The Trump Administration's public charge rule gets an update in a new appeals court ruling from the 9th circuit. The opinion addresses public charge, and repeals the injunction issued by the 9th circuit. While the public charge rule is still subject to injunctions in other circuits, the opinion itself says a lot about the state of immigration law today and the role of our three branches of government in creating, interpreting, and executing the law. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

Today we'll come back to our discussion of Attorney General certification. Last Friday, Attorney General Bill Barr issued two more opinions that impact the discretion of Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals to approve certain forms of relief for immigrants in removal proceedings. We'll take a close look at the decisions in Matter of Castillo-Perez and Matter of Thomas and Matter of Thompson. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

Why are record numbers of Central American immigrants applying for asylum in the U.S.? Are they really savvy to our immigration court backlog and taking advantage of our laws and procedures? Or are they fleeing for their lives and hoping to live out the American Dream? In this episode we can only scratch surface of the many reasons immigrants apply for asylum. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

In a thinly-veiled bid to further his anti-immigrant policies, President Trump has declared he will soon ban "all immigration" to the U.S. because of COVID-19. Attorney Jacob Tingen talks about this issue, the likelihood that it actually happens, and what we might be able to expect. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

Today we're going to tackle two immigration headlines dealing with law and policy in the U.S. The first article we'll look at is about directly preventing a piece of the Trump administration's policy on immigrants from going into effect, while the other is a response to Trump's policies. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

What's happening in U.S. immigration courts? For border courts in particular, it's not entirely clear. Today's episode marks a series of episodes about our immigration courts, what works well, what's broken, and how the Trump administration is responding to continuing record levels of immigrants at our southern border. Barring a groundbreaking immigration event, we'll spend the next several episodes discussing the ins and outs of U.S. immigration Courts. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

Today we're covering how the immigration courts are organized, and how the Executive Branch of Government (the Trump Administration) is able to wield so much power in how immigration judges carry out their duties. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

A new article today discusses the proportion of immigrants being held in detention that actually have criminal records. Today in Nation of Immigrants we discuss why those immigrants being held in jail, why they aren't getting released on bond, and how that leads to fewer deportations under the Trump administration as compared to the Obama administration. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

With our inaugural episode, Nation of Immigrants talks about public charge grounds of inadmissibility and its impact on immigrants in the U.S. Tingen & Williams, PLLC is a Richmond-based law firm which serves the entire state of Virginia in the areas of criminal defense, immigration, family law, business law, and more. Check us out on our website to learn more about our practice, or give us a call if you have any questions about our services! Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more

John Oliver's recent segment on the restrictions surrounding legal immigration to the United States touches on a lot of the topics we've been covering here at Nation of Immigrants. Today I review what the Last Week Tonight episode got right, and discuss current immigration law and policy. Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate ..read more