A question frequently asked to Romben Law, APC’s Palm Springs immigration lawyers is whether an old deportation case can be reopened. During the previous presidential administration, the answer was no. Thus, many people living under the storm cloud of a deportation order were unable to seek the government’s consent to…
Lawyers are not psychic. It’s pretty hard to predict what the Trump Administration will do to change immigration law. Any changes in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for 2020 must first be passed by both houses of the Congress and signed by the President. The Trump Administration will find…
In my third year of law school, I had a small bit part in a talent show skit that parodied the lyrics of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.” The gist of the skit was that Professor Lucy Williams’s Federal Courts course was the most difficult class on the schedule. So brutally…
This week, the Trump Administration summed up its policy on undocumented immigrants inside the United States as follows: “We are coming after you!” The immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC LLP have a response: “What do we say to the four horsemen of deportation? Not today.” At a Congressional hearing,…
Merits Hearing in Immigration Court vs. Master Calendar Docket There are two different types of court hearings during removal proceedings involving non-detained individuals. The first is known as the Master Calendar hearing and the other is known as the Individual hearing or Merits hearing. In past posts, I have discussed the…
In Immigration Court, What You Don’t Say Can And Will Be Used Against You Seemingly Non-Immigration-Related Documents Can Be Used Against You in Immigration Court The Board of Immigration Appeals recently determined that a seemingly non-immigration-related document can be used as evidence by the Department of Homeland Security to support…
Over the last several months, I’ve been breaking down the process of what happens in immigration courts. This week, KPCC took a closer look at the busiest immigration court in the nation: Los Angeles. (Read KPCC’s full story). Nationwide, the number of cases in immigration court have risen, but the…
Recent cases involving unaccompanied children are being expedited, some without sufficient notice Immigration judges across the country have been instructed to prioritize the cases involving unaccompanied children who have recently entered the United States through Mexico. As a recent article in the Los Angeles Times points out, this has created…
Movie Quotes and Battle Stories from the Trenches of Immigration Court Folks who have known me for a long time know that I seem to have an uncanny (maybe even annoying?) ability to remember movie lines. Sometimes famous lines from blockbuster movies. Sometimes obscure lines from indie flicks. Earlier this…