THE GIBSON REPORT 03-26-18

TOP UPDATES A.G. Sessions Declares War on Continuances: Matter of L-A-B-R-Sessions has certified another BIA decision to himself. This time, he is looking at what constitutes ‘good cause’ to grant a continuance for a collateral matter to be adjudicated.”  (Note that the AIC Practice Advisory on Motions for a Continuance has already been updated to address this.) Congress Reaches A Deal to Fund Government for the Year Without Solution for DreamersAIC: The legislation does include record levels of immigration enforcement, detention beds, and additional funds related to a border wall. Growing Trend of Lawyers offering “Immigrant Protection Plans”Tampa Bay Times: Here’s how the Immigrant Protection Plan works: Once an immigrant is arrested, their loved one can contact the program’s 24-hour hotline to contact a lawyer who will be assigned to the case… Several documents, including the lawyer’s notice of appearance and a motion for a bond hearing, will have already been completed and are ready to be filed.…. Clients also receive a laminated card with guidance on how to interact with ICE agents.... The program also identifies possible forms of relief. Clients fill out questionnaires every 60 days that the firm uses to evaluate whether a new solution, either a policy change or personal circumstance, has emerged in their case. Mother in viral arrest video released from immigration detention [on bond]Union-Tribune: Two videos of the arrest went viral several days later after a teacher of one of the daughters shared them on Facebook. After videos surfaced, Border Patrol said that agents targeted Morales-Luna “for being in the country illegally” and also said the agency suspected her of recruiting drivers for a transnational smuggling organization in East County. USCIS Updates Webpage to Share More Accurate Processing TimesUSCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched a pilot to test a redesigned processing times webpage that displays the data for all forms in an easier-to-read format and also tests a new way of collecting data and calculating the processing times for some forms. LITIGATION/CASELAW/RULES/MEMOS Class Action Filed on Ending Obstacles for TPS Recipients Seeking Legal Permanent ResidenceAIC: The lawsuit alleges that Defendants’ policy: Violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because it refuses to recognize that TPS holders have been “inspected and admitted” for the purposes of adjudicating adjustment of status applications; and Causes Defendants to fail to perform a non-discretionary duty (finding that TPS holders have been inspected and admitted when adjudicating adjustment of status applications). Moreno v. Nielsen, 1:18-cv-01135 (E.D.N.Y., Feb. 22, 2018) BIA Remands Record Due to Lack of Mam Interpreter

Unpublished BIA decision remands record because Mam-speaking respondent did not understand proceedings conducted through a Spanish interpreter. Special thanks to IRAC. (Matter of Ambrosio-Domingo, 5/12/17) AILA Doc. No. 18032231 CA2 Finds Failure to Inform Defendant of Immigration Consequences of Guilty Plea Was Not Harmless ErrorThe court held that the district court’s failure to inform the defendant of the potential immigration consequences of his guilty plea was not harmless error. The court vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded. (U.S. v. Gonzales, 3/13/18) AILA Doc. No. 18032000 CA2 Holds That BIA Erred by Retroactively Applying Matter of Diaz-LizarragaThe court held that the BIA erred by retroactively applying the standard announced in Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga for larceny crimes involving moral turpitude to the petitioner’s case and remanded the case to the BIA. (Obeya v. Sessions, 3/8/18) AILA Doc. No. 18031900 CA7 Finds Mexican Petitioner Did Not Meet Burden to Establish Eligibility for Withholding of Removal or CAT ReliefThe court denied the petition for review, finding that the petitioner did not meet his burden in establishing that he would be subject to future persecution or torture, and that he was thus not entitled to withholding of removal or relief under the CAT. (Cruz-Martinez v. Sessions, 3/14/18) AILA Doc. No. 18031931 CA7 Finds Lack of Jurisdiction to Review Whether Petitioner Waived Her Appeal RightsThe court dismissed the petition for review, finding that it lacked jurisdiction to review the question of whether the petitioner had waived her appeal rights. (Melesio-Rodriguez v. Sessions, 3/7/18) AILA Doc. No. 18031935 CA9 Finds Requirement to Accept Asylum Petitioner’s Testimony as True Where IJ and BIA Did Not Make Adverse Credibility DeterminationThe court granted the petition for review of the denial of asylum and withholding of removal, finding that because neither the IJ nor the BIA made an explicit adverse credibility determination, the court was required to accept the petitioner’s testimony as true. (Dai v. Sessions, 3/8/18) AILA Doc. No. 18031938 CA11 Finds That Petitioner’s Florida Cocaine Trafficking Conviction Was Not an Aggravated FelonyRelying on its recent decision in Cintron v. Attorney General, the court held that the petitioner’s conviction for trafficking in cocaine under Fla. Stat. §893.135(1)(b)1.c was not an aggravated felony and remanded the case to the BIA. (Ulloa Francisco v. Attorney General, 3/12/18) AILA Doc. No. 18031940 CA11 Finds Government Did Not Meet Burden to Show Asylum Petitioner Could Relocate Within ChinaIn an unpublished opinion, the court remanded the case to the BIA, holding that the government did not meet its burden to show that the Chinese Christian petitioner could relocate within China to avoid persecution. Courtesy of Henry Zhang. (Shi v. Attorney General, 3/15/18) AILA Doc. No. 18032160 IJ Finds Respondent Established Persecution on Perceived LGBTI IdentityIn an unpublished decision, the IJ granted the respondent’s application for asylum, finding he established that he suffered persecution on account of his perceived LGBTI identity and the

Guatemalan government is unable to control his persecutors. Courtesy of Brian Blackford. AILA Doc. No. 18032232 ICE Announces Texas Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding ImmigrantsICE announced that Alejando Gurany-Navarro, of El Paso, Texas was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for his scheme to defraud individuals seeking immigration benefits, by claiming he could provide legal status for a fee. AILA Doc. No. 18032032 NLRB ALJ Orders Compensation and Reclassification as Employees for Immigration Court InterpretersThe National Labor Relations Board ruled that SOS International, under contract with DOJ to provides the vast majority of interpreters in immigration courts nationally, illegally retaliated against some of the interpreters for organizing and must offer them reinstatement and back pay. AILA Doc. No. 18032132 White House Release Fact Sheet on Sanctuary CitiesThe White House released a fact sheet with President Trump’s critiques of sanctuary cities. AILA Doc. No. 18032238 ACTIONS

          Tahirih Justice Center: Organizational Sign-on Letter re Matter of A-B- : We ask

that your organization sign the letterby March 30 to help us ensure that DHS files a brief that is consistent with its prior positions. The text of the letter can be reviewed here. As you know, the Attorney General has certified the case Matter of A-B- to himself and is now reconsidering key elements of asylum law. It appears that the AG may seek to do away with asylum protection for survivors of domestic violence. However, because of the way the question is framed in the certification notice, it is possible that asylum based on persecution such as female genital mutilation/cutting and trafficking, and asylum based on persecution on grounds such as religion and sexual orientation could also be severely limited by this decision. Also, Please take action by signing and sharing this Change.org petition. 

         Amnesty International: US Must Not Deport Gay Asylum Seeker To Ghana: Urgent Action request just issued by Amnesty International on the case of Sadat, a Ghanaian asylum seeker at immediate risk of deportation to persecution in Ghana based on his sexual orientation. 

         ACLU Petition: Greyhound: Stop Throwing Passengers Under The Bus: Sign this petition telling Greyhound stop letting Border Patrol violate its passengers' constitutional rights. 

         AILA: Call for Examples: Barriers and Inadequate Access to Detained Clients 

         Volunteers Needed at Detention Center in Dilley, Texas 

         AG Invites Amicus Briefs on Continuances for Adjudication of Collateral Matters 

         ProPublica: Have You Seen ICE or Border Patrol in Your Community? ProPublica and Univision News want to learn more about where ICE and

CBP are conducting operations, and how they are affecting you. Has an immigration enforcement action impacted you or someone you know

 RESOURCES

          EOIR Fact Sheet: BIA Emergency Stay Requests         ACLU: Practice Advisory: Prolonged Detention Challenges After Jennings V.

Rodriguez         Sessions Likely to End Asylum Eligibility for Victims of Domestic Violence: How

Courts Can Resist         AIC Practice Advisory on Motions for a Continuance         Immigration Executive Orders Under Trump: Practice note series tracking EO

implications         Obtaining a birth certificate from Guatemala - online         Asylum Interview Scheduling 2018 Google Doc         CLINIC Practice Advisory: Screening DACA Recipients for Special Immigration

Juvenile Status Eligibility (California-focused)         CLINIC: Practice Advisory: Motions to Reopen for DACA Recipients with

Removal Orders         CLINIC: Practice Advisory: Stays of Removal for DACA Recipients with Removal

Orders         Practice Pointer: Burmese Refugees Receiving Interview Notices from USCIS Field

Offices Nationwide         DOJ Provides Information on Automatic Extension of EADs for TPS Syria         Practice Advisory: Immigration Risks of Legalized Marijuana         CRS Report: Explanation and Takeaways on District Court Cases Related to

DACA Phase-Out         Applying for a Waiver Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 9645 (Travel Ban 3.0)         AILA’s “Invisible Wall” Report Sheds Light on Trump Administration Policies to

Restrict Legal Immigration         AILA: Asylum Cases on Frivolous Asylum Application         AILA: Asylum Cases on Political Opinion         AILA: Asylum Cases on Religion         AILA: Asylum Cases on Credibility         AILA: Asylum Cases on Deferral of Removal Under CAT         AILA: Asylum Cases on Material Support Bar         AILA: Asylum Cases on Miscellaneous         AILA: Asylum Cases on Serious Nonpolitical Crime         AILA: Asylum Cases on Social Group

 EVENTS 

             3/27/18 Overview of Asylum and Related Forms of Relief             3/28/18 NYIC: Mobilization To Batavia Detention Center             3/29/18 Appellate Review of Removal Orders             4/5/18 Motions to Reopen and Motions to Reconsider             4/9/17 Reporting the Immigration Beat: A Panel Discussion (full disclosure: I’m on

this panel and helping organize the event)             4/9/18 MOIA: Interfaith Seder for Immigrant and Refugee Justice             4/10/18 Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (and panel discussion)             4/11/18 Prolonged Detention I

             4/12/18 Overcoming Bars to Motions to Reopen and Reconsider             4/12/18 AILA 2018 Removal Defense Conference and Webcast             4/17/18 When People Flee: Rule of Law and Forced Migration             4/17/18 Improve Your Etiquette with Adjudicators             4/19/18 New Strategies for Overcoming False Claims to Citizenship             4/19/18 Reopening In Absentia Orders             4/20/18 The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Presents – Know Your Rights

Partners Celebration             4/21/18 Fiction and Personal Themes: Race and Immigration             4/30/18 Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration,

Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California 2018 (Free)             5/8/18 A Decade of Advancing Immigrant Representation 6.5 CLE             5/9/18 Prolonged Detention II             5/30/18 Challenging Conditions of Release and Creative Uses of Habeas             6/13-16/18 2018 AILA Conference             6/20/18 Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) intended for emerging advocates

from Southeast Asian American and ally communities to learn how to advocate effectively for policy change - Apply by February 28

             7/1-3/18 National Institute for Trial Advocacy & CLINIC Training in Boulder, CO

             7/26/18 Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2018             9/26/18 Representing Children in Immigration Matters 2018: Effective Advocacy

and Best Practices ImmProf Monday, March 26, 2018

         “I was treated like an animal”: Abuses Against African Detainees at the West Texas Detention Facility

         Attorney General to Review Fourth BIA Ruling         At the Movies: Dolores         Immigration Article of the Day: Narrative Reform Dilemmas by Mariela Olivares

Sunday, March 25, 2018         Migrants Captured In Libya Say They End Up Sold As Slaves         At the Movies: The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo         Museums celebrate 150th anniversary of immigrant ship's arrival in Baltimore         What the collapse of Toys R Us can tell us about immigration         Immigration Article of the Day: 'You Will See My Family Became so American': Race,

Citizenship, and the Visual Archive by Sherally MunshiSaturday, March 24, 2018

         Immigration Article of the Day: Biological Warfare: Constitutional Conflict Over 'Inherent Differences' Between the Sexes Supreme Court Review by Cary Franklin

Friday, March 23, 2018         Death on the Border: Radiolab's Border Trilogy         Support Immigrant Art         Immigration Article of the Day: Getting it Righted: Access to Counsel in Rapid

Removals by Stephen Manning and Kari E. HongThursday, March 22, 2018

         Lauren Markham on Border Walls         Fifth Circuit Decides Cross-Border Shooting Case         Congress unveils $1.3 trillion spending package, no immigration deal

         Lou Dobbs, Trump Chide Justice Department for Not Pushing for Supreme Court Review in Arizona DACA Driver's License Case

         Immigration Article of the Day: Strategic Ambiguity and Its Prices: A Human and Legal Drama -- Are These People Refugees or Economic Migrants? by Rivka Weill

Wednesday, March 21, 2018         From the Bookshelves: Islandborn by Junot Díaz         Immigration Law Professors Amici Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit DACA Rescission

AppealWednesday, March 21, 2018

         Immigration Article of the Day: Make Immigration Great Again: How Morales-Santana Could Signal the End of Sexist Immigration Law and Provide a Way to Fight the Travel Ban by Marcia Anne Yablon-Zug

Tuesday, March 20, 2018         Caring for Yazidi Refugees in Canada         From the Bookshelves: Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of

Demographic Change by Anna K. Boucher and Justin Gest         Immigration Article of the Day: Invoking Common Law Defenses in Immigration Cases

by Fatma E. MaroufMonday, March 19, 2018

         Immigration Law & Border Enforcement: A One Week Summer Program for Law Students

         Supreme Court Grants Cert in Another Immigrant Detention Case         Your Playlist: Miguel         Dem Leadership Abandoning Immigrants in Budget Talks?         From the Bookshelves: Send Them Back by Irwin Stotsky         Immigration Article of the Day: Damaged Bodies, Damaged Lives: Immigrant Worker

Injuries as Dignity Takings by Rachel Nadas and Jayesh Rathod AILA NEWS UPDATE http://www.aila.org/advo-media/news/clips Daily Immigration News Clips – March 23, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 23, 2018NationalWashington Times All sides claim victory on spending bill; no one seems to agree on what's in itBy Stephen DinanNavy Times Sailor faces deployment and immigrant wife's deportationBy Geoff ZiezulewiczReuters Congress approves $1.3-trillion spending bill, sends to TrumpBy Richard CowanWall Street Journal Congress Passes Mammoth Spending Bill, Averts ShutdownBy Kristina Peterson and Siobhan HughesThe Washington Post In late-night drama, Senate passes $1.3 trillion spending bill, averting government shutdownBy Erica Werner and Mike DeBonisThe Washington Post The 2020 Census received much more funding in the House spending bill than advocates had anticipatedPolitico GOP Congress rebuffs Trump and goes on a spending spreeBy Sarah Ferriss

AP White House, Dem deal on immigration proved unattainableBy Alan FramThe Washington Post Spending deal marks end of immigration debate for year, kicks off new round of blame gameBy David Nakumara and Seung Min KimPolitico Despite no DACA fix, Mulvaney praises immigration package in House spending billBy Aubree Eliza WeaverCNN DACA left out of omnibus, limbo continuesBy Tal KopanThe Hill 'Dreamers' fix blocked in SenateBy Jordain CarneyBloomberg Politics How the Latest Attempt at a DACA Deal FailedBy Sahil KapurVox The omnibus bill shows Republicans are losing interest in sticking up for Trump on immigrationBy Dara LindCommon Dreams In 'Slap in the Face' to Immigrants, Spending Bill Leaves Out DREAM Act While Funding Border WallBy Julia ConleyThe Washington Post Undocumented and old enough for DACA, but too late to applyBy Antonio OlivoDaily Beast 'DREAMer' Doctors in Training Are Now 'at the Mercy' of CourtsBy Ana B. IbarraNation of Change Close call in Illinois' third district should be a wake up call to DemocratsBy Aaron CynicAP Haitians sue Trump administration over immigration policyBy Jennifer KayAP ACLU-Alaska sues police officers over immigration detentionBy Becky BohrerAP Judge allows questioning of ICE director in California suitThe Hill Feinstein, Harris call for probe of ICE after employee resignsBy John BowdenThe Hill ICE deports Mexican immigrant suffering from rare genetic disorderBy Jacqueline ThomsenCBS News Undocumented immigrant arrested in viral video released without chargeBy Carter EvansHuffPost ICE Deports Man With Rare Genetic Condition Who Had Been In U.S. For 30 YearsBy Willa FrejSan Antonio Express News Report: Detainees at Texas detention center beaten, pepper-sprayedBy Jason BuchKansas City Star 'This is home': Syed Jamal reflects on his arrest by ICE, sudden fame, visa mistakesBy Rick MontgomeryTexas Observer Asylum-Seeker's Release Shows Activists Can Win Under Trump's ICEBy Gus BovaFox 4 KC Metro professor facing deportation welcomed home with pizza, friends after being released from jailBy Megan DillardWall Street Journal Inside Telemundo's Battle with Univision for American HispanicsBy Keach Hagey

The Washington Post Trump's wall doesn't rank among border agents' top priorities, Democrats sayBy Nick MiroffThe Guardian Undocumented workers find new ally as unions act to halt deportationsBy Mike ElkThe Nation For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn't End Their StruggleBy Michelle ChenThe New Yorker The Link Between America's Lax Gun Laws and the Violence That Fuels ImmigrationBy Jonathan BlitzerPacific Standard 'THE MYTH OF ENGLISH AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL LANGUAGE': A CONVERSATION WITH DOMINIKA BARANBy Vangmayi ParakalaThe Washington Post (Opinion) Republicans control everything, and this is all they got in the spending deal?By Jennifer RubinThe Washington Post (Opinion) Trump won't change, so neither will the GOP's midterm prospectsBy Jennifer RubinLocalPhilly.com Dreamers and Trump's wall left out of congressional budget billBy Alfred LubranoTallahassee Democrat ICE detains Havana father of twoBy Jeff BurlewWashington Post (Virginia) As a lawyer, he worked for immigrants. As a lawmaker, he works against them.By Steve HendrixSan Diego Union Tribune Dreamer hoping for permission to say goodbye to dying grandfatherBy Kate MorrisseyAP (New York) WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE SIGNS IMMIGRANT PROTECTION LAWThe Hill (Indiana) GOP Indiana gov signs bill to let Dreamers get state licensesBy Rebecca SavranskyNPR KRWG (New Mexico) City of Las Cruces Seeks to Uphold Injunction Protecting DACA by Filing Amicus BriefMarch 22, 2018Boulder Daily Camera (Colorado) Ann Coulter attacks immigrants as ugly rapists, prompts walkout in BoulderMarch 22, 2018CU News (Colorado) Ann Coulter attacks immigrants, Muslims, prompts walkout of CU Boulder speechBy John BearNewport Buzz (Rhode Island) PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD PROTECT DACA DREAMERS IN RHODE ISLANDBy Christian WinthropKRIS (Texas) 151 immigrants become U.S. citizens in local naturalization ceremoniesKIRO Radio (Washington) Inslee immigration order has 'unintended consequences'By Dori MonsonTennessee Tribune Dreamers are Living in the Shadows NowBy Peter White

Sampan Sizing up immigrant rights: Best hope in ballot boxBy Mark Hedin  Daily Immigration News Clips – March 22, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 22, 2018NationalThe Washington Post The wall does not exist yet, but Trump has already erected new barriers for foreign workersBy Tracy JanBloomberg BNA Fast-Track Option for High-Skill Visas Delayed Until SeptemberBy Laura FrancisNewsweek H-1B Visa Program Fast Processing Temporarily Suspended Just Before Applications OpenBy Jessica KwongAP Highlights of what's in, what's out of vast spending billBy Alan FramReuters Congress unveils $1.3 trillion spending bill as shutdown loomsBy Richard Cowan and Amanda BeckerWall Street Journal Spending Bill Would Add Border Barrier Funding, But Short of Trump's DemandsBy Laura Meckler and Kristina PetersonThe Washington Post 'Trump blew it': The president missed his best chance yet to get funding for his border wallBy Seung Min KimPolitico Massive spending deal clinched despite Trump's misgivingsBy Heather Caygle, Burgess Everett, Rachael Bade and Sarah FerrissHuffPost Trump Having Second Thoughts About Spending DealBy Matt FullerAP Last-gasp try for immigration deal fell to partisan disputesBy Alan FramAP Democrats giddy about odds of retaking Illinois' top jobBy Sara BurnettWall Street Journal What the Results of the Illinois Primaries ShowBy Joshua JamersonAP ICE director set to testify in California immigration suitBy Don ThompsonPolitico Oakland mayor strikes back at TrumpBy Carla MarinucciThe Hill GOP lawmaker: 'We might need to build a wall between California and Arizona'By Rebecca SavranskyRivard Report SAISD Handbook Spells Out the Basics of 'Anti-Sanctuary Cities' Law For StudentsBy Emily DonaldsonAP 3 men who eluded immigration raid in California now arrestedBy Olga R. RodriguezThe Hill Hispanic Dems probe immigration agency on internal oversight divisionBy Rafael BernalAP Immigrant advocates urge bus company to block federal agents

Reuters U.S. Border Patrol agent murdered Mexican teen in 2012 shooting: prosecutorBy Paul IngramThe Washington Post Trump criticizes his Justice Department for not joining fight over Arizona driver's licenses for 'dreamers'By John WagnerThe Hill Trump knocks DOJ over DACA driver's license caseBy John BowdenNew York Magazine Lou Dobbs Clip Inspires Trump to Undermine His Own Legal Position on ImmigrationBy Ed KilgoreThe Hill Hispanic Caucus lashes out at Gohmert over Cesar Chavez commentsBy Rafael BernalBloomberg Trump's Immigration Stance Is Making the Census More Difficult Than EverBy Henry GoldmanThe Hill (Op-Ed) In latest federal spending bill, Congress must protect immigrantsBy Greisa Martinez RosasLocalAP (Colorado) Colorado sheriff will appeal ruling on immigrant inmatesTimes of San Diego Immigration Officials Targeting Greyhound Bus Passengers with Company's ConsentBy Tom McCallistermySA (Editorial) Fight over sanctuary cities law continues Daily Immigration News Clips – March 21, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 21, 2018NationalSan Francisco Chronicle Immigration agency to suspend fast processing for some H-1B visasBy Trisha ThadaniAP Spending talks nearly done, $1.3T bill soon to be unveiledBy Andrew TaylorThe Washington Post Congress lurches toward shutdown deadline with obstacles unresolvedBy Erica Werner, Mike DeBonis, and Josh DawseyCNN Grumbling, frustration on Capitol Hill as members anxiously await spending billBy Lauren FoxThe Hill Dems say 20 'poison pills' stand in way of spending dealBy Mike LillisUSA Today $1.3 trillion spending bill still in flux as negotiations on immigration continue with TrumpBy Eliza Collins and Deirdre ShesegreenThe Washington Post Koch network steps up lobbying to secure protection for 'dreamers'By Seung Min KimRoll Call Spending Bill Unlikely to Include DACA FixBy Joe WilliamsAP Trump rails against sanctuary cities amid immigration talksBy Jill Colvin and Alan FramAP California city seeks exemption from state's sanctuary lawAxios Trump, Sessions & GOP lawmakers to meet about sanctuary citiesBy Stef W. Kight and Jonathan SwanAP Immigrant arrested in widely seen video is released for nowBy Julie Watson

AP Judge orders Kansas dad fighting deportation to be freedAP Michigan, Ohio see rise in immigrant arrests, deportationsAP Congolese performance artist wins political asylum in USBy Michael MeliaThe Washington Post Questions raised about study that links undocumented immigrants to higher crimeBy Salvador RizzoThe Washington Post Trump's reelection campaign calls for adding citizenship question to 2020 census amid criticism that he is politicizing the countBy Tara BahrampourCNN Priest publicly wishes for Pope's quick death because of his views on immigration and IslamBy AJ WillinghamThe Washington Post (Editorial) DHS keeps separating kids from their parents - but officials won't say why or how oftenThe Washington Post (Opinion) Trump stymied again in an effort to stomp on the statesBy Jennifer RubinThe Washington Post (Opinion) Trump's betrayal of 'dreamers' isn't just a humanitarian disasterBy Jennifer RubinHuffPost (Op-Ed) I Helped Immigrant Artists Get Visas. And The Process Is A Bureaucratic Mess.By Liz ManciniLocalMinnPost Wasn't DACA supposed to end on March 5? A guide to what's going on with the DreamersBy Sam BrodeyGeorgetown Voice University Officials Express Continued Support For DACA And Undocumented Students During Info SessionBy Gustav Honl-StuenkelDallas News Ken Paxton and Donald Trump rail against 'sanctuary cities'By Todd J. GillmanCleveland Plain Dealer Ohio is one of the worst states for undocumented immigrants, advocates sayBy Janet H. ChoOrange County Register Los Alamitos votes to opt out of California sanctuary lawBy Roxanna KopetmanKansas City Star Federal judge scolds Kobach for violating her trust at contempt hearingBy Bryan LowryNBC San Diego New ICE Program Tracks Undocumented Immigrants With Ankle MonitorsBy Gaby Rodriguez and Danielle RadinAP (New York) Westchester County executive signs immigrant protection lawThe Washington Post (Nebraska) Nebraska motel managers sentenced for enslaving nephewVice News (California) San Franciscans Hate These New Anti-Immigrant AdsBy Ashwin RodriguesMercury News (California) In San Francisco, Newsom policy reported undocumented youth to ICEBy Casey TolanGrand Rapids News (Michigan) Grand Rapids area church offers sanctuary to all immigrantsBy Justin P. HicksPalo Alto Online (California) Nonprofits scramble to get legal aid to immigrantsBy Kevin Forestieri

Bridgton Press Herald (Opinion) Maine Voices: As middle ground on immigration, beef up border security while protecting 'dreamers'By Tim McKellickWBUR (Op-Ed) We Are A Nation Of Immigrants, Then And NowBy H.L. M. LeePhiladelphia Tribune (Op-Ed) Dreamers' lives and futures remain on holdBy Marian Wright Edelman Daily Immigration News Clips – March 20, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 20, 2018NationalPolitico House to vote on yet-unrevealed omnibus bill on Wednesday, Senate to followBy Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman, Daniel Lippman, and Zach MontellaroCNN With just days before a potential shutdown, negotiations continue on must-pass spending billBy Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly, and Deidre WalshThe Hill Spending deal talks down to toughest issues, lawmakers sayBy Mike LillisAP Supreme Court won't upend Arizona licenses for immigrantsReuters U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Arizona Challenge to 'Dreamers' ProgramBy Andrew ChungBloomberg Politics U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Arizona on Driver's Licenses for ImmigrantsBy Greg StohrCapitol Media Services Supreme Court rejects Arizona's effort to deny driver's licenses to "dreamers"By Howard FischerAP Supreme Court agrees to hear immigration law detention caseReuters U.S. Supreme Court takes up new immigration detention disputeBy Lawrence HurleyThe Washington Post Supreme Court to consider how fast government must act in detaining immigrants for deportationBy Robert BarnesThe Hill Supreme Court to weigh mandatory detainment for criminal immigrantsBy Lydia WheelerAxios SCOTUS takes up case over detaining criminal immigrantsBy Stef W. KightLos Angeles Times Supreme Court to decide whether immigrants jailed for past crimes can be detained pending deportationBy David G. SavageAP Shutdown looming, Congress and White House seek budget dealBy Andrew TaylorAP Border wall, Hudson River project hold up spending billBy Andrew TaylorWall Street Journal Policy Feuds Keep Spending Bill in FluxBy Kristina Peterson and Stephanie ArmourPBS Newshour What you need to know about the massive spending, guns, and health care bill Congress hasn't seen yetBy Lisa DesjardinsVox Congress has 5 days to keep the government openBy Tara Golshan

Politico Koch groups urge Trump to accept Democrats' immigration dealBy Burgess EverettPolitico Democrats reject White House border wall offerBy Burgess EverettThe Hill White House, Democrats reject competing DACA offersBy Jordan CarneyPacific Standard THE IMMIGRATION STALEMATE BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS CONTINUESBy Candace ButeraAmerican Bazaar Immigration: Legal immigrants gather in Kentucky to push against the country-wise cap on 'green cards'Popular Mechanics What Science and Technology Lose If We Lose the DreamersPolitico Republicans bet their Senate majority on TrumpBy Burgess Everett and Kevin RobillardBloomberg Governments Lipinski Faces Primary Challenge: Races to Watch in IllinoisBy Greg GirouxTalking Points Memo One Of The House's Least Reliable Democrats May Lose His Primary TuesdayBy Cameron JosephBoston Globe The Kochs have a message for Hispanics: Not all Republicans are like TrumpBy Annie LinskyBloomberg Quint Trump Appeal in Deportation Clash Gets U.S. Supreme Court ReviewBy Greg StohrLos Angeles Times In defiance of Trump, California became 'sanctuary state.' This Orange County city may want outBy Alene TchekmedyianAngelus News Salvadoran cardinal: Romero's canonization a 'gift from God'By Pablo KayAP US agent goes on trial in Mexican teen cross-border killingBy Anita SnowNew York Times A Lone New York Sheriff Signs Up to Aid Immigration CrackdownBy Liz RobbinsVox "Abolish ICE," explainedBy Dara LindAP Woman charged with helping 6 who illegally crossed into USU.S. News and World Report In Education, Most Immigrants Outpace AmericansManila Bulletin Pinoys far better than other immigrants in the USBy Roy MabasaDaily Dot Immigration films flooded SXSW, showing the need for more nuanced storytellingBy Samantha GrassoNew Statesman From immigration to gender, the left is avoiding the hard work of persuasionBy Helen LewisNew York Times (Editorial) Kris Kobach's Voting Sham Gets Exposed in CourtHaitian Times (Editorial) Haitian Leaders Should Remain VigilantNew York Times Magazine (Opinion) 'Chain Migration' Used to Be a Benign Term. Not Anymore.By Stephen KearseBloomberg View (Opinion) U.S. census shouldn't ask about citizenshipBy Michael R. StrainVogue (Opinion) Kamala Harris Is Dreaming BigBy Abby Aguirre

National Catholic Reporter (Op-Ed) Congressional act set to deport thousandsBy Bishop Kevin W. VannPolitico Magazine (Opinion) How America Fell Behind the World on ImmigrationBy Justin GestLocalDenver Post Denver launches growing immigrant defense fund to aid people with problems stemming from their legal statusBy Jon MurrayDetroit Free Press Michigan non-criminal immigrant arrests, deportations soar under TrumpBy Niraj WarikooThe Cut Meet Catalina Cruz, the Queens Dreamer Running for OfficeBy Alex MorrisCincinnati.com Immigration reform sought: Ohio Nuns on Bus rally at Boone County JailBy Chris MayhewHonolulu Civil Beat Hawaii Former Hawaii Resident Confirmed For Top Border Protection PostBy Nick GrubePhiladelphia Inquirer Three immigrant women organizers fired from New Sanctuary Movement, say they sought ouster of white male directorBy Jeff GammageReno Gazette Journal Deported Reno man back in Mexico; Cortez Masto says she won't let his story be ignoredBy Siobhan McAndrewItem Live AFTER 2 MONTHS IN DETENTION, A LYNN IMMIGRANT IS FREEDBy Thomas GrilloPort City Daily Arrested for stealing a salad, Wilmington mother is now detained in Atlanta facing deportationBy Benjamin SchachtmanNBC CT New Britain Couple Scheduled for Deportation to PakistanKTVU Immigration judge to issue deportation ruling on undocumented San Jose fatherAP (Tennessee) Judge dismisses Tennessee lawsuit over refugee resettlementBy Jonathan MattiseReuters (Tennessee) U.S. judge dismisses Tennessee refugee resettlement lawsuitBy Jonathan StempelDenver Post (Colorado) Denver launches growing immigrant defense fund to aid people with problems stemming from their legal statusBy Jon MurrayNashville Public Radio (Tennessee) Tennessee's Next Governor: How The Candidates Talk About Immigration - And Why It MattersBy Chas SiskTacoma Weekly (Washington) Blocker to host deportation defense fund kickoff on April 5Wicked Local (Massachusetts) Cambridge mayor announces launch of immigrant defense fundSouthern Maryland Online (Maryland) In-state Tuition Bill Aimed at 'Dreamers' Advances in Md.By Hannah BrockwayClarion Ledger (Op-Ed) More than politics: What DACA means to meBy Carlos SegoviaStar-Ledger (Op-Ed) Why N.J. immigrants aren't getting fair day in court before deportationBy Susan RoyGrand Forks Herald (Opinion) Addressing immigration with crocodile tearsBy Lloyd Omdahl 

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 19, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 19, 2018NationalBuzzFeed This Mother Was Arrested In Front Of Her Screaming Daughters. But She Hasn't Been Charged With A Crime.By Adolfo FloresAP Lawmakers quibble over details of $1.3T US spending billBy Andrew TaylorReuters Congress aims for six-month shutdown ... of budget squabblesBy Richard CowanReuters Senator Durbin: No government shutdown over budgetWall Street Journal Congress Braces for Battle Over Massive Spending BillBy Kristina PetersonThe Hill This week: Congress races to prevent third shutdownBy Jordan CarneyThe Hill GOP immigration bill stirs tension among Hispanic conservativesBy Rafael BernalThe Hill Dem leaders pull back from hard-line immigration demandBy Mike LillisAP California city weighs opting out of so-called sanctuary lawThe Washington Post Salvadorans urged to apply for TPS by Monday's deadlineBy Maria SacchettiAP Immigration agency's latest California focus hits San DiegoBy Elliot SpagatAP Immigrant reunited with child months after separation by USCNN Hiding from ICE inside a California safe houseBy Erin BurnettThe Hill ICE arrests 115 in San Diego sweep: reportBy Max GreenwoodAP Immigrant Detainee Who Alleged Sex Abuse ReleasedMother Jones Undocumented Immigrants Can Vote in Some Elections. But ICE Could Keep Them Away.By Samantha MichaelsThe Hill Federal immigration agency denies report that it's a creating new division to police caseworkersBy Rafael BernalReuters Collateral damage: How Trump threw Canada's refugee system into turmoilBy Anna Mehler PapernyThe Washington Post 'Where's Mommy?': A family fled death threats, only to face separation at the border.By Michael Miller and Jon GerbergThe Hill Ad campaign targets tech companies for hiring immigrantsBy John BowdenPolitico Magazine When Did 'Amnesty' Become a Dirty Word?By Ben ZimmerNew York Times (Op-Ed) What the Dreamers Can Teach the Parkland KidsBy Gaby PachecoThe Hill (Op-Ed) Employment-based visas the way to foster America's economic successBy Daniel Mitchell

Splinter (Op-Ed) ICE's Own Figures Show Most Immigrants in Detention Pose No Threat to PublicBy Jorge RivasThe Hill (Op-Ed) Goodlatte's immigration reform bill has room for compromiseBy Nolan RappaportHuffPost (Op-Ed) ICE Is Distorting The Truth To Keep Up With Trump's Anti-Immigrant AgendaBy Juan EscalanteThe Hill (Op-Ed) No good reason for Congress to roll DACA into the omnibusBy Arthur MilikhThe Hill (Op-Ed) California mayor escalates 'sanctuary city' war, and Sessions returns fireBy Brian LonerganThe Hill (Op-Ed) Irish immigrants remind us what Democrats used to stand forBy Brad BannonLocalCBS Philly Mayor Kenney Responds After 'Nation Of Immigrants' Phrase Removed From USCIS Mission StatementBy Mike DeNardoWKYT Legal immigrants in Kentucky face deportation and family separationAP (Montana) Montana Green Party denounces candidate over remarksBy Matthew BrownFox News (California) Undocumented immigrant appointed to statewide post in CaliforniaBy Bradford BetzStar Tribune (Minnesota) Local Liberians rally to salvage deportation protection programBy Mila KoumpilovaDetroit News Madison Heights man held by ICE reunited with familyBy Sarah RahalPacific Standard 'Panic, Anxiety, Fear: How the Immigration Crackdown is Hitting the Irish CommunityBy Candace ButeraSacramento Bee This Central Valley boxer is fighting for the title Saturday - and for immigrant rightsBy Stephen MagagniniSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (Editorial) Editorial: Immigration crackdown bypasses criminals to punish family breadwinners.The Mercury News (Opinion) Opinion: Santa Clara County must keep fighting Trump administration on immigrationBy Jason Baker