Volume 44, Issue 3

The Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers was founded on October 14, 1946, in Manhattan, New York. At that time, the organization consisted of nineteen members. Seventy-one years later, that organization—now named the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)—boasts more than 15,000 members. Why do immigrants, their families, and their employers need so many lawyers? This…

On February 21, 2017, one month and one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth President of the United States, the Washington Post debuted a new slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” This phrase draws on our country’s tradition of recognizing the importance of a free and open press, but is it still…

“Can we doubt that only a Divine Providence placed this land, this island of freedom, here as a refuge for all those people in the world who yearn to breathe freely?” – Ronald W. Reagan As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump made illegal immigration a signature issue of his campaign. Among his claims was that…

In the legal sphere, some of the most dominant elements of President Donald Trump’s first year in office were his executive orders. This article focuses on the following (the “Trump Executive Orders”): the three travel ban orders, the sanctuary jurisdictions order, the two successive transgender military exclusion memoranda, and the Attorney General statement indicating rescission…

Over roughly the past twenty years, Congress has passed various statutory measures intended to align business immigration with the demands of the marketplace and to stabilize the role of foreign nationals in contributing to U.S. economic interests. But in the aftermath of these Congressional enactments, these measures never went through the rulemaking process to provide…

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” -Groucho Marx Immigration policy in the United States is one of the most divisive issues facing our country. Some groups, such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform and the Center for Immigration Studies, advocate for…

At just twenty-nine years of age, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given a mere six months to live. The cancer caused Maynard to suffer from debilitating seizures, head and neck pain, and stroke-like symptoms. In November 2014, after exhausting all available medical options and treatments, Maynard decided to end her life…

Howell v. Howell is a statutory interpretation case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) preempts a state court from ordering a retired servicemember to indemnify a former spouse for a reduction in their share of the retiree’s military pension when the retiree elects to…

With the advent of the internet as a catalyst, the gambling and sports betting industries have seen massive change. The gambling debate has been ongoing since the beginning of American history, and the debate continues to evolve as the industry itself evolves. At the heart of the issue is a tension between the individual’s personal…