Action Plan for Immigrants after Trump Election
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2016* So now, let’s get used to the reality that we have a Republican President-elect (President after January 20, 2017), a Republican Congress, and the odds […]
Supreme Court Smashes Hopes of Millions
Supreme Court unable to reach decision on DACA+ (“Super DACA”) and DAPA By Attorney Farhad Sethna ©2016 On June 23, 2016, the United States Supreme Court announced that it had a […]
Immigration Judge Creates Education History
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 An immigration judge appears to have created education history in a deposition filed in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and […]
SUPREME COURT GRANTS CERTIORARI IN DACA/DAPA CASE
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 In a terse “order list” dated January 19, 2016, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in case number 15-674, “United States, Et Al. […]
ICE TURNS INTO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY!
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 A new “social work” role for ICE?!! In a fact sheet which first became public on January 11, 2016, ICE touted its “Family Case […]
ICE gives a cold welcome to 2016
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2015 Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on Christmas Eve (how ironic!) that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has […]
ASYLUM OFFICE BACKLOGS ACROSS THE USA
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 The USCIS Asylum Office issues status updates on the processing times at its various asylum offices throughout the nation. In the latest update (December […]
DACA/DAPA SUPREME COURT UPDATE- SUPREME COURT DENIES TEXAS’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 The drama in the DACA/DAPA Executive Action continues. On November 9, 2015, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the executive’s appeal to overturn […]