IMMIGRATION: DACA as of August 31, 2018 Jack E. Urquhart© September 2, 2018 The States of Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and the governors of Mississippi and Maine sued to rescind DACA. They argue that it violates...
Immigration
IMMIGRATION: Sanctuary Cities, Individual Freedom and Presidential Power
IMMIGRATION: Sanctuary Cities, Individual Freedom and Presidential Power Jack E. Urquhart© August 12, 2018 Many current immigration issues are variations on themes debated long before the founding of the United States of America. Disputes this ancient continue because...
IMMIGRATION: Asylum-seekers Can Insist that the Government Follow its Own Rules
IMMIGRATION: Asylum-seekers can insist that the Government follow its own rules. Jack E. Urquhart© July 21, 2018 Damus v. Department of Homeland Security, No. 18-578 (D.D.C. July 2, 2018) certifies a class of asylum-seekers and grants a preliminary injunction,...
IMMIGRATION: “Where do the children play? Yusuf Islam
IMMIGRATION: “Where do the children play? Yusuf Islam JACK E. URQUHART© July 11, 2018 The American immigration system is an incomprehensible jungle governed by ramshackle “rules” ranging from Congressional legislation to memoranda of policies and practices. These...
Travel Ban: Words That Bind Are Words That Last
TRAVEL BAN: WORDS THAT BIND ARE WORDS THAT LAST Jack Urquhart© June 26, 2018 Today, the United States Supreme Court denied injunctive relief to those opposing the third edition of the President’s travel ban, restricting admission and visa rights to nationals of eight...
Washington v. Trump: What a mess!
Washington v. Trump: What a mess! Jack Edward Urquhart© Today, February 7, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments on whether to overturn a temporary hold on two provisions of Trump’s immigration ban. What a mess! No one should...
DETAINED AT THE AIRPORT
DETAINED AT THE AIRPORT by Jack Edward Urquhart Hameed Darweesh’s flight landed at New York’s JFK Airport Friday evening, January 27th. He was immediately detained by border control, and denied a right to see his lawyer, who was already in the airport asking to see...
United States Supreme Court Shreds the Arizona “Immigration Law:” Does it Tip its Hand on Healthcare?
Arizona created its own immigration law in 2010. The federal government sued to declare this venture unconstitutional, arguing that the United States government, not Arizona, had the authority to set immigration policy. The federal district court sitting in Arizona...