Voters choose whom to vote for by what is dearest to them. I remember in high school, my wood shop teacher (Back in the day, kids were offered all kinds of classes in high school such as shop, auto repair, art, music, home economics, and still learned how to read.) encouraged us to vote for politicians who voted for progressive forestry policies. Citizens vote based on a politicians views on their pet issue, be it Israel or global warming (both…

Say the government closes at midnight Monday night. What will happen if you have immigration court on Tuesday? The White House and federal agencies put out guidance. Immigration courts function thanks to two agencies. The immigration court itself is part of a Department of Justice component, the Executive Office for Immigration Review. This is what the Deparment of Justice  has to say about the Executive Office for Immigration Review: Excepted employees are needed to process all immigration cases and appeal…

On August 14, 2013, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Villa-Anguiano v. Holder. What at first blush may seem like a victory for immigrant rights is actually a rather disappointing case and of extremely limited positive benefit. By way of background, in most cases, when a person (who is not being removed at the border where he or she applied for admission) is being removed, he or she has the right to an immigration court hearing, an appeal to…

Of all the arcana that exists in the immigration law world, the subject that always seems to return is visa waiver adjustments. I have written about it quite often, such as here, where I provide the background of the issue and links to other articles. In a nutshell, visa waiver entrants are people who lawfully come to the United States without visas. This is a benefit provided to citizens of certain countries. The law about visa waiver entry is found…