President Joe Biden announced yesterday that he has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to stem the flow of migrants seeking entry into the United States. As the number seeking to cross the U.S. southern border continues to soar, Harris will address this issue by seeking cooperation with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries. According to a senior administration official, Harris will lead READ MORE READ MORE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disclosed in a Federal Court filing that it is ending the use of family detention and transitioning it to short-term facilities. These facilities will release families after no more than 72 hours. ICE informed this declaration on the filings made in the Flores Settlement Agreement. The Flores lawsuit began in 1985 and settled in 1997. In the lawsuit, ICE’s court filing mentions READ MORE READ MORE

Border Crossings on Pace to Reach Highest Level in Twenty Years Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Tuesday, March 16, that the number of border crossings at the southern border of the United States is expected to reach its highest level in the past twenty years, raising concerns about safety as both the Biden administration and Congress debate more long-term changes to U.S. READ MORE READ MORE

According to Georgetown Law researchers, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have bought private data containing millions of individuals’ phone, water, electricity, and other utility records. ICE will use these records to pursue immigration violations. ICE’s use of this private data shows how government agencies exploit commercial data to gain access to information that they are not to compile themselves. The Private Database CLEAR, a READ MORE READ MORE

In a precedential decision published March 3, 2021, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Andrea R. Carroll-Tipton denied Respondent’s Motion to Stay Discovery, finding that such a stay is not automatic pending a motion to dismiss. United States v. Facebook In United States v. Facebook, Inc., 14 OCAHO no. 1386a (2021), Complainant alleged that Respondent had violated the immigration-related unfair employment practices provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1324b by READ MORE READ MORE