THE DISTRICT COURT RULES ON MANDATORY DETENTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DECLARES THAT INA § 235(b)(1)(B)(ii) IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

Special Blog on the District Court Decision in Padilla v. U.S. ICE by Merle Kahn, Esq. I am writing a special blog on the District Court’s decision in Padilla v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, No. C18-928 MJP (W.D. Wash. Continue reading THE DISTRICT COURT RULES ON MANDATORY DETENTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DECLARES THAT INA § 235(b)(1)(B)(ii) IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

The Ninth Circuit Overrules the Preliminary Injunction Enjoining the Implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols

Weekly Blog for 5.10.19 by Merle Kahn, Esq. Part I In a decision that positively flummoxed me, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit in a per curiam decision overruled a District Court’s injunction enjoining the implementation of the Trump Continue reading The Ninth Circuit Overrules the Preliminary Injunction Enjoining the Implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols

ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO HAVE PASSED A CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW ARE ENTITLED TO A BOND HEARING AND, PLAINTIFFS ARE ENTITLED TO LIMITED DISCOVERY IN A CONSULAR PROCESSING CASE

Weekly Blog for 4.12.19 by Merle Kahn, Esq. – Part II – The District Courts Over the past few weeks we have had some very interesting decisions out of the District Courts.  One of the more interesting decisions is Northern Continue reading ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO HAVE PASSED A CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW ARE ENTITLED TO A BOND HEARING AND, PLAINTIFFS ARE ENTITLED TO LIMITED DISCOVERY IN A CONSULAR PROCESSING CASE

AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT – INJUNCTIONS – & MANDATORY DETENTION

Weekly Blog for 11.23.18 by Merle D. Kahn, Esq. The genius of American society (at least one aspect of the genius of American society) is how we have integrated refugees into our country.  (Other genius aspects of America include birth-right Continue reading AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT – INJUNCTIONS – & MANDATORY DETENTION