Author Archives: Josh Goldstein
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration News, TPS
According to a report from the Orange County Register, a 2-1 ruling by a federal court panel has opened the door for the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for as many as 400,000 immigrants in the coming year. It is an unfortunate ruling that once again exposes the vulnerabilities that many immigrants... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration News, Parole in Place
Immigrants make important contributions to the United States military. According to data from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), nearly 2.5 million veterans are themselves immigrants or are the children of immigrants. Parole in Place (PIP) is an immigration option that allows undocumented family members of U.S. military members to get legal protection. Here, our Los... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Deportation, Immigration News
On September 4th, 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested and detained more than 300 people in a month-long operation across Southern California. The raids occurred despite the fact that Los Angeles County was being hit hard by COVID-19 over the summer. Undocumented immigrants swept up in the... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration News
According to a report from Buzzfeed News, the Trump Administration is set to propose new rules aimed at forcing many immigrants to submit to eye scans, voice scans, and to provide DNA samples. Buzzfeed News obtained a drafted proposal from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that seeks to radically expand biometric requirements. Federal law... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Deferred Action
In 2017, President Trump took action to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). After years of legal battles, the Supreme Court of the United States finally weighed in on the matter in June— saving DACA by ruling that the Administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it moved to unilaterally terminate the program.... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration Law
In 2017, California legislators passed the California Values Act into law. Also known colloquially as California’s ‘sanctuary state law’, the law provides important legal protections to immigrants by restricting the cooperation between state/local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. According to a report from The Orange County Register, a 31-year-old Salvadoran immigrant has filed... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration News
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit our country hard. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reports that 644,751 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the state as of August 20th, 2020. More than 5.7 million cases have been reported nationwide. While the pandemic is affecting everyone, some communities are facing a disproportionate impact... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration News
On August 16th, 2020, The New York Times broke the story that the Trump Administration (through a private security company) is holding undocumented immigrants in hotels around the country, including in one private hotel located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. In doing so, the administration is working to rapidly expel vulnerable immigrants from... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Mandamus
Administrative processing is a period of additional review and screening during which officials will make sure that a visa application meets all of the proper criteria. You likely want to know: How much longer is administrative processing going to take? The unsatisfying answer is “it depends”—in some cases it takes 30 or 60 days, while... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Immigration Law
According to a report from CNN, several thousand employees at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are facing furlough at the end of August. Due to the coronavirus, USCIS is dealing with a severe budget crisis. The agency needs immediate, dedicated funding to keep operations at its current levels. As many as two thirds... READ MORE