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Do Children Facing Deportation Have a Right to a Court-Appointed Lawyer?
Contributor: Van T. Doan
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals answered the question, “do children facing deportation have a right to a court-appointed lawyer?” Shockingly, the answer was “no.” In other words, the Court of Appeals de…
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Categories: Immigration Law
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Can Victims of Human Trafficking Get Help to Stay in the U.S?
Contributor: Van T. Doan
Human trafficking is getting more and more attention in the news and in other media these days, raising the awareness of people who thought that slavery was something that took place only in another time or a country far away. In reality, human traff…
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Categories: Immigration Law
End of Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadorans
Contributor: Van T. Doan
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in January that the Trump administration will be ending temporary protected status for Salvadorans who have been living in the United States for nearly twenty years. Salvadorans represent the largest…
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Categories: Immigration Law
End of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Contributor: Van T. Doan
Temporary protected status (TPS) is, as the name suggests, a temporary immigration status for certain eligible foreign nationals in the United States. Those individuals who are unable, for temporary reasons (such as natural disaster or armed conflict…
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Categories: Immigration Law
What Documents Do I Need to Travel Within the United States?
Contributor: Van T. Doan
If you’re a lawful permanent resident or nonimmigrant visa holder, you know that you need to be mindful of how travel outside of the United States may affect your return to this country. But even if you aren’t leaving the United States, i…
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Categories: Immigration Law
"Enhanced Vetting:" What You Need to Know About the Latest Travel Ban
Contributor: Van T. Doan
During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump spoke repeatedly of the need for “extreme vetting” for individuals seeking to enter the U.S. from certain countries that he claimed posed a higher risk of terrorism against…
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Categories: Immigration Law
What You Need to Know if DACA Ends
Contributor: Van T. Doan
On September 5, 2017 the Trump administration announced its intention to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which was created by President Obama via executive order in 2012. The program protects undocumented immigran…
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Categories: Immigration Law
Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions: Implications for Immigrants
Contributor: Van T. Doan
The Trump administration is now six months old, and the President appears to be trying to make good on campaign promises to remove “criminal aliens” from the United States, especially those originally from Mexico. The outcome of a recent…
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Categories: Immigration Law
SCOTUS Upholds District Court's Clarification of Trump's Travel Ban
Contributor: Van T. Doan
One of the first things Donald Trump did upon taking office was to begin issuing executive orders, the best known of which is likely Trump’s travel ban, the first iteration of which appeared on January 27. This executive order was intended to p…
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Categories: Immigration Law
DACA: Recommendations for Current Recipients, Applicants, and Renewals
Contributor: Van T. Doan
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) remains in place as of June 2017, but planned expansions to the program will not go forward, and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program is ending. U.S.…
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Categories: Immigration Law