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Change of Venue in North Carolina: What the Alien Enemies Act Ruling Means for You

Change of Venue, TROs, and Class Actions in North Carolina: Examining Recent Rulings on the Alien Enemies Act and What it Means to You Legal processes like changes of venue, Temporary Restraining Orders, and class actions can seriously impact your case. Take a look at these processes through the lens of current [...]

Biden Issues New ICE Enforcement Memo

Just as North Carolina braced for another ice storm, President Biden issued an ICE enforcement memo that emphasized stricter criteria for deportations in the United States. What does the ICE Enforcement Memo include? ICE officers will need preapproval from a senior manager before trying to deport anyone who [...]

President Biden’s Immigration Reform Bill 2021

Leer en Español President Joe Biden has unveiled a sweeping new immigration reform bill that offers legal status and a path to permanent residency to a large group of undocumented non-citizens. Our immigration team has taken the time to read the reform bill and explain how the [...]

New Immigration Executive Orders & Memos Under President Biden

Leer en Español On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden was sworn into office alongside Kamala Harris as his vice president. The inauguration was a much anticipated moment for the immigrant community as there had been talks about sweeping immigration reform. Later that evening, President [...]

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Venezuelans

Leer en Español On the night before the 2021 Inauguration, the White House issued a memo granting deportation protection for thousands of undocumented Venezuelans residing in the United States. Under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program, the United States will defer deportation for 18 months [...]

La Corte Suprema Niega el Intento de Trump de Terminar con DACA

In English Hoy la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos detuvo el intento de la administración Trump de cerrar el programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, conocido como DACA. Dummit Fradin ofrece nuestras sinceras felicitaciones a todos nuestros clientes, miembros del personal y sus familias que se benefician de las protecciones [...]

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Attempt to End DACA

En Español Today the Supreme Court of the United States halted the Trump administration’s attempt to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. Dummit Fradin offers our sincere congratulations to all of our clients, staff members, and their families who benefit [...]

The Cancellation of Removal Defense: Context

Did SCOTUS Make it Easier to Deport Green Card Holders? Barton v. Barr: The Cancellation of Removal Defense Leer en Español On April 23, 2020, the conservative majority issued a decision affecting immigrants in Barton v. Barr. Many pro-immigrant advocates have written scathing commentary [...]

¿Está la Corte Suprema Facilitando la Deportación de Residentes Permanentes?

Deportación de Residentes Permanentes: Análisis del Caso Barton v. Barr y su Impacto en Inmigrantes Documentados El 23 de abril de 2020, la mayoría conservadora emitió una decisión que afectaba a los inmigrantes en el caso Barton contra Barr. Muchos defensores pro-inmigrantes han escrito comentarios críticos sobre el caso, usándolo como ejemplo de [...]

Trump’s Executive Order to Stop Immigration for 60 Days

Trump's Executive Order on Immigration: Who Is Affected? On Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020, President Donald Trump released the text of an immigration executive order claiming to stop immigration to the United States for a period of at least 60 days. The order purports to justify this [...]