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May 2024
- May 16, 2024 Proposed Asylum Bar Regs Are At Odds With International Law (And Why That Matters) May 16, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 24, 2023 Asylum in the Time of M-R-M-S- Dec 24, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 28, 2023 Expert Guidance from the First Circuit Jul 28, 2023
- Jul 5, 2023 Biden's Asylum Bar Jul 5, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 18, 2023 Thanking Anne Pilsbury Jan 18, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 5, 2022 Deciphering Matter of Fernandes Dec 5, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 17, 2022 Understanding Government Acquiescence Nov 17, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 11, 2022 Amending Lozada? Oct 11, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 22, 2022 William Van Wyke Aug 22, 2022
- Aug 16, 2022 Can Keathley Be Applied More Broadly? Aug 16, 2022
- Aug 16, 2022 The 4th Circuit on Jurisdiction Aug 16, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 25, 2022 Correcting Course? Jul 25, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 4, 2022 The Elusive Concept of Moral Turpitude Mar 4, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 31, 2022 Stuck on Repeat Jan 31, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 21, 2021 The Proper Test for Nexus Dec 21, 2021
- Dec 6, 2021 Round Table of Former Immigration Judges on the Restarting of MPP Dec 6, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 22, 2021 White House Issues Report on Climate Change and Migration Nov 22, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 6, 2021 The Need For Full-Fledged Asylum Hearings Oct 6, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Linda Kenepaske Aug 12, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 21, 2021 First Steps Jun 21, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 The DOJ's Contradictions Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 22, 2021 Climate Change and Asylum Law Apr 22, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 The BIA's Mansplaining of Gender-Based Asylum Apr 6, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 7, 2021 Determining Political Opinion: Problems and Solutions Mar 7, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 14, 2021 Government Misleadingly Posts Enjoined Asylum Regs Feb 14, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 19, 2021 A Parting Shot At Women Jan 19, 2021
- Jan 3, 2021 The Next-Level Shamelessness of the COVID Security Regs Jan 3, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 14, 2020 A Wish List for 2021 Dec 14, 2020
- Dec 12, 2020 EOIR's New Math Dec 12, 2020
- Dec 2, 2020 Pangea v. DHS: The Power of Comments Dec 2, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 29, 2020 Facts, Reason, and Benefit of the Doubt Nov 29, 2020
- Nov 6, 2020 The Outrageous Decision to Decertify the IJ's Union Nov 6, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 24, 2020 Round Table's Comments to Proposed BIA Rules Sep 24, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 16, 2020 9th Cir. to BIA: Hiding in Fear is Not Reasonable Relocation Aug 16, 2020
- Aug 13, 2020 Follow the Bouncing Ball: Persecution and the Shifting Burden of Proof Aug 13, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 9th Cir. Sets BIA Straight on 'Circularity' Aug 10, 2020
- Aug 9, 2020 Round Table of Former Immigration Judges Comments on Proposed "Security Risk" Rule Aug 9, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 Justices' Asylum Ruling Further Limits Migrant Protections Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020 Taking a Sledgehammer to Asylum Jun 23, 2020
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May 2020
- May 27, 2020 "Just One More Thing..." May 27, 2020
- May 10, 2020 Gender Per Se May 10, 2020
- May 8, 2020 Small Acts of Thanks May 8, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 BIA: "Lock Them Up!" Apr 6, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 26, 2020 Like "Firing Randomly Into a Crowd" Mar 26, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 The Real Message of Matter of R-A-F- Mar 1, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 2, 2020 Rethinking Chevron? Feb 2, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on Immigration Court Reform Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the MPP Program Jan 28, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 30, 2019 The Need for Transparency Dec 30, 2019
- Dec 23, 2019 Litigation Support in Domestic Violence Cases Dec 23, 2019
- Dec 21, 2019 Crime and Refugee Protection Dec 21, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 25, 2019 When Does Fear Become "Well-Founded?" Oct 25, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 22, 2019 The Flores Exhibits Sep 22, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 The Cost of Outsourcing Refugees Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 14, 2019 Former IJs File Amicus Brief in Padilla v. ICE Sep 14, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 DOJ's Latest Effort To Undermine Impartial Immigration Bench Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 11, 2019 L-E-A-: How Much Did the AG Change? Aug 11, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 5, 2019 EOIR's Troubling New Regulations Jul 5, 2019
- Jul 2, 2019 Round Table of Former Immigration Judges Receive AILA Advocacy Award Jul 2, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 7, 2019 The BIA and Selective Dismissal Jun 7, 2019
- Jun 3, 2019 Latest Pereira Developments Jun 3, 2019
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May 2019
- May 20, 2019 AILA Press Call: The Immigration Courts May 20, 2019
- May 13, 2019 Round Table of Former Immigration Judges Responds to EOIR Memo May 13, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 21, 2019 A Better Approach to "Unable or Unwilling" Analysis? Apr 21, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 The Immigration Court: Issues and Solutions Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 19, 2019 Court Rebukes Youth Policy Shift Mar 19, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 Wait in Mexico Policy, Access to Counsel, & Crime Feb 10, 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 All The World's A Stage (including the 2d Cir.!) Feb 10, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 20, 2019 IJs Grant Gender-Based Asylum Claims Jan 20, 2019
- Jan 7, 2019 Haiti, TPS, and Racial Bias Jan 7, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 31, 2018 6th Cir. Reverses BIA on Res Judicata Dec 31, 2018
- Dec 24, 2018 How Far Reaching is the Impact of Grace v. Whitaker? Dec 24, 2018
- Dec 20, 2018 Statement of Former IJs & BIA Members in Response to Grace v. Whitaker Dec 20, 2018
- Dec 13, 2018 EOIR Creates More Obstacles for Families Dec 13, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Interpreting Pereira: A Hint of Things to Come? Dec 8, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 1, 2018 Statement of Former Immigration Judges and BIA Members Opposing IJ Quotas Oct 1, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 Kavanaugh and Judicial Impartiality Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 15, 2018 U.S. Open Photos Sep 15, 2018
- Sep 15, 2018 "Like Water Seeping Through An Earthen Dam" Sep 15, 2018
- Sep 1, 2018 The BIA vs. the Supreme Court? Sep 1, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 17, 2018 Statement of Former Immigration Judges and BIA Members in Response to Matter of L-A-B-R- Aug 17, 2018
- Aug 5, 2018 The Case Against Indefinite Detention Aug 5, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Statement of Former Immigration Judges and BIA Members Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 22, 2018 Attorneys and Credible Fear Review Jul 22, 2018
- Jul 13, 2018 Matter of A-B- Being Misapplied by EOIR, DHS Jul 13, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 24, 2018 Are Summary Denials Coming to Immigration Court? Jun 24, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Women Need Not Apply Jun 14, 2018
- Jun 11, 2018 Statement in response to Matter of A-B- Jun 11, 2018
- Jun 9, 2018 Punishing the Victims: Matter of A-C-M- Jun 9, 2018
- Jun 3, 2018 3rd-Generation Gangs and Political Opinion Jun 3, 2018
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May 2018
- May 28, 2018 Amicus Brief Filed in W-Y-C- & H-O-B- Appeal May 28, 2018
- May 27, 2018 EOIR's Knee-Jerk Redaction? May 27, 2018
- May 27, 2018 EOIR's Hiring Practices Raise Concerns May 27, 2018
- May 6, 2018 Briefs Filed in Matter of A-B- May 6, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 7, 2018 EOIR Imposes Completion Quotas on IJs Apr 7, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 The AG's Certifying of BIA Decisions Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Amicus Brief Filed in 10th Cir. Petition for Remotely-Detained Asylum Seeker Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 21, 2018 Amicus Brief Filed in C.J.L.G. v. Sessions Mar 21, 2018
- Mar 10, 2018 The AG's Strange Decision in Matter of E-F-H-L- Mar 10, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 14 Former IJs and BIA Members File Amicus Brief with AG Mar 4, 2018
- Mar 2, 2018 Matter of J-C-H-F-: An Interesting Omission Mar 2, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 The Proper Role of Immigration Judges as Asylum Adjudicators Feb 4, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 26, 2018 The Impact of the BIA's Decision in Matter of W-Y-C- & H-O-B- Jan 26, 2018
- Jan 21, 2018 TheWomen's March NYC (Photos) Jan 21, 2018
- Jan 4, 2018 DACA Should Not Be Tied to Misleading Conditions Jan 4, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 28, 2017 Lawyer Files Disciplinary Complaint Against Chief Immigration Judge Dec 28, 2017
- Dec 8, 2017 The Impact of Returning Children on Well-Founded Fear Dec 8, 2017
- Dec 2, 2017 Honor Killings and Particular Social Group Dec 2, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 23, 2017 Expedited Removal is Not the Answer to the Backlog Nov 23, 2017
- Nov 16, 2017 The BIA's Withdrawn Amicus Invitation Nov 16, 2017
- Nov 7, 2017 2017 NYC Marathon: Photos Nov 7, 2017
- Nov 2, 2017 1st Cir. on Why All Evidence Must Be Considered Nov 2, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 In Response to the A.G.'s Claims Regarding Asylum Fraud Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 Photo Essay: Ai Weiwei, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" Oct 19, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 Challenging Credibility Findings Before the BIA Oct 12, 2017
- Oct 5, 2017 3d Cir. Rebukes BIA for Troubling, Erroneous Overreach Oct 5, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 9th Cir. Holds Post-Order Departure Did Not Waive Right to Appeal Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 The Reliability of Airport Statements in Removal Proceedings Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 Particular Social Group: Errors in the BIA's Post-Acosta Analysis Sep 14, 2017
- Sep 7, 2017 We Are All Dreamers Sep 7, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 A Reasonable Opportunity to Cross-Examine Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 The Importance of Expert Witnesses Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 Juan Osuna Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 The Need For an Independent Immigration Court Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 The BIA's Flawed Reasoning in Matter of N-A-I- Aug 10, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 Paul Schmidt's Blog Aug 10, 2017
- Aug 3, 2017 In Support of Continuances Aug 3, 2017
- Aug 3, 2017 From the Archives: My Wall St. Journal Op-Ed (Sept. 9, 1993) Aug 3, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 27, 2017 Some Comments on "Pattern or Practice of Persecution" Jul 27, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 U.S. Asylum History, Part II Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 Former IJs and Board Members File Amicus Brief in Negusie Remand Jul 17, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 U.S. Asylum History, Part I Jul 13, 2017
- Jul 6, 2017 Preparing an Asylum Application: Some Thoughts Regarding Method Jul 6, 2017
- Jul 3, 2017 The Statue of Liberty: A Photo Essay Jul 3, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 29, 2017 Making Your Trial Record: The Importance of Dates Jun 29, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Photos for a Cause Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Matter of L-E-A-: The BIA’s Missed Opportunity Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Racism in U.S. Immigration: A Historical Overview Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Welcome to My Blog Jun 22, 2017