This quick explainer discusses DHS Secretary Mayorkas September 30th memo entitled “Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law.” This Memo replaces the two earlier prosecutorial discretion memos from January 20 and from February 18, but...
Este comunicador comunitario analiza el memorando del 30 de septiembre de Mayorkas.
Yesterday the Fifth Circuit stayed a district court order that would have halted much of the Biden Administration’s interim enforcement priorities. Though the Fifth Circuit left narrow portions of the order in place, its decision represents a...
This issue brief discusses qualified immunity in immigration.
On Friday, June 4, ICE issued a new prosecutorial discretion memo for ICE attorneys in charge of prosecuting deportation and bond cases. These ICE attorneys work within an office known as OPLA, or the Office of the Principal Legal Adviser. The new...
The purpose of this advisory is to identify issues and advocacy strategies for defense counsel representing noncitizen clients in light of this administration’s interim enforcement priorities memo, specifically in the context of assessing risks of...
This practice advisory aims to provide immigration practitioners with an overview of the key policy changes and interim priorities arising from these memos and strategies to use these priorities to advocate for clients.
El memorando del 18 de febrero anula el memorando del 20 de enero y no hace mucho para controlar las actividades de ICE. El nuevo memorando crea “prioridades” adicionales para la expulsión; permite a oficiales de ICE arrestar y deportar personas...
The February 18 memo overrides the January 20 memo and is significantly weaker. The new memo creates additional “priorities” for removal; allows ICE officers to arrest and deport people who fall into these “priorities” without prior approval; and...
Este manual cubre las provisiones esenciales de control y relacionadas con el sistema criminal de la ley de ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos del 2021 (USCA, a veces nombrado como el “Biden bill,” proyecto de ley de Biden).