St. Thomas Law Review
Constitutional LawFeaturedFlorida LawImmigration
October 25, 2023By Daniel DeIzaguirre
Many new bills signed into law have made Florida politics a widely discussed topic. One of these bills, SB 1718, was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 9, 2023. The law took effect on July 1, 2023. The bill was labeled as the “strongest anti-illegal immigration legislation in the country” […]
FeaturedHumanitarian ParoleImmigrationThe Afghanistan Adjustment Act
October 23, 2023By Rocio Iglesias Gonzalez
Over two years ago, the United States retrieved American soldiers from Afghanistan.[i] Within days, the Taliban invaded the capital of Afghanistan as the internationally recognized president fled the country.[ii] Fearful, hundreds of thousands of Afghans escaped the country and found a new life in the United States through a humanitarian parole program.[iii] The […]
Constitutional LawFeaturedFlorida LawHuman RightsImmigration
October 11, 2023By Samantha Gonzalez-Gomez
Immigration is a topic of debate that has polarized America since the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1882.[i] In the years of early legislation, issues of contagious diseases, crime, and insurgency permeated the nation.[ii] This not only marked the inception of stigmas associated with modern-day illegal immigration but also caused an even bigger […]
March 22, 2023By Kaisha Ahye
It is widely known that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has been experiencing a backlog of pending applications. As of March 2022, USCIS has faced a backlog of 9.5 million applications.[i] Until 2019, applicants and their legal representatives were able to schedule in-person appointments at the local USCIS office to discuss any issues […]
