A US appeals court has ruled that one attack can be enough for an asylum claim.

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

A gay man from Ghana was brutally attacked for his sexual orientation before he escaped and made his way to the U.S. Immigration judges denied his claim in part because there were not multiple attacks. On appeal, a federal appeals court ruled that the man must have his claim reconsidered, saying a single attack can be sufficient for an asylum claim depending on the circumstances.

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A federal judge ruled that ICE violated FOIA.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

In December, a federal judge ruled that ICE violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it denied immigration lawyers access to their client’s files. ICE’s reasoning was that the clients in ICE custody were “fugitives,” but that is not one of the stated exceptions under FOIA. ICE used this justification for denying FOIA requests at least 333 times between July 21, 2017 and April 4, 2019. As of this week, the government has about a month remaining to appeal the decision.