Horse racing fans held their breath this week over potential triumph and disaster – I’ll Have Another was poised to take the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to become the first
Last night, Mr. J.A. slept soundly for the first time in more than four years. On June 5, 2012, Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the
Benach Collopy is proud to announce that Dree K. Collopy has joined the firm as a Partner. By adding Dree, the firm enhances its focus on innovative and creative removal
On Memorial Day we pause to remember the sacrifices of so many that made this country what is today. It is fitting that Memorial Day grew out of the Civil
Today, Immigration Judge Elizabeth Kessler granted our client Mr. LCM adjustment of status and a waiver of inadmissibility due to misrepresentations he made in the 1990s. After 26 years in
On Friday, May 11, 2012, Benach Collopy filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief on behalf of DreamActivist with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
“…Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand/A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame/Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name/Mother of Exiles.” (from The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus)
I do not intend to give a comprehensive discussion of the Presidency of Barack Obama. I am only writing on the one issue that I have true expertise on: immigration.
I’ve been thinking a lot about human dignity lately. I am increasingly struck by how many of this country’s so-called leaders treat immigrants – particularly the undocumented ones (a.k.a. “illegal
Last night, the candidates for the Republican nomination for President all endorsed mandatory background checks and strong punitive measures for employers regarding their workforce. After listening to an hour of
Lest anyone get the impression that this blog is simply an opportunity for us to point out the inequities and harshness of U.S. immigration law and policy, we share with
Mitt Romney, almost certainly the Republican nominee, just announced that he received the endorsement of Kris Kobach, the architect of the vast majority of state immigration laws, such as Arizona’s
As Buffalo Springfield sang in the 60s, “there’s something happening here.” However, as murky as the 60s were, what is happening here is becoming increasingly clear- the administration is beginning
The Times’ Julia Preston has another update from the bureaucrats’ revolt at Immigration & Customs Enforcement. ICE bureaucrats have been in open revolt against the Obama administration since the Obama
On Friday, January 6, 2012, the Citizenship & Immigration Service announced that it intended to make a minor procedural change to the way certain waivers of inadmissibility are decided. Although