Challenging Immigration Law’s Conviction Definition
Guest post by Phillip L. Torrey. *Phillip Torrey is the Managing Attorney of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, a […]
Immigration
Trump Administration Unveils New Threat to Immigrants Lawfully in the United States
The Trump administration is poised to enact sweeping changes to American immigration policy by drastically restricting who is eligible for
The Border Wall Is Trampling on Due Process Rights
Guest post by Rosa Baum, a first year student in a four-year dual degree program, pursing a JD and a
Family Disunification: How Family Courts Are Tearing Undocumented Parents and Their Children Apart
When President Trump made his “shithole” countries comment earlier this year, he revealed the ugly undercurrent of racism that has
What Our Current Emphasis on DACA Recipients Says About the Overall Immigration Debate
On February 26, a California district court judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot revoke DACA recipients’ work authorization without
Acquittals and Outrage: Presidential Tweets Threaten the Integrity of the Justice System
A week ago, a San Francisco jury acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, an undocumented immigrant, of murder in the death
Jennings v. Rodriguez: The Constitutionality of Detaining Immigrants Without a Hearing
In 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detained Alejandro Rodriguez, a lawful resident working as a dental assistant.[1] Rodriquez
Moving Forward: One Year Later
This week marks one year since Donald Trump won the presidential election. The next day, I wrote a reflection piece
REAL Consequences: How Massachusetts’s Stricter Than Necessary Drivers’ License Policy Hurts Undocumented Residents
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted Massachusetts a one-year extension for coming into compliance with the
A “Particularly Severe Penalty”
Last spring, I wrote about Lee v. United States,[1] a case on appeal from the Sixth Circuit that was still
Two Perspectives on Immigration Law in the Trump Era: Interviews with Attorneys in Public and Private Practice
Under the Trump administration, immigration law and policy have been at the forefront of our national consciousness. We have seen