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Immigration Update: Violence and Poverty Continue to Fuel Border Surge

In the months since Proskauer hosted its immigration panel discussion in partnership with Sanctuary for Families this past January, the influx of migrants across the U.S. southern border has continued. So has the dire need...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Behind the Bio | Beth Henderson, Immigration Advocate

Hello, listeners. Welcome back to Behind the Bio, where two lawyers talk about turning points in unusual careers. Today I spoke with Beth Henderson, pro bono director for Microsoft. We talked about starting out as an...more

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The New Public Charge Rule and its Previous Iterations

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The public charge provisions in the Immigration Nationality Ac (INA) have been part of U.S. immigration law for decades. We recently reported that on December 23, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began using a...more

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Inventing Immigration? Anna Sorokin’s release from ICE custody

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Millions have tuned into the Netflix series, Inventing Anna, which featured Anna Sorokin and how she conned the wealthy and elite and financial institutions of Manhattan into giving her money for her “projects” which...more

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A Seven-Year Journey from Asylum to U.S. Citizenship: Reflections on LGBTQ Immigrant Justice

In 2014, I had the privilege of representing two extraordinary young asylum seekers who had fled from Macedonia, where, because they are a gay couple, they had suffered extreme homophobic violence and sexual abuse at the...more

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Proskauer Secures Asylum for Client Persecuted Based on Sexual Orientation

On February 5, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) granted asylum to our client, a gay man who suffered horrific violence based on his sexual orientation. For their own homophobic reasons,...more

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Demanding Withdrawal of Proposed DHS Rule Harmful to LGBTQ and HIV-Affected Asylum Seekers

Pervasive anti-LGBTQ violence around the world causes many individuals to flee their countries of origin in search of safety. The past few years have been tremendously difficult for immigrants of all walks of life, but...more

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Grannies Respond: Grassroots Activism for Immigrant Justice

This week we had the privilege of speaking with Catherine Cole, the Executive Director of Grannies Respond, about the impact the “Grannies” have made through their efforts to advance immigrants’ rights, and how Proskauer’s...more

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Mexico and the United States Reach Agreement on Immigration Issues, Causing President Trump to Withdraw His Threat to Impose...

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Late on Friday, June 7, 2019, the United States and Mexico announced that they reached an agreement which will require Mexico to take steps to address the issue of illegal immigration at the US.-Mexico border. In a joint...more

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Omnicare Settles Asylum Discrimination Claim with DOJ

Adding another wrinkle to the increasingly contentious debate on immigration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled an asylum discrimination claim that it brought against Omnicare, a CVS Pharmacy subsidiary...more

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