US Appeals Court Rules on LGBT Perception as Ground for Asylum in Immigration Decisions
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued a landmark ruling that has far-reaching implications for individuals…
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Fordham Law‘s Feerick Center Awarded Emil Gumpert Award and Grant
Summary: The American College of Trial Lawyers awarded the Emil Grumpert Award to the Feerick Center for Social Justice for…
Federal Court Denies Free Lawyers to Undocumented Minors
Summary: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that undocumented immigrants who were minors could not receive a free…
Immigration Lawyer Sentenced for Fake Asylum Claims
Summary: A disbarred immigration attorney was sentenced to 15 months in prison for lying on asylum applications. A Chicago lawyer…
Deportations Loom as Families Struggle to Find Legal Counsel
Summary: Deportation orders are being given out to hundreds of women and children seeking asylum in the United States without…
Russian Man Awarded Asylum in United States Thanks to Villanova Law Students
Last month, a gay man was granted asylum in the United States due to the nationwide ban on gay 'propaganda'…
Snowden Leaves Sheremetyevo, Enters Russia on Temporary Asylum
Edward Snowden the NSA surveillance leaker has left the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and has entered Russia after…
Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum in Russia
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden requested asylum in Russia. This is the second time that Snowden submitted a request.…
Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden
In the latest turn of political drama over Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker currently trapped in a Moscow airport, Venezuela…