Washington, D.C. Immigration Law Blog

According to information released by the Department of Homeland Security, the review of more than 400,000 deportation cases to weed out immigrants with clean criminal records and ties to family in the U.S. is more than halfway over. But after reviewing approximately...

A number of high-level officials in Washington, D.C., have been named as defendants in an immigration lawsuit challenging one teenager's deportation. The then 14-year-old girl was arrested at a mall in her home state when police suspected her of shoplifting. According...

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are suggesting changes to a class of temporary work visas. One senator has proposed adding 55,000 H-1B visas to the 85,000 spots already available. The potential expansion of H-1B visas comes in response to requests from business leaders,...

Federal authorities in Washington, D.C., make provisions for those seeking asylum and a better life in this country. While many people have endured difficult trials just to escape countries divided by war and persecution, in some circumstances they may have to go...

Many immigrants come to the United States seeking better employment opportunities. The process for finding employment often involves obtaining a work visa. There are myriad types of employment-based visas, each tied to a type of job or an immigrant's qualifications....

Two months ago we noted the expansion of the Secure Communities program into Maryland. The government hopes to implement the program, which was started in 2008, throughout the country by next year. But Washington performed a notable about-face last week regarding one...

The extent of a state's power to create immigration policy is up for decision in Washington, D.C. The legal challenge to one state's immigration law has reached the Supreme Court, where justices listened to each side's final oral arguments today, moving the case one...

Washington has announced that it will expand its program to review pending deportation cases in order to discover which ones involve immigrants with criminal records. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already conducted reviews in two cities, including Baltimore,...

For many immigrants in Washington, D.C., and around the country, receiving their green card is the realization of a dream. But the process to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States is often long and requires a great deal of patience. Unfortunately,...

Many prior posts on this blog have emphasized the new priorities espoused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That agency has announced that it will specifically target for deportation those immigrants who have criminal records. Some recent raids have resulted in...