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🇺🇸⚖️🗽🦸🏻‍♀️😇 NDPA SUPERSTAR 🌟 & VIISTA VILLANOVA GRAD COURTNEY GREENE INSPIRES OTHERS BY “PUTTING THE BALL 🏀 IN THE BASKET⛹🏻‍♀️!”😎

Courtney writes:

I went to my first merits hearing with a client yesterday in San Antonio and she was granted asylum!! Thank you for your continued advocacy for due process and your participation in my training as a VIISTA student. I feel so thankful that there are people like you, ensuring that people experience justice after so much suffering!

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Thanks, Courtney. It’s YOU, and others like you, getting the job done. Saving individual lives every day!

As my friend and former partner at Fragomen Cynthia Lange pointed out at a recent PLI conference, if every attorney or accredited representative who cares about justice saves just one life over the next four years, that’s thousands of lives saved, including family members! And, that will inspire others to do the same. Eventually, it can be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of lives saved!

As I’ve previously observed:

Rather than looking for expensive ways to diminish asylum-seekers’ rights and inflict more cruelty, Congress and the Administration should be investing in cost-effective programs like VIISTA that actually work, protect rights, and have promise for the future!

Building hope rather than intentionally causing despair!😎 Why don’t our public officials “get it?”

So much of the suffering that Courtney references is unnecessarily caused, compounded, or aggravated by our own nation’s lousy, inhumane, and often scofflaw asylum policies and procedures!

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Due Process Forever!

PWS😎

⚖ 👩🎓 THE GRADES ARE IN: U OF MN LAW CLINIC STUDENTS = 🅰 + — MERRICK GARLAND = F 😩 — Huge “Post-Chevron Victory” In CA 8 For The NDPA Youth Brigade!

Dunce — How did he get through Harvard Law?
Public Realm

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/immigration/b/insidenews/posts/ca8-law-student-victory-quito-guachichulca-v-garland-agg-fel-deference

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“What the government is essentially asking us to do is agree that certain ‘analogous’ state crimes must count as rape and then reverse engineer a definition to make sure they do.”

Sure sounds like the kind of “any reason to deny” (non) logic that has been allowed to flourish at EOIR under Garland. And the 8th Circuit actually sounded pleased to be freed from the necessity under Chevron of inevitably “rubber stamping” the least reasonable, most “pro enforcement” interpretations offered up by the Government under Chevron. Garland could and should have changed that, but chose not to!

Many congrats to the “Youth Brigade” of the NDPA!

Some consider Garland’s failure to hold Trump accountable for January 6 to be his greatest failure. That’s a complex issue clouded by his decision to basically distance himself from the process. Undoubtedly, he was an overly cautious and weak leader!

But, I think history ultimately will see his failure to reform the Immigration Courts and to stand up for the legal and human rights of asylum seekers and other immigrants as his worst shortcomings. It actually continues to cost lives, squander resources, allow lies and negative attitudes toward vulnerable legal asylum seekers to be “normalized,” and help pave the way for Trump 2.0.

Due Process Forever!⚖️

PWS

12-10-24

🇺🇸💡👍🏼🥰⚽️ BETTER IDEAS FOR A BETTER AMERICA: ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS USE SOCCER TO CONNECT WITH IMMIGRANT CLASSMATES! — In an age of national hate and rage, these young folks model better values to build community!😎🦸🏻‍♀️

How an ACHS girls soccer team connects immigrant students

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If only our national leaders were paying attention! 🤯 The best answers are out here, and they don’t involve expensive and counterproductive “mass deportations,” more inhumane detention facilities, or spreading fear among communities! Never too young to become a member of the “New Due Process Army!”

Due Process Forever!

PWS

12-07-24

🇺🇸⚖️🗽🛡⚔️💪🏼POWERFUL NEW PROGRESSIVE LEADERS EMERGE IN FIGHT FOR DUE PROCESS, FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS, & HUMAN DIGNITY: Ayuda Welcomes Victoria Maqueda Feldman as Director of Legal Programs!👏😎

Victoria Maqueda Feldman, ESQDirector of Legal Programs AYUDA PHOTO: AYUYDA — Victoria Maqueda Feldman, ESQ
Director of Legal Programs
AYUDA
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Dear Ayuda Board of Directors and Advisory Council:

Today we announced our new Director of Legal Programs, Victoria Maqueda Feldman. Victoria’s commitment to justice and extensive experience in immigration law perfectly align with our mission to create a community where immigrants can thrive with dignity and hope.

Victoria has been an integral part of Ayuda’s work over the years, starting as a legal intern and eventually moving up through the ranks to Managing Attorney and Interim Legal Director. Our hiring process for the Legal Director role included 13 staff members from various teams, levels, and all 3 offices. Members of the hiring team were impressed with Victoria’s combination of hands-on collaboration and strategic vision, her exceptional team leadership skills, and her unwavering dedication to delivering excellent, client-centered services.

As we navigate the complexities of serving immigrant communities during a difficult political climate, Victoria’s leadership will be instrumental in steering our legal programs to address both emerging challenges and opportunities. We are confident that under Victoria’s guidance, Ayuda’s Legal Team will continue to excel in protecting the rights and dignity of those we serve.

Please our team in welcoming Victoria to her new role and congratulating her on this well-deserved appointment!

You can read our formal Ayuda statement on our website here, which will be included in our November newsletter out on Wednesday 11/20. I’ve copied the statement below as well.

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Ayuda Welcomes Victoria Maqueda Feldman as Director of Legal Programs

Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2024) – Ayuda is proud to announce that Victoria Maqueda Feldman has been appointed as Ayuda’s Director of Legal Programs, bringing a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to immigrant communities.

In her new role, Victoria will oversee Ayuda’s legal programs across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, including immigration, domestic violence, and family law services. She will also lead the organization’s pro bono and Project END initiatives, ensuring high-quality, culturally sensitive legal assistance for low-income immigrant populations.

“We are thrilled to have Victoria step into the role of Legal Director,” said Paula Fitzgerald, Ayuda’s Executive Director. “Her commitment to justice and extensive experience in immigration law perfectly align with our mission to create a community where immigrants can thrive with dignity and hope.”

Previously Ayuda’s Interim Legal Director and Virginia Managing Attorney, Victoria has a long history of transformative work at Ayuda, including serving as Supervising Attorney and Staff Attorney in the DC office and starting her journey at Ayuda as a legal intern. Her impactful career also includes a notable fellowship with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project in New Mexico.

She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a magna cum laude bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. A proud daughter of Argentine immigrants and native Spanish speaker, she embodies Ayuda’s mission to support immigrant families.

“I am deeply honored to lead Ayuda’s incredible legal team,” said Maqueda. “Ayuda has been my legal home for the past seven years and together, we will continue advocating for justice and providing hope to those who need it most.”

For over 50 years, Ayuda has been a lifeline for immigrants in the D.C. area. Victoria’s leadership marks an exciting new chapter in advancing equity and opportunity for all.

For more information, visit www.ayuda.com/leadership.

Best,

Laura

Laura Trask*

DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Many congratulations and welcome Victoria! The whole “Ayuda Family” enthusiastically looks forward to supporting and working with you to save lives, advance due process, and insist on all humans in our midst being treated with dignity, respect, and in accordance with the rule of law!

Due Process Forever!

PWS😎

11-19-24

🔮 FREE WEBINAR FROM CORNELL LAW: IMMIGRATION REFORM IN 2025 What Is Possible? Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 1pm EST!

Immigration will be a key issue in the next administration. Join a panel of experts from the Cornell Law School immigration law and policy research program to learn what immigration laws and policies might change, both in the lame duck session and in 2025.

The free webinar will be on Wed. Nov. 20 from 1-2 pm ET. To register, go to https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overview/K112024/. Even if you can’t attend the webinar live, register to get the recording afterwards.

The webinar is sponsored by the Cornell Migrations Initiative, the Cornell Population Center, the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga Immigrant Services Program, and the Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights Program.

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Due Process Forever!

PWS😎

🇺🇸⚖️⚔️🛡 OUR ROUND TABLE MAKES A DIFFERENCE WELL BEYOND LITIGATION: Practical, experienced, committed, generous former jurists continue to inspire the next generation of great NDPA lawyers and human rights advocates!😎👍

Powerful Force of Nature" — With lots of help from our friends, the Round Table has become a “Powerful Force of Nature,” carving out a spot for due process even along the most wild and rugged coasts!
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“Our Fearless Leader,” Hon. Jeffrey S. Chase
Jeffrey S. Chase Blog
Coordinator & Chief Spokesperson, Round Table of Former Immigration Judges

“Sir Jeffrey” Chase forwarded this note of appreciation from one of the all-star advocates who represented The Round Table in drafting an amicus brief:

You, Paul and the Roundtable played a central role in this decision. Beyond the persuasive amicus brief, your group—along with . . . . —gave me the confidence to pursue the due process claim . . . . Your advocacy is admirable and much needed; it also has an impact beyond just the individual cases you support as an amicus. . . . . [T]his case has been one of the most impressive collaborative efforts I’ve had the opportunity to be involved with [in my decade of professional experience.] Thank you again for your interest and support of this important case, as well as your work in this space more broadly.

This is also a great space to once again thank all of the top flight legal talent, law firms, NGOs, and legal clinics that have donated their time and talents pro bono to the cause of due process, equal justice for all, and advancing best practices. Indeed, you have “given us a voice” — one that has proved to have an outsized impact on our American justice system.

Working with our wonderful “partners in due process and professional excellence” has been a total joy and fulfilling career opportunity for each of us! We never, ever forget what we owe to your skill and generous donation of time, resources, and effort. Just as we are committed to insuring that all individuals appearing in Immigration Court — the essential “retail level” of our justice system — have a right to be heard, YOU have insured that WE will be heard — loudly and clearly for a long time to come! Thank you again from the bottom. of our “collective hearts!”💕

🇺🇸Due Process Forever!⚖️🗽

PWS😎

10/30./24

🎖️🏆🦸🏻‍♀️ CMS HONORS NDPA SUPERHERO KAREN T. GRISEZ FOR HER LIFETIME DEDICATION TO HELPING THE MOST VULNERABLE, IMPROVING AMERICAN JUSTICE, & STANDING UP FOR DUE PROCESS & EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL!

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The Center for Migration Studies is proud to present Karen T. Grisez Esq. with the Humanitarian Service Award, in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to the protection of migrants and refugees, impact and leadership in the practice of immigration law, and tireless dedication to justice. Ms. Grisez has served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Commission on Immigration, is a member of the Advisory Board of the ABA’s Immigration Justice Project in San Diego, and is a former co-chair of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Immigration Litigation Committee.

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Well-deserved recognition! Thanks for all your have done for due process in America, my friend!

Due Process Forever,

PWS😎

10-29-24

⚖️🗽😎 ROUND TABLE ⚔️🛡 ON WINNING TEAM AGAIN, AS 5TH CIRCUIT CHIDES GARLAND’S BIA FOR IGNORING REGULATIONS (AGAIN) IN LIFE OR DEATH CASE!

Star Chamber Justice — “Justice”
Star Chamber
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20-61134_Francois v. Garland Opinion

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Many congrats to all who worked on this multi-year, intensive, cooperative effort to achieve justice that should never, ever have gotten to this point IF EOIR and OIL were competently staffed and administered by Garland! Interesting, that even the most “conservative” Circuits often tire of the constant unprofessional, “deny protection for any reason” nonsense shoved at them by Garland’s DOJ. Perhaps, that’s a “basis for hope” as we appear to be moving into a wasteful “bipartisan political world of mindless and lawless restrictionism and denial of fundamental rights to migrants.” Here’s hoping for the best!

Due Process Forever!🇺🇸⚖️😎

PWS

10-24-24

😇🗽🇺🇸⚖️ NDPA ALERT⚠️ HELPING NEWLY ARRIVED ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE NYC METRO AREA? — CHECK OUT THIS GREAT NEW RESOURCE FROM DOCUMENTED & THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE! — As Government Enters An Era Of “Bipartisan Planned Failure,” Conscious Ineptitude, & Chaos On Human Rights & Justice In America, NGOs, Localities, & Private Entities Must Continue To Step Up & Make the System Work, In Spite Of Itself!🤯🤬

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Image depicts a child coming to the aid of another in need. Once we have climbed it is essential for the sake of humanity that we help others do the same. It is knowing that we all could use, and have used, a helping hand.
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While some politicos and voters have abandoned Traditional Judeo-Christian values in favor of a cruel and demonstrably ineffective response to forced migration, the rest of us must hold true to our “better angels.”

IRC, Documented, launch resource platform for NYC asylum seekers and migrants: Documented.info

Legacy media has been providing service journalism focused on middle-class and wealthier communities for decades, and Documented is proud to bring this tradition of service journalism to low-income immigrant communities who have often been left out of the conversation.

Over the past year, Documented has been working with the International Rescue Committee to launch a digital platform called Documented.info (sneak peak link). This new digital platform is designed to provide asylum seekers and migrants in New York City with reliable, multilingual information covering everything from access to shelter and mental health resources, employment eligibility, and labor rights to how to navigate the asylum process and find legal support.

Anyone familiar with Documented knows that this is not a departure from how we’ve served immigrant readers since we launched in 2018. During the pandemic, it became clear that the immigrant community urgently needed practical, actionable information to address their concerns, whether about the legal system, government programs, or even basic necessities like where to find food. We received so many questions that it made sense to start documenting the answers we were giving.

This led to the creation of a collection of resource guides, explainers, and articles, all designed to address the questions we were being asked. To ensure accuracy and relevance, we collaborated with immigration lawyers, advocates, experts in the field, and individuals familiar with immigrant communities, allowing us to provide a comprehensive breakdown that directly addressed the communities’ needs.

Documented’s staff, including Rommel H. Ojeda, who’s our correspondent for Spanish-speaking communities, began interacting with readers and immigrant communities on Documented’s WhatsApp platform. He then began to populate Documented’s website with resources to help the immigrant and undocumented population in New York City find information about legal representation, financial relief, and more. That guide grew into a list of hundreds of helpful resources on our website, which consist of information about education, child care, employment, workers rights, finances, food aid, health, safety, housing, shelter, legal services, scams, and misinformation, to name a few.

“When New York City had asylum seekers coming in, we saw that a lot of the obstacles they were facing were also related to the guides that we had already created for migrants that were here five to 10 years before them,” Ojeda said. “I think just having this constant dialog with the community where we are answering their questions through experts, we’re also able to provide the guides to new people in the sense that we can send it to them as soon as they contact us. With this new partnership, we are able to continue doing that work, but on a larger scale.”

Documented.info addresses the unique challenges asylum seekers and immigrants — especially those from underserved backgrounds — face in navigating complex legal systems and services. Immigrants can message their questions to Documented.info via popular messaging platforms Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger. Journalists and experts respond — in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and French at launch — and share actionable resources, vetted services and original, targeted reporting. The platform aims to close critical information gaps, counter misinformation affecting immigrant communities and build trust.

“I’m pretty glad that we have the Haitian Creole version because we have thousands of newly arrived Haitian immigrants who came to New York, especially under the Humanitarian Parole Program,” said Ralph Thomassaint Joseph, Documented’s correspondent for non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities, who has been leading our engagement with communities on Nextdoor.

And there’s more. Continue reading on Documented to see what leaders at the International Rescue Committee and Documented have to say about the new Documented.info digital platform.

Have tips on furthering this story? Share your thoughts with us by responding to this email or sending us a message at earlyarrival@documentedny.com

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Many thanks to all the NDPA warriors involved in this wonderful cooperative effort. We need to be asking why our politicos and national governance is failing so miserably to face and promote the truth about asylum and other aspects of legal migration and to take actions for the common good, rather than squandering resources, promoting cruelty and lawlessness, and “picking on the most vulnerable” to gain a perceived political upper hand?

Beyond that, we need to be planning NOW on how to prevent a repeat of this year’s utterly disgraceful, totally toxic, wrong-headed, badly misleading, and blatantly dishonest treatment of, and “non-dialogue” about, the immigration, human rights, and equal justice issues by politicos of both parties during this election season! This bogus dialogue was scandalously and unprofessionally parroted and aided by the “MSM!” 🤮 No matter who wins in November, we must strive to do better in the future — for everyone’s sake and for the good of our nation!🇺🇸⚖️🗽

Due Process Forever!⚖️🗽

PWS

🇺🇸⚖️🗽🏆🌟 HONOR ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT “PRACTICAL SCHOLARS” OF IMMIGRATION LAW! — CELEBRATE 🥳 THE CAREER OF PROFESSOR STEPHEN YALE-LOEHR ON NOV 8 @ THIS SYMPOSIUM!👏🍻

Good morning, everyone!

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 for a DAY-LONG EVENT in the Landis Auditorium Room 184 Myron Taylor Hall Cornell Law School.
To celebrate the career of Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr and his contributions to the field of immigration law.

“The (Im)possibility of Immigration Reform?,” will feature three panels and a light-hearted roast of Professor Yale-Loehr. Click HERE to view the agenda.

The conference will include lunch and a reception. Articles written for the conference will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Cornell International Law Journal.

REGISTER TODAY

If you haven’t already registered, please register to attend in person HERE. Space is limited and filling up fast as you can imagine.

Or click HERE if you can’t attend in person and would like to register for the webinar.

Thank you,

CENTERS & PROGRAMS TEAM

Administrative Assistant | Centers & Programs | Cornell Law School

260 Myron Taylor Hall | Ithaca, NY 14853

http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu

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Congrats, Steve, and “Due Process Forever!”

PWS

10-18-24

😎😎⚖️🗽📰 EXCITING CHANGES TO COURTSIDE! – IMMIGRATION MAVEN & PRACTICAL SCHOLAR DR. ALICIA TRICHE JOINS THE TEAM AS CO-EDITOR!

I am delighted to announce some exciting changes coming to this blog. As “Courtsiders” know, I have been “on sabbatical” since this May, with reduced postings, while my wife Cathy and I focus on travel and other, perhaps less uplifting, aspects of proceeding through our retirement years. I decided that I can no longer devote the time, energy, and “emotional involvement” (a/k/a “Gonzo Journalism”) to operating Courtside as a “daily” with new blog content every day (or almost every day). I have also “upped” my postings on Linkedin, which I have found to be an “easier” platform for my “quick thoughts.”

At the same time, I don’t want the “Voice of Courtside” and particularly the “online archives” of more than 5,500 blog posts, some of which are personal recollections and anecdotal immigration history that will otherwise “disappear” when I do, to be lost to posterity.

Happily, my friend, noted immigration law maven, and distinguished “practical scholar” Dr. Alicia Triche has come to the rescue by agreeing to join me as “Co-Editor” of Courtside! We aspire to keep the blog operating in a new and somewhat different way that would not become an undue burden on the time of either of us.

Our general goal is for Alicia to contribute several more in-depth, analytical “thought pieces” on immigration law each month, while I would contribute occasional posts “as the spirit moves me.” We would also encourage contributions from others featuring “practical scholarship” that might help or inspire other members of our “New Due Process Army” and/or analyze trends that do not otherwise get covered in the “Mainstream Media.” Additionally, we are hoping by “combining our contacts” to solicit more “feature content” by other experts in the field. So, please let us know if you have contributions you think would be helpful to Courtside’s readers.

Dr. Alicia Triche
Superlawyer, Co-Editor, immigrationcourtside.com
Memphis, TN

Here is Alicia’s (a/k/a “Delta Ondine”) detailed biography:

Dr. Alicia Triche is a nationally recognized US immigration attorney who has practiced removal defense is a wide range of contexts throughout her storied legal career. Her most notable victory is Zometa-Orellana v. Garland, 19 F.4^th 970 (6^th Cir. 2021), the ground-breaking Sixth Circuit case involving domestic violence-based refugee protection. In May, 2022, the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section named her “Lawyer of the Year.”

Triche is currently based in Memphis, Tennessee, where she maintains a boutique practice focused solely on legal research and writing for her own clients and fellow attorneys. In recent years, she provided briefing in two (rare) resounding Fifth Circuit victories: Lopez-Ventura v. Sessions, 907 F.3d 306 (5^th Cir. 2018) and Aben v. Garland, 113 F.4^th 457 (5^th Cir. 2024).

The “Dr.” part of Triche consists of a 2013 Oxford D.Phil. in international refugee law. At Oxford, she served on the executive editorial board of the Oxford Commonwealth Law Journal, the department’s flagship graduate legal publication. For several years, she also served as editor-in-chief of the “Green Card,” the official newsletter of the FBA’s immigration law section.

When her D.Phil was completed, Dr. Triche found herself living in Memphis, Tennessee, where she had happened to obtain a part-time job as a non-profit attorney/adjunct clinical professor. In a twist-of-fate, the Delta Blues called out to her. Instead of (as originally planned) pursuing legal academia, she became “Delta Ondine,” a blues-based alt-rock singer-songwriter. Ondine performs regularly in Memphis, where she hosts her own Blues Brunch series, and she will soon be recording her first full, professional album.

Please join me in welcoming Alicia to Courtside!

Thanks, Due Process Forever, and best wishes,

PWS 😎

🇺🇸🗽😎👍🏼👍🏽 IMMIGRANTS ARE SMART, TALENTED, INDUSTRIOUS, ANXIOUS TO LEARN, & INVESTED IN CREATING SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR AMERICA: Diane Harrison Tells How To Add This Talent To YOUR Team!😎

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Building a Diverse Team: Key Approaches to Recruit Immigrants Successfully

By Diane Harrison

Expanding your recruitment strategy to include immigrants in today’s dynamic business environment can substantially benefit your small business. Embracing a globally diverse talent pool enriches your team’s cultural dynamics and enhances innovation and problem-solving capabilities. This ImmigrationCourtside.com article explores various effective strategies to engage and recruit immigrants, helping your business thrive in a competitive market by leveraging a broader range of skills and perspectives.

Visa Sponsorship

Offering visa sponsorship opportunities can significantly enhance your talent pool. This initiative not only broadens your recruitment horizons but also positions your business as a preferred employer among ambitious professionals globally. By simplifying the complex visa process for potential hires, you create a direct pathway for skilled immigrants. Your commitment to facilitating their relocation and employment can set your company apart as an employer of choice. This strategic approach underscores your dedication to building a dynamic and diverse team.

Bridge Building with Support Groups

Engaging with local immigrant support groups is a proactive step toward tapping into a diverse workforce. These organizations are often the first point of contact for newcomers seeking employment. Collaborating with them can provide you with access to a skilled and ready-to-work demographic. This partnership not only enriches your recruitment resources but also enhances your reputation within the community as a supportive and inclusive employer.

ESL Partnerships

Partnering with institutions that offer English as a Second Language (ESL) programs can be a strategic recruitment move. These institutions are frequented by individuals eager to integrate into the workforce and community. By establishing a referral system with these programs, you gain access to a group of potential employees who are actively improving their language skills, which is often a strong indicator of their dedication and drive to succeed. This collaboration also helps you tap into a pool of motivated individuals seeking to advance their careers.

Multilingual Recruitment Advertising

Advertising job openings in multiple languages ensures that your vacancies reach a wider, more diverse audience. This approach not only increases the visibility of your postings but also demonstrates your business’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. A multilingual strategy helps break down language barriers and makes your business approachable to individuals from various linguistic backgrounds. It also ensures that you do not miss out on skilled talent due to language constraints.

Training for Diverse Teams

Developing detailed training documents for new staff members is essential for equipping them with the tools needed for success. By converting these materials into PDF format, you ensure that the original quality and formatting remain intact, which is crucial for consistent training delivery. Once created, PDF files are also secure and available for useacross various platforms, enhancing accessibility for all employees. Utilizing a PDF creator, you can build these files from the ground up or modify existing documents, tailoring them to specific training needs.

Inclusive Workplace Culture

Showcasing your business as a welcoming and inclusive employer is crucial in attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Highlighting your company’s commitment to diversitythrough your company’s mission, culture, and everyday practices can resonate deeply with immigrant candidates. Such a reputation makes your company not just a place to work, but a community to belong to. This perception significantly enhances your attractiveness as an employer.

Immigrant-Centric Job Platforms

Posting vacancies on job platforms that cater specifically to immigrant communities can direct your recruitment efforts to targeted groups. These platforms are often the go-to resources for immigrants seeking employment opportunities that are sensitive to their unique needs and circumstances. Utilizing these specialized platforms can increase the effectiveness of your recruitment strategy and draw in a focused pool of applicants. This targeted approach helps streamline your recruitment process and enhances your chances of finding the right fit for your business needs.

Immigrant-Tailored Job Fairs

Organizing job fairs specifically tailored for immigrants can provide a personalized recruitment experience for potential hires. These events offer a platform for direct interaction with candidates and allow you to present your business as an actively engaging and supportive employer. Tailored job fairs not only help assess potential hires in real time but also build a positive image of your business within immigrant communities. It’s an effective way to showcase your commitment to diversity and inclusion while meeting potential candidates face-to-face.

Adopting a thoughtful approach to recruiting immigrants can transform your small business’s potential, making it more resilient and adaptive to global market trends. As you implement these strategies, your business will not only grow in its operational capacity but also stand out as a leader in cultural inclusivity and diversity. This commitment to broadening your hiring practices will serve as a cornerstone for sustained growth and success.

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As always, Diane, thanks for inspiring and advising us on practical strategies for building a bold, strong, powerful future for America!🇺🇸

Due Process Forever!

PWS😎

09-22-24

😎 COURTSIDE ON SABBATICAL — After 7 1/2 Years, It’s Time! 🏜️

Sabbitical — Gone on sabbatical
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Well, friends, since “inception” on December 22, 2016:

Neatly 7 1/2 years elapsed;
Three different Administrations;
5,526 posts (including this one);
1,152 comments;
43 “Pages;”
403 subscribers;
Over 1,000,000 “views” (estimated);
More than 140,400 “blocks” by my hard-working “spam catcher!”

It’s time for me to take a break from Courtside to “rest, refresh, and refocus” as they say in the “sabbatical business.” After all, I’ve been “retired” since June 30, 2016, going on eight years!

To mark the occasion, here’s a “reprint” of one of my favorites from that first month, December 2016:

Family Detention, Raids, Expediting Cases Fail To Deter Scared Central Americans!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/central-americans-continue-to-surge-across-us-border-new-dhs-figures-show/2016/12/30/ed28c0aa-cec7-11e6-b8a2-8c2a61b0436f_story.html?utm_term=.077ef694fd73

“Immigration advocates have repeatedly criticized the Obama administration for its increased reliance on detention facilities, particularly for Central American families, who they argue should be treated as refugees fleeing violent home countries rather than as priorities for deportation.

They also say that the growing number of apprehended migrants on the border, as reflected in the new Homeland Security figures, indicate that home raids and detentions of families from Central America isn’t working as a deterrent.”

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The “enforcement only” approach to forced migration from Central America has been an extraordinarily expensive total failure. But, the misguided attempt to “prioritize” cases of families seeking refuge from violence has been a major contributing factor in creating docket disfunction (“Aimless Docket Reshuffling”) in the United States Immigration Courts.

And, as a result, cases ready for trial that should have been heard as scheduled in Immigration Court have been “orbited” to the end of the docket where it is doubtful they ever will be reached. When political officials, who don’t understand the Immigration Court and are not committed to its due process mission, order the rearrangement of existing dockets without input from the trial judges, lawyers, court administrators, and members of the public who are most affected, only bad things can happen. And, they have!

PWS

12/31/16

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True today as it was then!

🇺🇸 Thanks for reading and engaging, best wishes and, of course, “Due Process Forever!”

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05-31-24

🇺🇸👍🏆🎖️GW LAW IMMIGRATION CLINIC PROFESSOR ALBERTO BENITEZ WINS AILA’S ELMER FRIED EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD!

Professor Benitez’s colleague Professor Paulina Vera reports on LinkedIn:

Finally don’t have to keep this a secret anymore! I nominated Professor Benitez because he’s the best boss and mentor and he deserves all the recognition for his contributions to clinical education and immigration law. I’m glad AILA agreed!

Professor Alberto BenítezGW Law — Professor Alberto Benítez
GW Law

https://www.aila.org/library/aila-presents-alberto-m-benitez-with-the-2024-elmer-fried-excellence-in-teaching-award

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Totally well deserved! Professor Benitez is an inspiring force for justice in America! Thanks for nominating him, Paulina!

🇺🇸 Due Process Forever!

PWS

05-30-24

⚖️👍 CONGRATS TO JENNIFER BADE, ESQUIRE ON A RARE BIA VICTORY FOR THE “GOOD GUYS!” — Issues: Venue, Choice of Law — Matter of M-N-I-, 28 I&N Dec. 803 (BIA 2024)

Jennifer C. Bade, EsquireFounder & Managing Partner Bade Law Group Brookline, MA PHOTO: Bade Law Group — Jennifer C. Bade, Esquire
Founder & Managing Partner
Bade Law Group
Brookline, MA
PHOTO: Bade Law Group

Dan Kowalski reports for LexisNexis:

https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-05/4076.pdf

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/immigration/b/insidenews/posts/bia-on-venue-choice-of-law-matter-of-m-n-i-

Since choice of law is dependent on venue in Immigration Court proceedings, the controlling circuit law is not affected by a change in the administrative control court and will only change upon the granting of a motion to change venue. Matter of Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023), followed.

“In a decision dated October 24, 2023, the Immigration Judge denied the respondent’s application for deferral of removal under the regulations implementing the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The respondent, a native and citizen of Morocco, has appealed that decision. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has not responded to the appeal. Because we agree with the respondent that additional fact-finding and analysis are needed and the Immigration Judge misapplied choice of law precedent, we will remand these proceedings for the entry of a new decision. … The record reflects that the respondent has been detained at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center (“Moshannon”) in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, throughout these proceedings. The proceedings commenced with the filing of a Notice to Appear (“NTA”) on April 18, 2023, at the Cleveland, Ohio Immigration Court, which is within the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. … After the respondent’s individual hearing on October 20, 2023, the Immigration Judge applied Third Circuit law and denied deferral of removal under CAT. … The respondent argues that the Immigration Judge erroneously applied Third Circuit law rather than Sixth Circuit law. We review this issue de novo. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3)(ii) (2020). For the reasons discussed below, we agree with the respondent that the Immigration Judge applied the incorrect circuit’s law. … On remand, the Immigration Judge should reevaluate the respondent’s claim under Sixth Circuit law and apply relevant Board precedent, with consideration to the respondent’s appellate arguments concerning the respondent’s gender identity and sexual orientation. See Matter of C-G-T-, 28 I&N Dec. 740, 745 (BIA 2023) (explaining that “when considering future harm, adjudicators should not expect a respondent to hide” the respondent’s sexual orientation).”

[Hats off to Jennifer C. Bade!]

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Great job, Jennifer! Once again, it’s worth asking ourselves how successful arguments of this kind could ever be made by an unrepresented respondent. If, as is painfully obvious to even a casual observer, the answer is “they couldn’t,” then where is the due process in an overloaded, corner-cutting court system where lack of representation is actually on the increase, despite truly heroic efforts by the private and pro bono bars?

I also find the last sentence of the above summary very helpful. While it certainly states the correct rule regarding sexual orientation cases, my sense is that this part of the Matter of C-G-T- precedent is often ignored at the Immigration Court level and not always corrected by the BIA on appeal. So, it’s certainly worth re-emphasizing!

The BIA’s opinion was written by Appellate Immigration Judge Gorman for a panel that also included Appellate Immigration Judge Greer and Temporary Appellate IJ Crossett.

🇺🇸 Due Process Forever!

PWS

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Well, friends, since “inception” on December 22, 2016:

To mark the occasion, here’s a “reprint” of one of my favorites from that first month, December 2016:

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