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Government shutdown will hinder the overtaxed immigration courts

The federal government’s looming shutdown promises to slow the already backlogged immigration courts. As have all Executive Branch departments, the Justice Department—the federal agency that includes the Executive Office for Immigration Review which houses the Board of Immigration Appeals and the immigration courts—expects to furlough thousands of workers if Congress doesn’t approve a budget to keep the government funded past midnight Monday. According to the DOJ’s contingency plan for dealing with a revenue shortfall—a “lapse in appropriations,” as the agency put it—the EOIR will continue [...]

Posted by César on September 30, 2013 on 9:00 am 7 Comments
Filed Under: commentaries, Congress, Immigration Court, misc

Job listings on crImmigration.com

Aside from the regularly updated original content that appears on crImmigration.com, I'd like to help people who are interested in this line of work find out about potential employment opportunities. With that goal in mind I post job announcements on a dedicated page. If you're hiring or know someone who is hiring, feel free to send me the relevant information (email: cgarcia2 (at) law.capital.edu). There's no fee involved. It doesn't have to be a legal job. I'm happy to post anything related to immigration. The only thing I won't post is unpaid positions. I announce all new job postings on [...]

Posted by César on April 4, 2013 on 9:00 am 128 Comments
Filed Under: jobs, misc

Call for Papers: Immigration & Nationality Law Review

The Immigration and Nationality Law Review (INLR) is an internationally recognized legal journal and one of only two law reviews in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of immigration law. The INLR is primarily a reprint journal, serving as an anthology of the most seminal law review articles on immigration and nationality. The INLR was created in 1976 and moved from Western New England University School of Law to the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1999. Since its move to Cincinnati, the INLR has expanded substantially to include student notes, comments, and book [...]

Posted by César on February 5, 2013 on 9:00 am 8 Comments
Filed Under: conference, misc

ABA Journal: crImmigration.com is among 100 best blawgs; vote to make it a favorite

The ABA Journal selected crImmigration.com as one of its top 100 law blogs of 2012. I am honored to receive this recognition. Now that the editors have made their picks, the ABA Journal is asking readers to vote for their favorites in each of the 15 categories included in the Sixth Annual Blawg 100. Considering taking a minute to vote for crImmigration.com by going to the ABA Journal's web site where you will find it listed in the “niche” category. Voting ends at close of business on December 21, 2012, and is open to anyone. [...]

Posted by César on November 27, 2012 on 9:00 am 5 Comments
Filed Under: misc

Call for Papers: Immigration & Nationality Law Review

The Immigration and Nationality Law Review (INLR) is an internationally recognized legal journal and one of only two law reviews in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of immigration law. The INLR is primarily a reprint journal, serving as an anthology of the most seminal law review articles on immigration and nationality. The INLR was created in 1976 and moved from Western New England University School of Law to the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1999. Since its move to Cincinnati, INLR has expanded substantially to include student notes, comments, and book reviews. [...]

Posted by César on November 14, 2012 on 9:00 am 8 Comments
Filed Under: conference, misc

U.S. Immigration Policing in the Season of Presidential Elections

The folks over at the Migrants’ Rights Network, a great advocacy group based in London, asked me to share my thoughts on how the presidential election affects immigration policing. Here’s a slightly revised version of the essay originally published on MRN’s Migration Pulse blog: The presidential election in the United States is two weeks away and both major party candidates, as well as third party candidates, know that high Latino turnout in a few key states has the potential to swing the election. Not coincidentally given many Latinos’ strong immigration experience personally or through [...]

Posted by César on October 30, 2012 on 9:00 am 6 Comments
Filed Under: commentaries, imprisonment, local immigration policing, misc, Secure Communities

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February 23, 2015 On February 23, 2015, the United States filed its notice of appeal and request for a stay of the district court's order in State of Texas v. United States, the lawsuit that the states brought against its planned use of immigration executive action. Those documents are available below: Fifth Circuit decision denying federal government's request to stay preliminary injunction (May 26, 2015) Oral argument before Fifth Circuit (April 17, 2015) District court's denial of federal government's motion to stay (April 7, 2015) Letter from Fifth Circuit's clerk notifying [...]

Posted by César on January 1, 2009 on 9:00 am 101 Comments
Filed Under: misc, Secure Communities, VAWA

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César’s Recent Media

April 18: Quoted talking about ICE's efforts to conceal contents of training manuals used by its largest division, Homeland Security Investigations Read article here]

April 12: Discussed legal limits on deploying troops inside United States and the memory of Esequiel Hernández, Jr., teen shot by Marines in 1997 [Read article here (in Spanish)]

April 12: Quoted in article about brewing Fourth Amendment battle that develops when ICE arrests people inside homes [Read article here]

April 3: Quoted in Univision Noticias article about Trump's plans to deploy National Guard to border [Read article here (in Spanish)]

April 1: Quoted in article about Coloradans affected by Trump administration's decision to end TPS protections for citizens of some countries [Read article here]

March 29: Quoted in article about Fourth Amendment and ICE attempts to enter homes [Read article here]

March 16: Quoted discussing shifts between Obama and Trump administration immigration policing practices [Listen here]

March 8: Quoted discussing Justice Department lawsuit against California over its migrant-friendly policies [Read article here | Lea en español]

February 5: Quoted in article about Indiana death in drunk driving incident allegedly caused by unauthorized migrant [Read article here]

January 31: I'm quoted in San Francisco Chronicle about ICE's policy of arresting people in and near courthouses [Read article here]

January 18: I talked to CityLab about symbolic value of ICE raids on 7-11 stores [Read article here]

January 8: I'm quoted in Governing talking about ICE head's threats to imprison elected officials who support policies limiting cooperation with ICE [Read article here]

January 5: I'm quoted in article about San Antonio Police Department decision to prosecute alleged migrant smuggler under state law rather than hand over to ICE for federal prosecution [Read article here]

January 3: Quoted in article about ICE chief's threats to imprison elected officials who support migrant-friendly policies [Read article here]

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December 30: I'm quoted in The Atlantic discussing the special impact crimmigration policies have on black migrants [Read article here]

December 28: My crimmigration.com article about immigration prison population trends since 1990s makes Prison Policy Institute's "favorite criminal justice research of 2017" [Read PPI's list here]

December 22: Quoted in ThinkProgress article about legally dubious immigration detainer practices [Read article here]

December 20: Interviewed in Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY story about ICE arrests in area courthouses [Listen to story here]

December 12: My three-part white paper series on immigration detention published by Latino Community Foundation of Colorado [Read articles on adults, children and families, and vulnerable populations]

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