Immigration - The Indiana Lawyer

Holcomb opts in to accepting refugees

December 23, 2019 | Lindsey Erdody and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Gov. Eric Holcomb is giving the green light for federal officials to continue placing refugees in Indiana, following in the footsteps of a growing group of both Democratic and Republican governors who are opting in to the federal program. The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in September that, for the first time, required states and local government to provide written consent to continue to receive even a handful of the 26 million refugees worldwide.

Denial of guardianship for undocumented immigrant’s niece reversed

November 20, 2019 | Dave Stafford

An Indiana trial court judge who doubted whether he had the authority to grant a guardianship in a case before him involving two undocumented immigrants will get the case back from the Indiana Court of Appeals, which told him in a Wednesday opinion that his ruling was erroneous.

Supreme Court weighs whether Mexican family can sue in US

November 13, 2019 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court’s left-leaning justices on Tuesday appeared willing to allow a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Mexican teenager shot over the border by an American agent, but the case will depend on whether they can persuade a conservative colleague to join them.

SCOTUS calendar includes multiple immigration issues

November 13, 2019 | Olivia Covington

As the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election, the United States Supreme Court is preparing to review some of the most controversial elements of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

Van Tyle: Working with vulnerable immigrant populations amid change

November 13, 2019

For good or for bad, immigration policy can often change day-to-day. Rules and regulations recently have been introduced, only to be temporarily halted by injunction days before implementation.

Durham: Preparing H-1B visa petitions in light of the culture of ‘no’

November 13, 2019

The H-1B may be one of the most well-known, and perhaps most desired, temporary employment visa classifications sought by US employers and foreign national students and professionals. Unfortunately for employers, a culture of “no” has taken hold at USCIS, risking employers’ ability to use the H-1B visa to fill critical positions and retain key foreign national employees.

Through the eyes of an immigrant

November 13, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Mohamed Arafa has called Indianapolis his home since 2009, when he moved here to pursue a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Now an adjunct professor at IU McKinney, Arafa still sees America through the eyes of an immigrant.

Court’s conservatives seem to back Trump on immigration

November 12, 2019 | Associated Press

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems prepared to allow the Trump administration to end a program that allows some immigrants to work legally in the United States and protects them from deportation.

Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants

November 11, 2019 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation, a case with strong political overtones amid the 2020 presidential election campaign.

‘Irritated’ judge again ordered to make immigration findings for teen girl

November 1, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ordered a southern Indiana judge for the second time to make required findings regarding the immigration status of a teen girl originally from Guatemala, this time spelling out those findings for the jurist who refused to do so.

Immigration attorneys discuss Bobadilla, legally related consequences of pleas

October 18, 2019 | Olivia Covington

Immigration lawyers at the Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting discussed how Angelo Bobadilla’s misdemeanor convictions led him to immigration court and to a landmark Indiana Supreme Court ineffective assistance of counsel ruling.

High court to consider state role in prosecuting immigrants

October 14, 2019 | Associated Press

Donaldo Morales caught a break when federal prosecutors declined to charge him after he was arrested for using a fake Social Security card so he could work at a Kansas restaurant. But the break was short-lived. Kansas authorities stepped in and obtained a state conviction that could lead to Morales’ deportation.

Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

October 10, 2019

Washington state’s effort to force a privately run immigration jail to pay its detainees minimum wage for work they perform can continue after all, a federal judge in Tacoma ruled Wednesday.

Supreme Court begins election year term full of big cases

October 7, 2019 | Associated Press

The justices are returning to the Supreme Court bench for the start of an election year term that includes high-profile cases about abortions, protections for young immigrants and LGBT rights.

Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time in US

October 3, 2019 | Associated Press

When President Donald Trump dramatically slashed the number of refugees allowed into the U.S., he also gave state and local governments the authority to refuse to accept them for the first time in history.

Undocumented immigrant sentenced in drunk driving crash that killed Colts player

September 17, 2019 | Olivia Covington

The undocumented immigrant charged in connection with the February 2018 crash that killed Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson has been sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison.

Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule

September 12, 2019 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court of the United States is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

Trump asks high court for broad enforcement of asylum rules

August 30, 2019 | Associated Press

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to prevent Central American immigrants from seeking asylum no matter where they cross the U.S. border.

Web Exclusive: ILS files labor-trafficking suit for migrant workers

August 21, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A recently filed complaint on behalf of several foreign nationals who have traveled to the United States for work has Indiana Legal Services Migrant Farmworker Law Center attorney Kristin Hoffman excited.

Marijuana, immigration, new president on ABA House of Delegates schedule this week

August 12, 2019 | IL Staff

Dozens of policy issues will be addressed over the next two days during the American Bar Association’s 2019 annual meeting, where a new president will be installed.

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