Jean Francois Pugin is a Mauritius citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States. Pugin v. Garland at 2. Pugin pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony under Virginia law in 2014. Id. Pugin received a twelve-month...
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Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) protects foreign nationals within the United States from removal “during armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions in their homelands.” Sanchez v. Sec'y U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec. at...
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Santos-Zacaria, a transgender woman from Guatemala, was assaulted at the age of 12, in part due to her sexuality. Santos-Zacaria v. Garland at 2. Santos-Zacaria traveled to the United States and began the process of seeking asylum a few years after the...
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The family-sponsored immigration process is one path a foreign national can take to obtain lawful residence in the United States. See Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas, 656 F.3d 954, 956 (9th Cir. 2011), rev’d en banc, 695 F.3d 1003 (9th Cir. 2012)....
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Respondent James Garcia Dimaya, a citizen of the Philippines, immigrated to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 1992 at the age of thirteen. See Brief for Respondent, James Garcia Dimaya at 5; Dimaya v. Lynch, 803 F.3d 1110, 1111 (9th...
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to nationals of certain countries who are already in the United States. During the designated period, these individuals may obtain travel and employment authorization...
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Jorge Luna Torres, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, plead guilty to and was convicted of attempted third-degree arson in violation of New York State Penal Law §§ 110.00 and 150.10 in...
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On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13769 (“EO-1”), which placed significant immigration restrictions on foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. Hawaii v. Trump, 878 F.3d 662 (9th Cir. 2017). EO-1, whose...
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The U.S. Constitution mandates that an “actual enumeration” of the population be conducted every ten years, so that the resulting number can be used to apportion congressional seats. New York v. Trump at 7–8. The Secretary of Commerce, empowered by the...
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Helaman Hansen started his own immigration advising service and began to charge individuals for his services in October of 2012. United States v. Hansen at 1105. During the course of the program, Hansen would provide advice to undocumented immigrants...