Yajure Hurtado vacated (for now)!
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2026 The US Federal District Court for the Central District of California issued a decision on February 18, 2026, finally vacating the BIA decision Matter of […]
“They’re Thugs!” – recent video podcast on masked ICE agents
Please find below a link to a video podcast that I took part in recently, discussing the recent widely criticized actions of masked ICE agents.
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 […]
𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2025 Much has been written about “Civil Immigration Detention” over the last few months, especially in the context of Trump’s draconian deportation actions. However, immigration detention […]
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 […]
An Analysis of Trump’s Executive Actions on Immigration
Farhad Sethna 2025 This article evaluates some of the changes to US immigration policy and execution as announced by Pres. Trump on January 20, 2025, in his executive order titled […]
Trump Promises Immigration Action on Day 1
Copyright, Sethna, Attorney, 2025 President Trump has promised that he is going to issue executive orders targeting immigrants in the country as soon as he is sworn in, that is, […]
Can the US government arrest me for helping an alien?
Copyright 2025, Farhad Sethna, Atty, all rights reserved. Background: Recently, Stephen Miller, who was Trump‘s immigration point man during his first administration and has continued to lead Trump‘s anti-immigration efforts […]