

Immigration lawyers in New Jersey filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to keep them from having to appear
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-jersey/articles/2020-07-31/immigration-lawyers-seek-video-court-appearances-amid-virus NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Immigration lawyers in New Jersey filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to keep them from having to appear in immigration court during the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Jersey chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and attorneys Michael DiRaimondo, Brian O'Neill and Elizabeth Trinidad claim the federal government is risk


IS US ASYLUM LAW DEAD?
The question may sound over-the-top, but it is a fair one to ask in this day and age. The Trump administration has employed innumerable illegal procedural devices to frustrate asylum-seekers, especially along the southern border where many are enrolled in the so-called "Migrant Protection Program," which forces them to remain in Mexico and to have their cases heard at the border. The legality of this program is highly questionable, though this is only the most prominent of t