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A First Look at the Biden/Harris Immigration Bill
Hours before he takes the oath of office, President-Elect Joe Biden released details of the immigration bill his administration will send to Congress.  The fact sheet distributed by his office reveals a bold bill that...
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Intern Week! Lily Talks Iowa Politics
Intern Week! Lily Talks Iowa Politics
Immigration in Iowa: Countering Dominant Narratives by Lily Hamilton* *Lily Hamilton is an intern at Benach Collopy where she works on asylum issues, LGBT immigration issues, and the fine art of satisfying the Immigration Court...
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Why Should Congress Support the Refugee Protection Act of 2016?
Why Should Congress Support the Refugee Protection Act of 2016?
“We live in the age of the refugee, the age of the exile.” Ariel Dorfman (Argentine-Chilean playwright, academic and human rights activist) By Satsita Muradova If someone asked me what was the most difficult decision...
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What is going on with Executive Action?
What is going on with Executive Action?
It has been a whirlwind month for immigration as this country continues on its indecisive course on immigration law and policy.  We try to make sense of the goings-on: What is the status of Judge...
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GUEST BLOG: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status:  Maryland Closes Gap with Federal Law to Expand Courts’ Jurisdiction. By Michelle Mendez
GUEST BLOG: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Maryland Closes Gap with Federal Law to Expand Courts’ Jurisdiction. By Michelle Mendez
This blog post was written by FOBR Michelle Mendez, Senior Managing Attorney at Immigrant Legal Service of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. On April 8, 2014, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law...
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FOBR Olsi Vrapi Tries to Represent a Child in Artesia, New Mexico
FOBR Olsi Vrapi Tries to Represent a Child in Artesia, New Mexico
Olsi Vrapi is a Friend of Benach Collopy who practices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He recently found himself on the front line of the battle of how to handle the major influx of refugee children...
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America’s Leaders Are Failing the Children
America’s Leaders Are Failing the Children
Our country is facing one of its greatest moral challenges in years: how will we treat the migrant children fleeing violence in Central America and seeking refuge within our borders? I know how I want...
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Nine Ways Obama Could Make Immigration Law Better Without Bothering to Wake Congress
Nine Ways Obama Could Make Immigration Law Better Without Bothering to Wake Congress
The House of Representatives passed the Enforce Act yesterday.  This piece of legislation, which is never going to become law, provides a cause of action to Members of Congress to sue the President for failure...
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Lifted Lamp’s Top Ten Blog Posts for 2013 & Poll for Topics for 2014
Lifted Lamp’s Top Ten Blog Posts for 2013 & Poll for Topics for 2014
Looking back on what turned out to be a disappointing 2013 for the lack of progress on meaningful immigration reform and on the continuing pace of removals, we have tried to figure out what articles...
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Nelson Mandela and the Abuse of the “Terrorist” Designation
Nelson Mandela and the Abuse of the “Terrorist” Designation
As accolades from world leaders pour in to remember Nelson Mandela, it is hard to recall that for decades, much of the world accepted the apartheid South African government's designation of Mandela as a terrorist. ...
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Does the President Have the Power to Stop All/Most Removals?
Does the President Have the Power to Stop All/Most Removals?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXud2p4fQfg&w=420&h=315] As official Washington administers last rites to immigration reform for 2013 only to have it pop up again with a barely detectable pulse, undocumented immigrants and their allies continue to press the President to...
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Congratulations to the National Center for Transgender Equality: Let’s Hope ENDA Does Better than CIR!
Congratulations to the National Center for Transgender Equality: Let’s Hope ENDA Does Better than CIR!
Last night, Jen Cook and I went to the National Council for Transgender Equality's  (NCTE) 10th Anniversary event.  The evening was themed "Our Moment," reflecting the organization's intention to build upon the successes of the...
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A New Fiscal Year and the Same Old Dysfunction
A New Fiscal Year and the Same Old Dysfunction
The air is noticeably crisper, the baseball playoffs have begun, I have started to see decorative gourds, but the traffic got a whole lot lighter today.  It is October 1, 2013, the first day of...
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Meet Jim Mowrer, Running Against Steve King of Iowa
Meet Jim Mowrer, Running Against Steve King of Iowa
On Tuesday, August 20, approximately fifty people gathered at Benach Collopy’s offices in Washington, DC to meet and support a 27 year old candidate for Congress from the 4th District of Iowa.  Jim Mowrer, born...
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Arizona loses again, but its citizens win
Arizona loses again, but its citizens win
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the state of Arizona cannot separately require an individual to prove he is a citizen in order to register...
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