tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56610480357143982552024-03-15T04:17:42.771-04:00The Immigration News BlogThis blog is moderated by Matthew L. Kolken, Esq., and contains regularly updated information regarding the United States immigration law, comprehensive immigration reform, and all the latest U.S. immigration news.
Call 716-854-1541 to speak to an immigration lawyer.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.comBlogger906125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-91465505442297212202019-04-11T13:16:00.003-04:002019-04-11T13:16:36.854-04:00A review from a satisfied client.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Mr. Kolken has proven to be the best attorney in Buffalo and throughout the nation. It is hard to put into words the excellent job him and his team provide us. Also a special thanks to Marijo. Our application was extremely well-put together. I would highly recommend Mr. Kolken for any immigration needs.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-30454470320138215882019-03-14T11:45:00.000-04:002019-03-14T11:45:20.894-04:00Removal Proceedings Cancelled Prior to First HearingI was able to arrange to have immigration court proceedings cancelled by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after they filed the charging document with the court, but prior to the scheduling of the first master calendar hearing. My client, the spouse of a United States citizen who is expecting the couple's first child, is absolutely ecstatic. Needless to say, so am I.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-42768879710468293872019-03-06T09:31:00.002-05:002019-03-06T09:31:42.446-05:00A review from a satisfied client.Mr. Kolken is very dedicated and very intelligent in his field. Despite all the difficulties and challenges in my case Mr. Kolken was able to save my Green Card. Not Only the green card but he saved my family from separation by saving my Green card. I highly recommend Mr. Kolken. Keep fighting hard and keep saving the familes. You are a real hero. Thank you once again.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-59093159252595199762019-02-25T09:15:00.002-05:002019-02-25T09:15:26.286-05:00Another Victory to Report<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Motion to terminate removal granted by the Immigration Court in Orlando, Florida sparing the spouse of a United States citizen the harsh consequences of deportation.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-57508094714442950792019-02-20T11:22:00.000-05:002019-02-20T11:22:35.298-05:0080,051 Deportation Hearings were Canceled Due to the Government Shutdown and New Filings PlummetVia <a href="https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/546/">Syracuse University's TRAC</a>:<br /><br />Canceled Hearings. The tally for hearings canceled during the shutdown and its aftermath has also been affected by delays in getting their status updated in the court records. As of February 1, a total of 80,051 hearings that had been scheduled during the shutdown were either marked in the court's database as canceled due to the "Court Closure" or their entry was simply left untouched with their status remaining blank although the scheduled hearing date was now long past. If other reasons for cancellations during the shutdown such as 'Docket Management (postpone hearing)', 'IJ leave' / 'IJ reassignment', or canceled 'to allow for scheduling of priority case' are included then canceled hearing numbers rise to 94,115.<br /><br />Also note:<br /><br />New Filings. Unless there was a dramatic drop in arrests and removal actions initiated by immigration authorities during the shutdown period, there appear to be a sizable number of new filings yet to be recorded and reflected in the court's workload. <a href="https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/546/include/figure1.svg">As shown in Figure 1</a>, while new Immigration Court cases fluctuated between roughly 20,000 - 25,000 a month before the shutdown, filings seeking deportation orders recorded for January plummeted to just under 5,600.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-43588672750542734152019-02-12T11:18:00.003-05:002019-02-13T13:29:42.206-05:00Withholding of Removal Granted for Citizen of Mexico Fearing Cartel ViolenceI just got out of court: Withholding of removal granted for a citizen of Mexico who fears persecution by the drug cartels on account of his family membership.<br /><br />When I got this case my client was in custody after having a previous removal order reinstated, and was facing imminent deportation to Mexico. I was retained by his wife after telling her that it was going to be a long shot to win at best.<br /><br />My first step was to prevent the Government from putting him on a plane back to Mexico. I then assisted in obtaining a favorable reasonable fear determination where my client was deemed credible. After that, I was able to secure his release from custody. After release, I prepared our defenses and legal argument for submission to the Court, and prepared our witnesses for trial.<br /><br />Today at trial, the immigration judge granted withholding of removal, and the Department graciously accepted the Court's order as final. As a result, my client's citizen wife and children will no longer have to fear that he will be deported to a country where he will be likely murdered.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-48395282569191458722019-02-06T14:41:00.000-05:002019-02-06T14:41:37.471-05:00Matthew Kolken's Response to the Immigration Portion of the State of the Union addressStatistics show that unlawful entries to the United States have hit a 46-year low since Trump took office, and there has been a significant increase in arrests in the interior of the country. In fact, there are far more people overstaying their visas than coming to the United States illegally. Statistics also show that undocumented immigrants commit far fewer crimes than native born citizens.<br />
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I do not oppose physical barriers in areas that have been deemed to be high traffic zones if experts in Customs and Border Protections believe they will assist them in enforcing the law. We are a sovereign country and have both a duty and an obligation to control our borders. Moreover, many Democrats voted in favor of physical barriers prior to Trump making it a signature campaign item. Democrats now oppose a wall simply because they oppose Trump.<br />
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That said, the most effective wall is an immigration law that serves both the needs of economic refugees and United States employers in industries with recognized labor shortages. A guest worker program is essential to ensure that there is a lawful way for people to easily come to this country to do the jobs Americans are either unwilling or unable to perform. This will positively impact law enforcement's ability to enforce the immigration and criminal laws because unlawful traffic to the United States will be limited to the real "bad hombres." A guest worker program will also alleviate the number of asylum seekers at the southern border as many will simply be able to apply for a visa to come to the country rather than making the perilous journey where they may fall victim to criminals who control illegal passage.<br />
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As for the Democratic response, Stacey Abrams engaged in revisionist history, attempting to whitewash Obama's abysmal human rights record on immigration. Plain and simply, Obama, like Trump, is a human rights violator. He should be remembered as such.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-7135466760785212082019-01-23T09:48:00.001-05:002019-01-23T09:48:14.203-05:00Highest Annual Total of Civil Immigration Naturalization Lawsuits in a DecadeVia <a href="https://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/civil/544/">TRAC</a>:<br /><br /><i>The latest available data from the federal courts show that during December 2018 the government reported 37 new federal civil immigration naturalization lawsuits. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, this number is up 26% over the last six months. This continues an upward monthly trend in naturalization litigation evident since March 2017 after President Trump assumed office - a trend that has accelerated over the last six months.<br /><br />During calendar year 2018 the government reported 380 federal civil immigration naturalization lawsuits. This marked the highest annual total since the 2008-2009 period. See <a href="https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/357">previous TRAC report</a> on earlier trends.</i>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-63645475311179864322019-01-22T10:46:00.004-05:002019-01-22T10:46:52.366-05:00A review from a satisfied client:Having been represented by two previous Immigration attorneys with undesirable outcomes, my wife and I were initially unsettled and quite skeptical when we consulted Mr. Matthew Kolken. However, he reassured us that he would do the best he could to resolve our case and he would “hold our hands through the entire process". Our Green Card petition was granted just like he assured us. His paralegal, Mari Jo who was very reassuring throughout the entire process gave us updates during each phase. I would definitely recommend Mr. Kolken to anyone who needs EFFECTIVE legal representation in immigration related matters because he is committed to his clients until their cases are resolved.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-9798737420262385112019-01-18T09:58:00.001-05:002019-01-18T09:58:08.094-05:00Green Cards Approved for Husband and Wife Living without Documentation for Over Twenty Years<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just received the approval notices granting lawful permanent residency for a husband and wife who had been living in the country without authorization for over twenty years. It always feels amazing to be able to tell someone that they no longer have to fear deportation, and that they are finally on a path to citizenship.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-90747817908534329222019-01-15T09:43:00.000-05:002019-01-15T09:43:10.584-05:00Green Card Issued for Unaccompanied Minor from Central AmericaI just learned that one of my clients, a Central American unaccompanied minor, has received his Green Card putting a permanent end to the threat of deportation.<br /><br />This case had a bumpy road, as I was first able to obtain his release from detention, and obtain multiple continuances to allow for the adjudication of a special immigrant juvenile petition. Once approved I successfully moved to terminate removal to enable him to apply for his Green Card. His card arrived in the mail yesterday.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-26405465513195651362019-01-14T15:41:00.003-05:002019-01-14T15:41:47.147-05:00Cancelled Immigration Court Hearings Grow as Shutdown Continues<span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Via TRAC:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Since the beginning of the federal government shutdown, most Immigration Court hearings <a href="https://www.justice.gov/eoir/file/1122956/download" style="border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">have been cancelled</a>. As of January 11, the estimated number of cancellations reached 42,726. Each week the shutdown continues, cancelled hearings will likely grow by another 20,000. As many as 100,000 individuals awaiting their day in court may be impacted if the shutdown continues through the end of January.</i><br />
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"As I like to say the most effective wall is an immigration law that permits immigrants to come here legally," Kolken told INSIDER. "America needs a viable guest worker program that suits the needs of industries with recognized labor shortages, as well as the immigrants who are willing to do the work."<br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-border-wall-ignores-roughly-half-of-illegal-immigrants-entered-legally-2018-12">Click here</a> for more.</div>
mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-76949931968454771382018-12-17T14:35:00.002-05:002018-12-17T14:35:51.046-05:00Provisional Stateside Waiver Approved <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Provisional Stateside Waiver approved for a citizen of India. The immigrant visa application is in process, and once issued will allow our client, a spouse of a naturalized United States citizen, to return to this country with a Green Card.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-46525557792187760292018-12-13T10:42:00.000-05:002018-12-13T10:42:23.976-05:00Asylum Approved for Citizen of Yemen<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another asylum application approved, this time on behalf of a citizen of Yemen, overcoming Trump's travel ban. The application was affirmatively filed in August 2018, and was approved by the Trump administration 45 days after the interview was scheduled The next step is to reunite our client with her husband.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-39814940586505143482018-12-12T11:26:00.004-05:002018-12-12T11:26:31.844-05:00Retired Judges Call on ICE to Halt Immigration Arrests at Courthouses<span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For Immediate Release:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">December 12, 2018</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Retired Judges Call on ICE to Halt Immigration Arrests at Courthouses</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">68 Former Judges from 23 States Urge ICE Acting Director to Treat Courthouses Like Schools & Hospitals, Where ICE Limits Arrests</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today, a prominent group of former state and federal judges sent a </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OdNRSwtIksO5Lh4FMMtUkzN8NUT1dRlbl262vL9moLv2w-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkVo8YqYizWw0boaAMGm3AqTcgs0hsPv5QTNKKV-2FiFRDlJVF-2FB87rRNFRUgBJwIHcd9Y6j7cNciQsuUl8XNJcUA9kB6A5x8TceMe5RxHGHtOZ5ZtWr2x4PpbKma0Jo5GdmnQpAcwNNZmX5RUBH47-2BIWh" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">letter</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> to the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging ICE to halt arrests at courthouses. In particular, the judges are calling on ICE to add courthouses to its list of “sensitive locations,” where ICE is prohibited from conducting activities like surveillance, apprehensions, arrests, interviews, or searches. The judges calling for this change include 25 former state supreme court justices and 10 chief justices from across the political and ideological spectrum.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“We know firsthand that for courts to effectively do justice, ensure public safety, and serve their communities, the public must be able to access courthouses safely and without fear of retribution,” the judges wrote to ICE’s acting director Ronald Vitiello.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In the last two years, courthouse immigration arrests have grown in </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OcQhbzoYwbB2iki3EalWaNpGbksUYGEoSE3b7wEgfzo0w-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkVLh33vUdqeMGImILAGWNhCttJCTdi67Ndi8PqF4wWw6sUuwiKr8nBUpKvAFYbOTuy2-2FwFXPqL49jJq-2BI6ZOc5xCGRPy-2BwNOU8dVZkMxyb6zAhF-2BY-2B4uv-2FE7nt4kQPvq9xPtADT5MNjFEbPinlCtYsc" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">frequency</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. In 2017, immigration advocates, prosecutors, and sitting state chief justices asked the prior ICE director to stop courthouse arrests. ICE responded by formalizing its courthouse arrests </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OcdFSBxBaRRtRNxKo8hvgut-2BxpkLJkA-2FDO7lI5Fv1Hn0g-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkXhzPKtDJS93TaJ6eesaKV1njtajOIUeSvwAJQWqg3DCCpyzliuqPssZRU57xNZezw-2F5yU-2F-2BVXyUD9FnILyeUJzFMV9kYOH0jZpRT9-2F0pbvORAZm55ZjlMciVNEkAPQvrvyQHElf-2FwMTqfnRKezLCJO" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">policy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> for the first time, pledging to limit them in some circumstances, but made clear that such apprehensions would continue. At least 23 states have seen courthouse immigration arrests since 2017.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“Following nearly two years of high-profile ICE courthouse activity, only unequivocal guarantees and protections will restore the public’s confidence that it can safely pursue justice in our nation’s courts,” the judges wrote. “We urge you to restore that confidence by adding courthouses to ICE’s list of ‘sensitive locations,’ thereby assuring officers will refrain from courthouse enforcement activities except in exigent circumstances.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In today’s letter – coordinated in part by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law – the judges wrote those arrests are having a chilling effect, dissuading victims of violence, criminal defendants, and parents seeking to protect their children from seeking protection and justice. Data from cities in </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2Oc-2B0u7AwmfI8pU4h8ryylX4Vq6Rc5-2FZErqB0bm8f8UNew-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkXMZiofBhFHriHYtFTM1RxXUHACMbqRprjwLsoScvd11TfM213QOab2V1tAmpUe5CmRUN3tF-2BVS-2FEbTyDukpH5p-2FodqNxiU-2BJOjUQXGoDcznpBvZ0ysSkbb6z8paFIexMm0FWG0fdpwib2i7sv6M-2FvT" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">California</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> and </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OeKLFwASE02BrfJz7-2FplOsct6nCw5rOLjAjmnT4GtO1yA-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkUxcWDl2lZs91M6-2Fg2GRaLlJUHI4N5lDxSKv-2BvrlTR6gQeob9RGBSlNriaIPzTVsUJOViVJAZvX5MoQEBOUEhQmVCx-2Fn7T7x8iYDnHmPdpxMrPkjtRXXZhir6eQhd9ZSp05UR6N7bCrNtSUL-2BGJ9eHT" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Texas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> also show that Latino residents are seeking fewer orders of protection than they have in the past. The trend suggests that in the face of aggressive immigration enforcement, survivors of domestic violence are balancing the fear of an abuser with the fear of ICE. In </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OfeWqoj5SgvXAI3iP-2FLpJr82xqycKCT54qAycAlAVDIxQ-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkXMBw5ZZMCXDr-2BdCMU-2Faol87gLD-2FTN-2Fj0nXCKVUWc8jaPtmO9atJ0ihwOHTKbJnwrG48cVzp5UCvtuyRheItZ-2FpNIN-2FGb6CDNX7zBsy3AERkjRZujyBZKjqwBiABGNvYhkMj0dKjNnfNtHXhrW1wsT6" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Brooklyn</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> and </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2OdcjdBcCZdqtFGNKrWAeUOwiWOY7Hkj0m3iAwvtBjaCRg-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkVV6H1N140HCFSTKpRlw1CvcViGbdPcyFNYikcTcCi7hVqOfOOdPkuCEJI1ZCbKfQln6Qd7RmvGEmFBlDomoD6A4zrL644AeR-2B-2FaeswPGwSTE4kaKwju85TA-2BLVDmuSFbLVZ0q4seXHw0lCbRMqlOR8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Denver</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, district attorneys acknowledged dropping cases due to witnesses’ fear that cooperating could lead to immigration trouble for them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For 25 years, ICE has maintained a “sensitive locations” policy to not conduct enforcement activities in places such as schools, hospitals, religious institutions, and public demonstrations. The outspoken group of judges makes clear that so long as courts remain unsafe places for certain communities, justice cannot be fully applied.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The <a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2Of5AzFz4jYJyKQgQj-2FBgE90VmslK4jiE2yKaBhsrstXOg-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkUcHzPlw4N6wiivSGOGWpmIx4wgaBKvmn2g0gZ1QVDUrkiqRXjPt-2Flxu5RcAsTIl9-2FWWdfu-2BzeHSIvvlfRpggcfPzIsRv9uMWlXCMC5Wu0iUx-2BqPXy2PtQsR3JT5NrIxOgnc8Ecxv1MogA4Pz9nmjqp" style="border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law</a> is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize – and when necessary, defend – our country's systems of democracy and justice</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Link to the release: </span><a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=wefD2-2B18l31IXQSBRS0KT9HDJ4nt9bVaz6zg-2BGtqBoO5DY8FxVTgn12s2yZ3ewJs1WH7DMKu-2Fo2Vv3TMlvhr-2BhJKfyQbzfCSvEN0mN7bxG2TG3PLIQojPjaxy7iF4wih9PDlTKx2Ui618mlS4vd7GFgyAuLlEYyNwHE27uqSx-2BpueQAV4yAaaqhGQKKnU-2BkQWMguSLjN7-2Bdz2Hn6BVx4e284yclGtgitqrxRbRMK2Ocm5arGi6ba5132LNHjSeFGl7j1zIKZHSc2gIMCF53h8w-3D-3D_bcOpURrfDicGdrQ-2Fva5Ttkaq4RkDJPvt8fvnK4RHv5rX8LrriNAxhdtUeIuWn9twvAode4MBJJ3HMSRXur2st3OquGgkhxfDWtBbfUSgoMp-2ForUmCiuGKpVGlz2LZeD4bzdkD2COPKZ8my9NOCJ0J1LCqD2WD-2FoSaYNZn1pVGkXljTeLAeRs4hNfOTNiUNc-2BkAPlMOtJ9pWkBfootUlxQ7LBvQkmVIxTauo-2BY5n-2B6j1hGbvrOTdThUyFKmohJU5kLllkmH7J7JZKmkPJvV6qkWvrkvm1SZPMin1k4DEdZP3rmQ07IUsgR-2BlUDxo6N6fQ" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2379b5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.brennancenter.org/press-release/retired-judges-call-ice-halt-immigration-arrests-courthouses</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br />
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mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-49031237591102941942018-12-06T11:25:00.002-05:002018-12-06T11:31:33.611-05:00Asylum Victory for Citizen of Pakistan<span style="background-color: white; color: #252c2f; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Another asylum victory before the immigration judge on behalf of an Ahmadi Muslim from Pakistan who fled persecution on account of his religious beliefs. The victory was in the face of the Department's strenuous opposition.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-81945576531832064222018-11-29T14:14:00.000-05:002018-11-29T14:16:24.026-05:00Asylum Decisions and Denials Jump in 2018Via <a href="http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/539/" target="_blank">TRAC</a>:<br />
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<i>Fiscal year 2018 broke records for the number of decisions (42,224) by immigration judges granting or denying asylum. Denials grew faster than grants, pushing denial rates up as well. The 42,224 decisions represented a 40 percent jump from decisions during FY 2017, and an 89 percent increase over the number of asylum decisions of two years ago.<br /><br />This increase largely reflects asylum applicants who had arrived well before President Trump assumed office. Given the backlog in the Immigration Court only one out of five asylum decisions involved cases that took 12 months or less to decide. The one exception was for those who were unable to find an attorney to assist them. For those without representation, over half (55.8%) had cases begun in the same year. For those who were represented, only about one in ten (12.9%) were in cases that had taken 12 months or less to decide.<br /><br />In 65.0 percent of these decisions this past year asylum was denied<a href="http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/539/#f1">[1]</a>. This is the sixth year in a row that denial rates have risen. Six years ago the denial rate was just 42.0 percent. See Figure 1. (For year-by- year figures, see Appendix Table 1 at the end of this report.)</i><br />
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mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-41960039106524170562018-11-27T08:45:00.002-05:002018-11-27T08:45:18.812-05:00Biggest Shift Between Obama and Trump is Their RhetoricI was quoted in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/migrant-caravan-tear-gas-how-does-trump-compare-to-obama-immigration-2018-11" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>:<br />
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<i>Matthew Kolken, an immigration attorney based in Buffalo, New York, said the "biggest shift" between Obama and Trump on immigration is in their rhetoric.</i><br />
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<i>"The Trump administration wants everyone to know that he's harsh on immigrants," Kolken told INSIDER. "Obama was the exact opposite. His rhetoric was very lofty, and favorable to immigration reform."</i><br />
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<i>But children still ended up in detention centers under Obama, Kolken said, and "harsh measures" were used at the Southern border.</i><br />
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<i>"Is the Trump administration in practice worse than Obama? Yes, but we're not talking about night and day, it's shades of grey," Kolken said. "The bottom line is that Trump is bad on immigration and Obama was bad. Neither one of them have done any favors to immigrant communities."</i><br />
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<i>Kolken said Obama's dubious immigration practices were more under the radar because he wasn't using the same "racist and xenophobic rhetoric" as Trump.</i><br />
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<i>Obama "always said the right thing and Trump can't ever say the right thing," Kolken added.</i>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-42830052757167069332018-11-09T09:03:00.001-05:002018-11-09T09:09:03.205-05:00Green Card Holder from Palestine Naturalized After Suing Trump Administration<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We just turned a green card holder from Palestine into a U.S. citizen after suing the Trump administration in District Court. Our client filed for naturalization through other counsel in 2015. He was previously charged with marriage fraud. After not being scheduled for examination for more than two years, he contacted us to see what could be done. After several inquiries to USCIS were ignored, we filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Declaratory relief in District Court. A few weeks after serving the petition on the U.S. Attorney, our client was scheduled for a naturalization exam. One month later, our client was approved for naturalization and has now been sworn in as a U.S. citizen.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-88722625268643335442018-11-08T10:05:00.000-05:002018-11-08T10:05:45.611-05:00Deportation Prevented Resulting in a Green Card<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just received the green card for a Colombian national overcoming a previously denied petition to remove conditions on lawful permanent residence. His wife is a United States citizen and sponsored him for his green card. The immigration judge granted the petition removing conditions, overcoming the previous USCIS denial, thereby stopping his deportation.</span>mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661048035714398255.post-55269885932861957682018-11-02T12:49:00.002-04:002018-11-02T13:30:45.631-04:00Another Cancellation of Removal WinAnother cancellation of removal grant issued by the Immigration Court in Buffalo, N.Y. on behalf of my client, a citizen of Mexico. My client is the father of two United States citizen children, and is a valued employee of a Colorado based company that depends on his highly specialized services. <br /><br />The government vigorously opposed our request for cancellation of removal, but thankfully, the Court saw fit to favorably exercise discretion on my client's behalf. His Green Card should arrive in the mail in the coming weeks, and his children no longer have to worry about whether their father will come home to tuck them in at night.mkolkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295043461768790256noreply@blogger.com3