Posted on February 12, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Hill reports that a coalition of civil liberties and immigration groups have raised concerns with congressional leadership about border technologies proposed as part of the bipartisan and bicameral negotiations to reach a border deal by February 15 to avoid another shutdown. According to the groups, surveillance drones, license plate readers, and DNA testing could raise serious privacy concerns for those crossing the border and living in border cities, while “risk-based targeting” and biometrics technologies could result in racial profiling and harm vulnerable communities.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Associated Press reports on the increase in denials of applications for special immigrant juvenile status following USCIS’s change to how it handles cases involving immigrant children who turned 18 before their paperwork had been completed. Lawsuits have been filed in New York and California to challenge the policy change and denials.
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Posted on December 24, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The district court, which had previously entered a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the November 9, 2018, interim final rule on asylum claims along the southern border, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the government from taking any action continuing to implement the rule.
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Posted on October 15, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Mother Jones reports on ICE’s use of family separation outside of the context of the “zero-tolerance” border policy, sharing the story of a woman who was detained with her 2-year-old daughter after they fled Honduras. The mother passed her credible fear interview, and then her daughter was separated from her because the mother was found to be a safety risk to her child, presumably based on information she provided during her interview
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