by Matthew Hoppock | Jun 1, 2018 | Immigration, Immigration Practice, Removal Defense |
Some concerning developments in the last few days require writing this post when we still don’t have all of the details. Apparently the Immigration Courts are implementing a system of “No Dark Courtrooms,” which may mean Immigration Courts operating...
by Matthew Hoppock | May 15, 2018 | Denaturalization, Immigration |
Three of the pending Operation Janus cases which had been largely dormant the last few months have now been updated on PACER. As I have written previously, these cases are “locked” on PACER, meaning you can read the titles of the documents that have been...
by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 17, 2018 | Immigration, Removal Defense |
Dimaya v. Sessions – Sessions loses. And the cherry on top? Gorsuch casts the deciding vote and writes a compelling concurrence. So, what does this mean? I will have a lot more to say later, but my quick take: The aggravated felony of “a crime of...
by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 8, 2018 | Immigration, Naturalization |
Yesterday the USCIS rolled out e-filing for its naturalization form for everyone except military members. But in doing so it hid the link to the N-400 form, making it fairly difficult to know what form is the correct one to use if you’re in the military (or...
by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 4, 2018 | Denaturalization, Immigration |
I predict a sea change in Immigration enforcement efforts in the coming year, focusing finite resources on denaturalization at the expense of adjudicating benefits applications for everyone else. This is a summary of that program and how I think it’s going to...
by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 19, 2018 | FOIA, Immigration |
The Department of Justice just can’t make up its mind. Removal of the Immigration Judge Benchbook Sometime in April, 2017 the Department of Justice removed the Immigration Judge Benchbook from the internet without any announcement or warning. The benchbook is a...
