Tag Archives: Fragomen Fellow
With a Single Line, Supreme Court Strikes Major Blow to Hopeful Immigrant Families – by Danny Alicea, Fragomen Fellow
by CBJC StaffJune 23, 2016
On June 23, 2016, after years of anticipation and coalition building, the Supreme Court issued a one line per curiam opinion, refusing to overrule the current blockade of the long awaited Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”) program.
Read moreFocus on Immigration: The Youngest Clients
by CBJC StaffJuly 20, 2015
The New York Immigration Court, like most immigration courts around the country, continues to be inundated with young Respondents who have fled their home countries in Central America. As a result, the courts have chosen to prioritize newly arriving unaccompanied minors and adults with children through what has been dubbed the “surge docket.”
Read more“They Rallied Up the Families; We Brought the Lawyers”
by CBJC StaffNovember 18, 2014
On November 13, 2014, as part of the New York City Immigration Advocacy Initiative’s (NYCIAI) final clinic for the year, over sixty participants in the Children’s Aid Society’s programs received free immigration consultations from experienced practitioners.
Read moreDouble Jeopardy: Navigating U.S. Immigration as a Non-Resident Cancer Patient – by Vivienne Duncan
by CBJC StaffJune 23, 2014
For anyone, receiving a cancer diagnosis triggers anxiety and a determination to find the best medical treatment available. For those living in countries without adequate cancer care options, seeking medical treatment in the United States may seem to be their best hope, and some will pursue that option.
Read moreFragomen Fellow and Pro Bono Attorney Win Release of Father from Immigration Detention
by CBJC StaffMay 6, 2014
The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) successfully reunited a father with his adolescent son after one and a half years of detention. When the client, Mr. E, was referred to the City Bar Justice Center, Barbara Camacho, the Fragomen Fellow at the CBJC, sprang into action. She and Simone Archer, a pro bono attorney, represented Mr. E.
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