by Ava Benach In the wake of the murder and shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC, the Trump administration has taken extreme and severe steps related to
Trump’s Second Term Immigration Actions: Unprecedented and Harsh The Trump 2.0 Presidency began with a flurry of bellicose executive orders promising a deportation initiative without precedent. Some of his worst
The Initial Encounter: Stay Calm and Take Control It is the moment every immigrant fears – a loud knock at the door at 5:00 am, a lot of commotion and
There has been a lot of discussion about workplace “raids” since the Trump administration took over on Monday, January 20. But a lot of the information is often inaccurate and
As we enter the new Trump Administration, many are rightfully concerned about what to do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents appear in their communities and how to
On May 4, 1970, U.S. National Guardsmen shot and killed four people protesting the Vietnam War. The massacre, known as the Kent State shootings, topped a tumultuous decade that spurred
Back in November, we made some predictions about what might occur in a Trump presidency as it relates to immigration. Generally, we were very pessimistic and presumed that almost all
Last week, we discussed what might happen early on in a Trump presidency. It was not our goal to sound alarmist, but early indications are that Trump is not backing
The shock over the results of Tuesday’s election of Donald Trump has not yet worn off. After two days of triage in hearing from scared clients and friends, we are
Much of the world rejoiced yesterday upon seeing the photos of Caitlyn Jenner’s exquisite transformation on the cover of the June issue of Vanity Fair. Much of the commentary I
In December, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sarah Saldaña to be the first Hispanic woman to lead Immigration & Customs Enforcement. It was an exciting moment in immigration politics. Political
Earlier this month, Benach Collopy authored a brief on behalf of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in the case of Michael Sylvain v. Attorney General before the U.S. Court of
Yesterday, after receiving a gift of $6 million, Florida Atlantic University announced that it was renaming its stadium “The Geo Group Stadium,” after the for-profit prison company, best known for
It has been a tough week for the ICE bureaucrats who have sought to undermine the political leadership of this country to pursue their own restrictivist and nativist agenda. Regular
There is a single line in the President’s immigration proposal that has escaped a lot of attention. As the idiotic “back of the line” concept and the path to