Rekha Sharma-Crawford ESQUIRE Partner and Co-Founder Sharma-Crawford Law Kansas City, KSRekha Sharma-Crawford writes in Linkedin: The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law Immigration Court Trial Advocacy College Faculty, 2024. Kick ass trial lawyers sharing their wisdom and knowledge to elevate the practice before the immigration courts. Blessed to call them all friends! Thank you my friends!!   Sharma-Crawford Faculty 2024   Paul Schmidt Lory Rosenberg Elina Magaly Santana Erich Straub Michael Sharma-Crawford Kelli Stump Lindsay Gray David Bell Kelly Driscoll Nathan Dayani Da ..read more

  https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/news/groundbreaking-path2papers-initiative-receives-1-5-million-grant/ From Cornell Law School News: News Groundbreaking Path2Papers Initiative Receives $1.5 Million Grant Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer (left) and Steve Yale-Loehr are two of the leaders of the new Path2Papers initiative. By Chris Brouwer April 22, 2024 JNews Groundbreaking Path2Papers Initiative Receives $1.5 Million Grant By Chris Brouwer April 22, 2024 Professors Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer and Stephen Yale-Loehr have secured a $1.5 million grant from Crankstart for their groundbreaking initiative ..read more

********************* Congrats, my friend, on this well-deserved recognition! Kansas City, here I come! On my way, looking forward to seeing you and the rest of the All-Star faculty on Thursday! Due Process Forever! PWS 04-24-22 ..read more

Talia Inlender Deputy Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law PHOTO: UCLA https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-21/immigration-court-representation-jose-franco-gonzalez On a sunny January morning, in the windowless office of a nondescript government building, Jose Franco Gonzalez was sworn in as a United States citizen. There is not a lot of good news in immigration these days, with President Biden doubling down on proposals that would gut remaining asylum protections and former President Trump threatening mass deportations. But Franco’s story is a ..read more

Professor Erin Barbato Director, Immigrant Justice Clinic UW Law Photo source: UW LawSara McKinnon Professor, U.W. Madison Sara L. McKinnon is Professor of Rhetoric, Politics & Culture in the Department of Communication Arts, and Faculty Director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies. She is co-chair of the Human Rights Program PHOTO: U.WJorge Osorio Director, Global Health Institute Jorge Osorio, DVM, Ph.D., M.S., is a professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Osorio has had a lengthy career in medical sciences, including vir ..read more

Michael A. Clemons Senior Researcher Petersen Institute for International Economics (“PIIE”) PHOTO: PIIE https://www.piie.com/publications/working-papers/2024/effect-lawful-crossing-unlawful-crossing-us-southwest-border PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY An increasing number of migrants attempt to cross the US Southwest border without obtaining a visa or any other prior authorization. 2.5 million migrants did so in 2023. In recent years, responding to this influx, US officials have expanded lawful channels for a limited number of these migrants to cross the border, but only at official ports of entry. Th ..read more

  From the William & Mary Law School Clinic Blog: The Immigration Clinic Wins Two Asylum Cases in One Day 15APR 2024 Last week, the Immigration Clinic secured two asylum victories in one day for our Afghan allies. These cases spanned two academic years, but both cases were granted by the Arlington Asylum Office on the same day. In August of 2021, thousands of people went to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan to flee the Taliban. Among those thousands of people were Ms. S*, daughter of an Afghan government official, and Mr. K*, an Afghan attorney, and his wife Mr ..read more

Adina Appelbaum Director, Immigration Impact Lab CAIR Coalition Charter Member, NDPA PHOTO: “30 Under 30” from ForbesNDPA Superstar Adina Appelbaum writes on Linkedin: Grateful for the opportunity to support undocumented students at Georgetown University tonight to learn about entrepreneurship options available to them as part of Georgetown’s UndocuHoya Month. As a Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy alumna, it was an honor to teach these brilliant students about how to navigate the immigration law, business, finance, and tax systems, so ..read more

Andrea Castillo Immigration Reporter LA Times Source: LA Times websiteAndrea Castillo reports for the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-17/senate-impeachment-trial-for-homeland-security-secretary-mayorkas WASHINGTON — Senators were sworn in Wednesday for their third impeachment trial in four years, this time of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.  Three hours later, they had voted along party lines to dismiss both counts against Mayorkas.  House Republicans, who say Mayorkas has failed to fulfill his duties in upholding immigration law, pushed f ..read more

Melissa Del Bosque Border Reporter PHOTO: Melissadelbosque.comAaron Reichlin-Melnick Policy Counsel American Immigration Council Photo: Twitter https://open.substack.com/pub/theborderchronicle/p/can-president-biden-really-shut-down?r=1se78m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email From The Border Chronicle: Last Tuesday, in an interview with Univision’s Enrique Acevedo, President Joe Biden again said he’s considering issuing an executive order to ban asylum at the border. It’s an idea that Biden has floated before as the presidential election season slogs on, and after the bipartisan border ..read more