Guest blogger: Garret Webb, law student, University of San Francisco Since the beginning of the Trump administration, there has been a systematic elimination of sympathetic immigration judges. According to KQED, 90 immigration judges have been removed by the Trump administration since he took office.1 Many of these judges have
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Guest blogger: Dallin Nielsen, law student, University of San Francisco Immigration was one of the most important issues for voters in the 2024 presidential election, second only to the economy.[1] But despite being such a prominent issue, I wonder if those who favor increasing immigration controls ever consider the
Guest blogger: Nate Austria, law student, University of San Francisco “Immigration fraud” is usually used in the context of immigrants who are trying to enter the United States illegally or conjures ideas of immigrants who are trying to cheat the system. What is less publicized are cases of fraud that
Guest blogger: law student, University of San Francisco The United States may detain and deport noncitizens who participate in criminal acts, are a threat to public safety or violate their visa.[1] Generally, deportation proceedings should involve access to a fair hearing, humane detention during initial proceedings, and safe removal
Guest blogger: Henna Maiwand, law student, University of San Francisco Although America has never been free of racism, there was once a time when politicians at least pretended. People understood that some things, once said out loud, could not be unsaid, and may have damaging consequences. Bigotry was something to
Guest blogger: Sam Frost, law student, University of San Francisco In September, the Trump administration announced that H1-B nonimmigrant visas would be subject to a $100,000 filing fee. While US Citizenship and Immigration Services have clarified some points on when the fee applies, some major questions remain unanswered. As
Guest Blogger: Sam Frost, law student, University of San Francisco In the 105 years since the term ‘robot’ first appeared in a Czech play, laboring automatons have featured prominently in visions of tomorrow. From the mid-century atomic utopianism of the Jetsons to the malevolent, corporate androids of the Alien franchise,
Guest blogger: Gabriella Conversano, law student, University of San Francisco For countless women, America’s immigration framework is less a path to safety than a complicated web of legal and social traps. From fleeing gender-based persecution abroad to navigating conditional permanent residency, dependent visas, and possible detention, they face barriers
Guest blogger: Sadie Stone, law student, University of San Francisco In school districts across the United States, including the Bay Area of California, Filipino teachers arrive each year on the J-1 cultural exchange visas. Many are filling hard-to-fill special education positions in classrooms from elementary school through high school. Each
Guest blogger: Garrett Webb, law student, University of San Francisco Immigration Statistics: The Trump administration has built a platform on being anti-immigrant, cracking down on the number of visas granted and calling for a massive increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants. Associated with this call is the claim that
Guest blogger: Nathaniel Austria, law student, University of San Francisco When the Covid-19 pandemic reached the United States, it came as no surprise that nurses were among the first on the frontlines. Filipino nurses played an essential role in the nation’s recovery and to the return to the normalcy