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In this weeks episode of Speaking of Justice, Attorney Dree K. Collopy, author of AILA’s Aslylum Primer, A practical Guide to US Asylum Law and Procedure, joins Mark Wahlstrom to discuss current events in immigration law, Asylum law practice and a summary of this definitive guide to Asylum Law Practice.

The asylum restrictions recently greenlighted by the U.S. Supreme Court have left legal service providers at the U.S.-Mexico border scrambling to contest denials of asylum that are occurring in fast-tracked immigration.

By changing the rules for asylum screenings the government “is erecting an invisible wall,” for those seeking protection, said Dree Collopy.

“Filing an H-1B is not that complicated, but pretty much every filing for H-1Bs have gotten requests for additional material. Sixty-eight percent of H-1B filings have been flagged for additional filings, sometimes for federal court.”