Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog
ICE Fines Illegal Immigrants
NPR is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security is fining individuals who failed to depart the United States as ordered. According to NPR, d...
A Border Photo Outrages The Nation and Sparks Action
On Tuesday, June 25, a photo of a migrant father and his 23-month-old daughter who drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande River to reach the Uni...
USCIS More Likely to Refer Denied Applicants for Removal Proceedings
A June 28, 2018, USCIS policy memorandum (PM 602-0050.1) expands the conditions under which USCIS issues a Notice to Appear (NTA), the document that i...
EOIR Directed To Prioritize Removal Of Detainees And Unaccompanied Minors Without Sponsors
On January 31, 2017, the Trump administration released a memorandum-effective immediately-which orders the Department of Justice Executive Office for ...