Category: Deportation
CLIENT UPDATE: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP UNDER REVIEW AND COURTS EXAMINE RECENT DEPORTATIONS
Two major legal issues are currently being reviewed in federal courts. One involves a proposed change to how children born in the U.S. are granted citizenship. The other concerns a series of recent deportations under a rarely used law from the 1700s. This article explains both cases in plain terms, what the courts are saying,… Read More
Client Update: Federal Judge Rules Alien Enemies Act Cannot Be Used for Deportations in Southern Texas
On May 1, 2025, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. government may not use the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport certain Venezuelan nationals from southern Texas under a March 14 presidential proclamation. This ruling is based on the court’s legal interpretation of how the AEA can and cannot be applied. It is limited… Read More