The U.S. Government Shutdown & DACA
This past Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court did not accept the Trump Administration's request to review the constitutionality (i.e., did not grant certiorari) of the Administration's action of repealing DACA/ the legality of DACA. The Court's inaction means that the injunctions of the lower courts will allow DACA to remain in place in the meantime. The next opportunity that the U.S. Supreme Court may grant certiorari to one of the DACA cases is February 17, 2019, and, even th
December Asylum Update
Background Information: U.S. Asylum claims are based on persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. (INA section 101(a)(42)(A)) Recent Development (December 17-19, 2018): Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for the U.S. District Court in Washington ordered asylum seekers be given another chance at the credible fear interview/making their asylum claim due to it finding tha
