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Class Action Filed – Cuban Parole
The case of Rabelo v. Mayorkas, 21-cv-23213-BLOOM (S.D. Fla.) was filed on September 3, 2021. A copy of the complaint is available here.
Habeas Corpus – Appealing is NOT a Conspiracy
Despite the crushing denial of asylum-related protection, we obtained an important win in the 11th Circuit on a legal issue that has plagued immigration habeas cases for quite a long time. The case, Farah v. U.S. Att’y …
FOIA Wars – Post-2017 Cuba Policy, Pt. III
Here is a list of the Semmiannual Reports to Congress on Cuban Compliance with the Migration Accords. These reports have been made since 1999. Unfortunately, we only have reports for the years 2017 through 2020 based o…
FOIA Wars – Post-2017 Cuba Policy, Pt. II
One of the interesting issues regarding the January 12, 2017, Joint Statement signed the U.S. and Cuba was the agreement that:
FOIA Wars – Post-2017 Cuba Policy, Pt. I
As noted in a prior post, in January 2017, the Obama administration reestablished diplomatic ties with Cuba. This meant that Cuban nationals were no longer exempt from expedited removal proceedings under Section 235(b…
What is a Parole? Part II
We recently wrote about two Immigration Judges holding that Cubans who entered, post-Wet-Foot-Dry-Foot, were still eligible for Cuban Adjustment. This was in spite of the fact that the border officials who released the …
11th Cir. Update: Pattern and Practice Claims, and Mixed Motives
To start with a disclosure, this a re-post of an article our firm wrote for another blog which can be found here.
What is a parole? An argument for fair Cuban Adjustment
In January 2017, the Obama administration reestablished diplomatic ties with Cuba. This meant that Cuban nationals were no longer exempt from expedited removal proceedings under Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the INA, 8 U.S.C….
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