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Reading the Tea Leaves on Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
One of President-elect Trump’s key campaign promises is the “mass deportation” of “illegals.” Now that Mr. Trump is preparing to […]
Testifying in Immigration Court
For asylum seekers in Immigration Court, the Individual Hearing is where they tell their story to the judge and get […]
Getting Ready for the Trumpocalypse
Donald Trump will take the oath of office on January 20, 2025. Once he assumes power, he has promised wide-ranging […]
Yesterday, Hate Won. Today, We Keep Going.
Today is a sad day. It is sad that hate, division, and lies have carried the day in our election. […]
A Pre-Election Letter to My Asylum Seeker Clients
With the election a week away, I wanted to share a few thoughts with my asylum-seeker clients. While we do […]
An Asylum Lawyer Responds to Alexis Nungaray, Mother of a Child Killed by Illegal Migrants
In a Fox News interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, host Bret Baier played a clip of Alexis Nungaray, whose […]
Dear Jill Stein and “Abandon Harris” Voters: My Asylum-Seeker Clients Need Your Help
I have been a member of the Green Party for more than 20 years. Our presidential candidate is Dr. Jill […]
The Demon-Haunted Election
In his 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, astrophysicist Carl Sagan explains the scientific […]
Jimmy Carter’s Immigration Legacy
Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old today. Mr. Carter was President from 1977 to 1981. During those years, he created […]