Say You Won’tI have been a lawyer for eleven years and have mixed feelings about the profession, as any future law student who calls me for advice about…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Suppressing Humanity*This is an installment of a newsletter I write about the US border and immigration detention. Feel free to share and let anyone know if…Nov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021
Belarus, Closer to HomeI have been studying and analyzing US/Mexico border policy for so long that it is upsetting to learn about crises in other borderlands…Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
When Whips Moved the Window*This is part of a newsletter series that I write about immigration. Find out more about all that at the bottom.Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Newsletter #1- Yelling about Title 42This piece is part of the first issue of a newsletter that I started as an immigration lawyer to provide context and commentary to what is…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Hey, Biden Administration, don’t repair or reform our immigration system… re-imagine it.These last few months there has been a remarkable lack of attention paid to our immigration system. Certainly COVID-19 and the president’s…Nov 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020
Mexico is a Cage TooI just read another headline about an El Salvadoran man being murdered in Tijuana while the US forced him to wait in Mexico during his…Dec 12, 20191Dec 12, 20191
F*ck La Migra: Civility in the time of TrumpRecently I was at a conference for immigration lawyers. In those situations, I tend to roll with the more radical crowd. I run a legal…Aug 15, 20191Aug 15, 20191
Immigration 101: Family SeparationIf you are paying attention to immigration news right now, you are going to be hearing, again, about family separation and…Apr 10, 20191Apr 10, 20191
Looking North from the Refugee CaravanI just returned from a lightning-quick trip to Puebla, Mexico to spend 3 days with a team of colleagues from all over the US and Mexico to…Apr 12, 2018Apr 12, 2018
My client’s heart, my heart.About 2 months ago, working in a corporate immigration detention facility, I met a man in custody with a heart condition. He gave me…Jun 22, 2017Jun 22, 2017
A Very Complicated Legal Explanation about ICE and Immigrants and ParoleThis is a very complicated legal explanation that I have created as a teaching tool to people who are volunteering in the immigration…Jun 19, 20171Jun 19, 20171
“I totally stand with immigrants.Yesterday, because I am an immigration lawyer, I put a brief summary of Trump’s executive actions on immigration on facebook so that my…Jan 26, 201766Jan 26, 201766
A Case for Learning: Immigrants and our EconomyAt this point almost any American who has been paying even remote attention to this circus of a presidential election can recite Donald…Aug 5, 20161Aug 5, 20161
Report from Baby Jail on our BorderI just got back from a week of volunteering in Dilley, Texas at the South Texas Family Residential Facility (AKA Baby Jail) and I have some…Jun 9, 201614Jun 9, 201614
