FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2024 Brookline, MA – Following successful litigation brought by VECINA and the National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF) has committed to proactively disclosing the Unaccompanied Child Manual of Procedures (UC MAP) on its website when any changes […]
On Friday, October 18, NILA was honored by the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project at their 2024 Pro Bono Appreciation Event. NILA was thrilled to receive the Florence Project’s Special Partnership Award. During the award ceremony, Florence attorneys Laura Belous and Rocio Castaneda shared their positive experiences of co-counseling an affirmative district court damages
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard argument in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, a case that will address whether a federal court is barred from reviewing the revocation of a visa petition. During the argument, Justice Jackson raised the threshold question of whether the jurisdiction-stripping provision at issue in the case, 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B), even applied in
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Following settlement of the credible fear class claims in Padilla v. ICE — a national class action case litigated by NILA, NWIRP, AIC, and ACLU — the USCIS’s latest compliance report indicates that 32,802 credible fear interviews were completed within 60 days of referral within the period of July 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024.
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On October 23, NILA will host a webinar addressing the venue choices a plaintiff has under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) when challenging a decision or delay in decision-making by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as considerations that inform venue selection. We also will discuss the increasing frequency
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