Articles Posted in Immigration Law

Domestic Violence Victims Not Generally Eligible for Asylum June 14, 2018 Updated: December 12, 2019 by Ken Chan

In Matter of A-R-C-G-, 26 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2014), the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that a victim of domestic violence was eligible for asylum based on her membership in a particular social group comprised of “married women in Guatemala who are unable to leave their relationship.” Yesterday, Attorney…

Lawsuits Challenging President Trump’s Muslim Ban February 3, 2017 Updated: August 23, 2017 by Ken Chan

Last week, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States, Exec. Order No. 13,769, 82 Fed. Reg. 8977 (Jan. 27, 2017).1 This order included several controversial provisions that may alter American immigration policy. First, paragraph 3(c) of the Executive…