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Cesar, 35, an asylum seeker from Nicaragua waits with his wife, Carolina, 25, (Right) and his eight-year-old son Donovan to enter the U.S. port of entry to change their asylum court dates on April 6, 2020, at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez.

Court Likely To Block Biden Immigration Rule

by Stuart Anderson, Forbes

May 14, 2023 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy explains why the Biden administration’s immigration rule restricting how individuals can apply for asylum is likely to be struck down in court.

Trump’s Crackdown Hits Legal Immigrants

by Ted Hesson, Politico

Feb. 14, 2020 – BPR Partner Sarah Pitney talked with Politico about the uncertainty facing employers about whether their employees’ H-1B visas will be renewed, given the reduction in visa approvals since President Trump took office.

a mother with her children walking past a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle at the U.S. southern border

We Must Stand Up and Speak for the Children

by Dree K. Collopy, The Hill

February 14, 2020 – In this opinion piece, Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy argues that U.S. immigration policies—including family separations, detainment, and adversarial immigration proceedings—violate the human rights of immigrant children.

AILA's Asylum Primer: A Practical Guide to U.S. Asylum Law and Procedure, 9th ed.

Attorney Dree Collopy, A Practical guide to US Asylum Law and Procedure

Speaking of Justice podcast

October 18, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talks about her book A Practical Guide to US Asylum Law and Procedure.

Attys Face Greater Urgency After High Court OKs Asylum Bar

by Suzanne Moynak, Law 360

Sept. 12, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly attorneys speak to Law 360 about new training guidelines for asylum officers.

Exclusive: New training document for asylum screenings reflects tougher U.S. stance

by Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke, Reuters

May 5, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talks about the effect changing asylum rules has on those seeking protection.

Trump’s tough student and work visa policies are pushing legal immigrants to Canada

by Nadine El-Bawab, CNBC

Feb. 25, 2019 –  Benach Pitney Reilly attorney Sarah Pitney spoke to CNBC about fielding queries from student visa seekers wondering if they would be better off applying to study in Canada.

US launches plan for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

by Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Jan. 29, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talked with the AP about the unsafe conditions in which the Trump Administration is keeping Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States.

Analysts Find Restrictive Measures In New Trump Immigration Bill

by Stuart Anderson, Forbes

Jan. 23, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy spoke about the effect the proposed End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act would have on children applying for asylum in the United States.

Trump is right: There is a crisis at the border. But he’s causing it.

by Dree Collopy, The Washington Post

Jan. 10, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy wrote this opinion piece in the Post about the crisis President Trump has created at the border.

Amid Fears Of Deportation, Maryland Immigrant Parents Can Officially Designate Guardians For their Children

by Sasha-Ann Simons, WAMU

Jan. 9, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach talks to WAMU about the fears immigrant parents have about who would care for their children if they are deported.

Maryland’s Guardianship Law Protects Kids of Parents Fearing Deportation

The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Jan. 9, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach spoke about new guardianship measures put in place in Maryland that would allow immigrant parents to designate a guardian for their children that could look after the children if the parents were deported.

How the government shutdown is making the US immigration system even worse.

by Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress

Jan. 7, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach explained how the government shutdown is adding to the existing backlog of hundreds of thousands of immigration cases.

How Migrant caravan may force Congress to fix a broken asylum system.

by Alan Gomez, USA Today

Nov. 28, 2018 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach advocates in USA Today for asylum to be extended to Central Americans fleeing gang violence or domestic abuse, because their governments refuse to protect them.

Trump’s attack on asylum is based entirely on false claims.

by Lindsay M. Harris and Dree K. Collopy, The Washington Post

 Nov. 13, 2018 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy co-wrote this piece that explains that, contrary to the President’s claims, asylum-seeking families are only trying to survive and protect their children from horrific violence in their home countries.

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