Rebutting the presumption of Mandatory Detention under Matter of Q Li?
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2025 Reference: BIA decision – Matter of Q Li, 29 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA) 2025) Since the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued Matter of […]
Supreme Court Ends TPS for Venezuelans: What It Means and What You Can Do
© Farhad Sethna and Andrea Rodriguez, Attorneys, 2025 On May 19, 2025, The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision allowing the Trump Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for […]
Begone, Alien Enemies!
© Farhad Sethna, attorney, 2025 The Supreme Court‘s decision in Trump v. J.G.G., issued on Monday, April 7 is terrifying: The Supreme Court held that Trump can deport individuals under […]
“Can I go home for a vacation?”
© Farhad Sethna, attorney, 2025 A common question I hear from many of my F-1 (student visa) and H1-B (work visa) clients is: “Can I go home for a vacation?” […]
Relentlessly dismantling the regulations: Chevron’s gift to the immigrant community
© Farhad Sethna attorney 2024 On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court delivered its decision in Relentless v Department of Commerce, Case No. 22-1219, and Loper Bright v […]
Is Niz-Chavez dead?
(The case, that is, not the person!) © Farhad Sethna, Attorney 2024 In Campos-Chaves v Garland, and Garland v Singh, Case Numbers 22-674 and 22-884, respectively, the Supreme Court of […]
Coming soon to an immigration court near you: the “Niz-Chavez” saga continues – new developments
The saga of Niz-Chavez v Garland, 141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021), and Pereira v Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018) continues . . . At a hearing on January 8, […]
Attorney General rules that immigration judges have authority to terminate cases
In Matter of Coronado-Acevedo, 28 I&N Dec. 648 (A.G. 2022), Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed that immigration judges did have the authority to terminate cases before them under certain circumstances. […]