On June 30, 2014 President Obama announced he would act through executive action on immigration reform since House Republicans have blocked all efforts to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. President Obama also confirmed his commitment to enhancing enforcement at the US-Mexico border, specifically to address a recent surge in unaccompanied minors from Central America
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) delivered a report to the Senate which indicates that last year over 72,000 parents of U.S. Citizen children were deported. The Human Impact Partners released a report in June 2013 estimating that 4.5 million US citizen children live in families where one or more of their parents are undocumented. 1 in 17 children
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has allotted $2 Million in grants to fund a program which will create approximately 100 positions for lawyers and paralegals to represent immigrant children that are undergoing the immigration court system. Since last year, there has been an increase in the number of unaccompanied children who are trying to cross the
On June 4, 2014 the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AILA) reported that the Department of State is experiencing a heavy backlog for visa interviews at the seven US visa processing posts in Canada. During this “peak period” – specifically during the summer months of June, July and August of 2014 – the Canadian posts will not be able
Attorney Christina H. Lee was interviewed for a recent airing of KQED’s Calfornia Report. Ms. Lee discussed the subject of marriage between a U.S. citizen or legal resident and a person being held in federal custody awaiting deportation with Reporter Steven Cuevas. Click here to listen the radio recording or read the accompanying article. The “Despite Deportation Detention, Marriages