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Written By: Mary-Lynn Tedesco At present, fees for appellate review of decisions by Immigration Judges, as well as for motions to reopen removal orders, is set at $110. There is no fee currently to file a motion to reconsider with an immigration judge. This is a manageable fee for individuals who seek to review erroneous decisions by immigration judges. And with the Trump administration’s attacks on long-standing asylum laws and policies, this has been an important aspect of the judicial process – and access to justice, generally. However, a draft Department of Justice regulation that has been obtained by BuzzFeed News [...]

The Trump administration is continuing to use its power over the Immigration Court system to make legal immigration processes for immigrants more difficult. The latest action comes as six Judges with a questionable history of handling asylum cases have been promoted to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reviews all Immigration Judge decisions. This latest move, as reported by Noah Lanard with the Mother Jones news outlet, appears to be part of a intensifying effort to reshape Immigration Court system. This is particularly alarming as the six newly promoted judges have an asylum approval rate far less than the average Immigration [...]

Attorney General Barr in Matter of M-S-, 27 I&N Dec. 509 (A.G. 2019): Even If you Have Credible Fear of Being Persecuted or Tortured, ICE Doesn’t Have to Release You from Detention Since its beginnings in 2017, the Trump administration has touted plans to build a wall, then to close the border, then to keep migrants in Mexico as they await Court hearings. The administration’s plans have garnered the attention of many human rights organizations and attorneys. Here at the Fogle Law Firm, we have continued to represent both detained and non-detained individuals seeking asylum from countries all over the world. [...]

Two sides of the immigration debate are fighting for city council support in Charlotte, NC. The Fogle Law Firm's very own Jennifer Trujillo was in attendance to help raise support for one side to bring a stop to the increased ICE detentions happening across the city of Charlotte as well as cities all over the country. One side wants Council to take a stand against increased ICE detainment. The other side says force the sheriff to allow ICE agents back in the jail. “I wish there was an easy route to come here lawfully because I guarantee everybody would do it, [...]

By: Mary-Lynn Tedesco Since Axios on HBO teased an interview with President Trump about his opinions on birthright citizenship and his [mistaken] belief that those born on U.S. soil could have their citizenship stripped by an executive order alone, many have become concerned about their status in the United States. Children of the undocumented who have grown up never worrying about their livelihoods in the U.S. are now, justifiably, concerned. However, the real question is: Does the President really know what he is talking about? Or are these merely the ramblings of an uninformed man spouting off his own “fake news”? As [...]