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The New York Times published an article today about the government’s use of the “material support bar” in immigration proceedings. The so-called material support bar is worth discussing in depth to understand how broad the statutes defining terrorism really are. Under the Patriot Act, any person who provides “material support” to a “terrorist organization” is …

“As we’ve all learned, [Michele] Bachmann’s strong points are her passion and determination, while her weak ones include a rather free-floating relationship with reality.” -Gail Collins, New York Times. Print Bookmark Email

  “The reason being it’s a lot easier to fix something if you can see it.” -David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest Print Bookmark Email

In the Supreme Court’s case of Demore v. Kim, the government claimed that 85% of cases before an Immigration Court “are completed in an average time of 47 days and a median of 30 days.”  In that case, the Supreme Court found constitutional the statute which makes detention of some immigrants during removal proceedings mandatory …

Where legislation fails, there is always policy.  Or at least that’s the Obama administration’s latest approach.  On August 18, 2011, the Obama Administration announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) will work together on a new initiative to focus their resources on the enforcement of “high priority” immigration cases, …

What do you call a person who is an insomniac, a hesitant atheist, and dyslexic? A person who stays up all night wondering if there is a dog. Print Bookmark Email

Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who take advantage of the vulnerable and often desperate position of immigrants. Unscrupulous attorneys, people posing as attorneys, “travel agencies” (in the Chinese community), “notarios” (in the Hispanic community), and other “immigration service” places claim to be able to obtain visas and other legal status for people. More …