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First Circuit Holds DOMA Unconstitutional

The First Circuit, in a recent landmark decision, Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) violates the Equal Protection Clause of the...more

El Dinero: A guide to help you manage your finances and assets in the event you are detained or deported

Often, only one person is responsible for maintaining the family budget and managing the household’s finances. What if that person is you . . . and you suddenly become detained or deported? What if you leave a child in...more

Niños: A guide to help you protect your US-born child in the event you are detained or deported

The purpose of NIÑOS is to protect US-born children of illegal immigrants, increase family stability, promote mental health, and give the immigrant family an increased sense of security in an uncertain...more

Johnson v. Whitehead, et. al

Equal Protection challenge to Citizenship Law w/ Classifications based on Illegitimacy & Sex

Today, the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic at American University Washington College of Law filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging, on Equal Protection grounds, a federal...more

Same Sex Marriage and DOMA - Immigration and Divorce Issues

This article reviews the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and how state law legalizing same sex marriage conflicts with the federal law. It examines two areas specifically: immigration and divorce. This is becoming a legal...more

In the Matter of Mai Luong

In Removal Proceedings = Respondent's Written Pleading

Although this pleading is still pending, it appears that the merits are in its favor. USCIS has yet to interview the married couple involved. But it would appear that the facts of their bona fide marriage are sufficient to...more