Criminal ProcedureFeaturedFourth Amendment
February 19, 2026By Jody Martinez Molina
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has expanded interior enforcement efforts through large-scale operations, including early-morning home arrests and increased encounters in public spaces.[i] These practices have renewed scrutiny of the constitutional standards governing immigration searches, particularly when officers act without judicial warrants. Recent public discourse has also revealed widespread confusion regarding the scope of immunity […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFourth AmendmentImmigration
February 17, 2026By Leah Llobell
In recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcements (“ICE”) officers have become far more prevalent across the United States.[i] Media coverage routinely shows videos and photographs of immigration arrests and raids on businesses.[ii] This widespread coverage often prompts the same question amongst the public: why don’t ICE agents identify themselves? Although ICE agents frequently wear masks, […]
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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 […]
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FeaturedImmigration
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 […]
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