We link to many immigration law decisions made by the Supreme Court of the United States from 1958 to the present. See below. We also link to the Oyez website which allows you to read summaries of all Supreme Court cases and listen to Oral Arguments made before the Court. Over the years, the Supreme […]
In June 2008, we sued the USCIS and the State Department in Federal Court on behalf of our client Mr. DeOsorio to compel the government to follow the “automatic conversion” and “retention” clause of CSPA in order that aged-out children would be able to immigrate together with their families. In 2009, the Federal District Court […]
The Future of DACA On June 18, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) program violated Federal law. In a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court held that the DHS’s decision violated the Administrative Procedures Act. The majority opinion explained […]
On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Pereira v. Sessions which will benefit many thousands of persons who are in removal/deportation proceedings, who have been ordered to leave the US or who have already been deported. Immigration attorneys are filing thousands of Motions to Reconsider and applying for Cancellation of Removal for […]
On January 25, the US Department of Justice requested that the Supreme Court review our victory in DeOsorio v. Mayorkas in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. In this video, Attorney Carl Shusterman explains the basics of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) and what to expect as our nationwide class action lawsuit heads to the Supreme […]
On January 25, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted a 150-page Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court requesting the Court to review our victory in DeOsorio v. Mayorkas in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Since we originally challenged the government’s failure to implement the “automatic conversation” clause […]
