivotal moments in the 2012 campaign was when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney attacked Texas governor Rick Perry for being soft on immigration. More
We are starting a new series here at Benach Collopy to introduce our readers to some of our clients who have sought and obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
So I went up to the Supreme Court yesterday to hear argument in Chaidez v. United States, No. 11-820. Chaidez concerns the straightforward question whether the Court’s decision in Padilla
As Hurricane Sandy crawls through the Washington, DC area, and the kids clamor for yet another game of Who Shook Hook?, now seems as good a time as any to
Jennifer Cook is one of the founding partners of Benach Collopy. In fact, the firm was nearly Benach, Ragland & Cook, but we decided that law firms these days
We prevailed in a long-fought case this week in the Arlington Immigration Court. The Immigration Judge granted our motion to terminate proceedings, agreeing that our client’s conviction in Virginia for
The CIS has announced that a major change to the way that it processes waivers for unlawful presence will be finalized by the end of the year. This change has
Since we wrote about the landmark victory for undocumented youth in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Cuellar de Osorio, we have been inundated by the
Thirty four days before the Presidential election, Republican nominee Mitt Romney has expressed a position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has been in place since
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet Paul Penzone, a Phoenix police officer for the past 21 years, who is running for Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Now, ordinarily, I
Great news out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which ruled today that a Board of Immigration Appeals interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA),
Every Tuesday, my children’s school publishes a newsletter that includes a number of advertisers. Tutors, babysitters, coaches all advertise to the parents of the schoolchildren. Last week, I noticed a
One of the great things we have seen as a result of DACA is that people are getting back to school, taking classes to get their GED, and registering for
The Citizenship & Immigration Service (CIS) published additional guidance today on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The CIS updated the Frequently Asked Questions, which includes a snazzy video. New