Blog Posts in April, 2018 Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 30-Apr-2018 Border fills to capacity as caravan of migrants arrives, officials say The statement offered the first glimpse of a showdown the roughly 400 migrants had been preparing for with the Trump administration. Members of a migrant caravan seeking asylum in the United States reached Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, where U.S. ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 26-Apr-2018 Immigration activists praise DACA ruling, but say more needs to be done After a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end an Obama-era program for young immigrants, local activists said it’s good news — but doesn’t go far enough. “We are happy that the judge is ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 17-Apr-2018 Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law as too vague The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court's 5-4 decision — an unusual alignment in which new Justice Neil ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 12-Apr-2018 Trump administration suspends immigrant legal advice program Washington (CNN) The Trump administration is suspending a program that provides legal advice for undocumented immigrants, a Justice Department official confirmed Wednesday. Immigrant advocacy groups immediately were concerned that the move could be ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 10-Apr-2018 White House seeks to rekindle immigration debate on Hill Washington (CNN) The White House is quietly feeling the waters on trying for another push on immigration legislation as President Donald Trump continues to up the rhetoric on the issue. Trump focused on border security and immigration last week, ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 3-Apr-2018 Justice Department imposes quotas on immigration judges The Trump administration has introduced production quotas for immigration judges in an effort to reduce enormous court backlogs, raising concern among judges and attorneys that decisions may be unfairly rushed. The Justice Department's Executive ... Continue Reading Posted By Revilla Law Firm, P.A. 2-Apr-2018 Trump Says DACA Is 'Dead,' and Calls on Mexico to Enforce Border Security WASHINGTON — President Trump declared on Monday that a plan to protect young immigrants from deportation is “dead” and repeated his calls for Mexico to enforce border security laws and prevent immigrants from coming to the United ... Continue Reading