For many individuals and families, receiving a Notice to Appear from U.S. immigration authorities can be a frightening and unsettling experience. These letters are often the initial step toward establishing removal and deportation proceedings against you or one of your family members. If you receive a Notice to Appear, your first step should usually be...Read More

Under the leadership of President Joe Biden, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer be handing out fines to undocumented immigrants as a punitive measure against these vulnerable individuals and families. The policy of fining undocumented immigrants began under former President Trump. This policy was purportedly intended to recoup the costs of undocumented immigrants...Read More

With the establishment of the Excluded Workers Fund, the state of New York has once again demonstrated that helping all residents is a priority for its administration. The fund will provide $2.1 billion in payments for people who did not otherwise qualify for pandemic relief. These include undocumented immigrants as well as certain part-time workers...Read More

Many immigrants are cautiously hopeful about the Biden administration’s proposals to create a path to citizenship for immigrants already in this country and to reform immigration processes for those who wish to make their home here. Immigration advocates warn against reducing efforts to protect immigrants in the state of New York, however. New York must...Read More

On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden reversed a Trump administration policy that had banned the issuance of green cards to legal immigrants beginning in Spring of 2020. President Biden noted that the policy had not served the best interests of the United States and had actually caused harm to industries in this country that...Read More

A new circuit court ruling affirms the right of immigration officials and border agents to search private cell phones and laptops without restrictions on these serious violations of privacy. This ruling overturns a November 12, 2019, decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which found that the search of electronic devices...Read More

While some of the damage caused by the Trump administration to immigrants and their families may be irreversible, new immigration policies put in place by President Joe Biden will help to ease the burden placed on these families over the past four years. On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed three executive orders that will...Read More

President Joe Biden has already announced that he will make legal status for immigrants a priority during the first day of his administration. President Biden will ask Congress to extend permanent residency protections to many immigrants in the United States. By offering legal status to the estimated 11 million immigrants who are currently living and...Read More

As the first recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be elected to the New York State Assembly, Catalina Cruz has already made history in the state. Assemblywoman Cruz has now been named as the leader of the Task Force on New Americans. This task force is responsible for developing and advocating for...Read More

When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, 2021, he will inherit a number of failed immigration policies put in place by the Trump administration. Joe Biden’s immigration policies are expected to provide a return to normalcy for immigrants who have been subjected to the harsh and often unreasonable policies put in place by...Read More