In August 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out massive workplace raids on chicken processing plants across Central Mississippi, arresting 680 Indigenous, Latino, and immigrant poultry workers. This explainer addresses the...
On January 8, 2024, NIPNLG submitted comments on USCIS's proposal to extend it form I-912, Request for a Fee Waiver, without revisions. NIPNLG called upon USCIS to simplify the 11-page form, make it available in common languages, and make it...
On January 16, 2024, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order titled “Identifying, Quantifying, and Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Illegal Immigration of Louisiana.” This community explainer explains the memo and answers some...
This webinar will address common issues of conflicts, confidentiality, communication, competency, and the duty of candor to the tribunal. The speakers will pose common fact patterns as hypotheticals and discuss solutions that are best for the clients...
On December 1, 2023, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a precedential decision, Matter of M‑R‑M‑S‑, 28 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2023), which purports to narrow the circumstances in which asylum seekers can prove that their membership in a family-based...
The National Immigration Project, Detention Watch Network, the Southeast Dignity Not Detention Coalition, and RFK Human Rights released an ‘Anthology of Abuse’ on the still operational Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. The report...
NIPNLG and the Legal Aid Society have submitted a comment on proposed changes to form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence, and accompanying instructions to the form. Not only do the proposed changes increase a lengthy and complex form...
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) published a proposed rule on procedures that affect the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and immigration judges’ authority to manage their dockets. NIPNLG submitted a comment that largely supported...
This webinar will discuss post-departure motions to reopen and options for obtaining return after prevailing on a motion to reopen. The speakers will also discuss the role of parole, prosecutorial discretion requests for deported individuals, and...
This guide is intended as a self-assessment resource for individuals who have previously been deported want to return legally to the United States. This guide provides general information about immigration law and and does not constitute legal advice...