Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

The 14th Amendment states:   “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”   Despite the plain meaning of the Amendment’s text, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order claiming that some persons born in the United States are not citizens. The EO runs contrary to centuries of Supreme Court decisions construing the Amendment’s application to all persons born in the country—regardless of their parents’ immigration status.   The EO only applies to children born 30 days from the date ... Read more

DREAMERs Hope: Fate of DACA at the Supreme Court

Posted by Faye Kolly On November 12, 2019, the DREAMs of thousands of young immigrants remain in the balance as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the whether the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) will remain in place or if the Supreme Court will grant the government’s bid to end the program. The justices will consider three consolidates cases: Dept. of Homeland v. Regents Univ. CA (18-587), Trump, President of U.S. v. NAAP (18-588) and McAleenan Sec. of Homeland v. Vidal (18-589). Each of the consolidate cases argue against the government’s position to end the program as ... Read more

PRESS RELEASE San Antonio, TX October 4, 2019 – The Federal Government of Mexico, through the Secretary of Foreign Relations submitted an amicus brief on October 3, 2019 with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Department of Homeland Security et. al vs. Regents of the University of California, et. al. The case scheduled for oral argument before the Supreme Court on November 12, 2019, will review the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and whether the government’s decision to end DACA is reviewable by the court and if so, whether the decision to end DACA ... Read more

New Supreme Court Case Offers Hope for Immigrants in Removal Proceedings

As ICE continues to target the greater Austin area, and the Trump administration aggressively expands its crackdown on immigrants everywhere, one ray of hope has emerged for those seeking relief from deportation. On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pereira v. Sessions, which has broad implications for persons in removal proceedings. The most immediate effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in Pereira is to expand eligibility for cancellation of removal. A non-permanent resident is eligible for cancellation of removal if he or she has been physically present for ten continuous years in the United States, ... Read more

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON TPS (ENGLISH & SPANISH)

Clave de TPS en Español

DMCA PARTNER LANCE CURTRIGHT WRITES ARTICLE ON PRACTICING CRIMMIGRATION LAW IN TEXAS LAWYER

20111017_tl_immigration_law.pdf

MANAGING PARTNER RUTH LOZANO MCCHESNEY PROFILED IN THE SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL

Here’s an article from the San Antonio Business Journal on our Managing Partner, Ruth Lozano McChesney. It also contains some helpful tips on I-9 and employer compliance. 2011-08-12 SA Biz Journal Article – RLM.pdf

DMCA FILES PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI.pdf