Joseph B. CaraccioFeb 2, 2020Immigration Public Charge Enforcement PolicyThere has long been a regulation that made immigrants inadmissible to the US if they are deemed to be a public charge (INA Sections 212(a)(4
Immigration NewsJun 25, 2017SCOTUS Reverses Court on DenaturalizationThe U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a decision in Maslenjak v. United States, rejecting an argument by the Trump Administration that a...
SCOTUS RULINGJun 23, 2017SCOTUS On Ineffective Assistance of CounselLee has demonstrated that he was prejudiced by his counsel’s erroneous advice. Pp. 5–13.(a) When a defendant claims that his counsel’s defic
Joe CaraccioOct 12, 2016Supreme Court To Hear Hernández v. MesaSCOTUS granted cert. 15-118 Hernandez v. Mesa This case has to do with the US Governments use of deadly force at the Mexican-American...
Joseph B. CaraccioJun 24, 2016Supreme Court Kills DAPA Without a DecisionThe Supreme Court kills DAPA by issuing a single sentence stating the Court split evenly on US v. Texas.
Joseph CaraccioMar 16, 2016Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme CourtBarack Obama has announced his nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court after the passing of Justice...
Joseph CaraccioMar 10, 2016Briefs are in for US v. Texas Supreme Court CaseThe Supreme Court is set to hear arguments and render a decision on the DAPA and extended DACA programs announced by President Obama on...
Joseph CaraccioMar 1, 2016Scalia & ImmigrationIn his thirty years on the bench at the country's highest Court Justice Scalia encountered his fair share of of immigration cases....
Joseph CaraccioJan 19, 2016Supreme Court to take up Obama immigration actionsToday the Supreme Court announced it will hear the case that will decide the fate of Obama's executive actions that he announced November...
Joseph CaraccioFeb 27, 2015Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Kerry v. Din Kerry V. Din Supreme Court to Decide Reviewability of Consular Visa Denials In this case SCOTUS looks at the doctrine of consular...