Nation of Immigrants with Jacob Tingen

Immigration attorney Jacob Tingen discusses to alternate versions of immigration policy in the U.S. after the election on November 3, 2020. Tomorrow is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to change immigration policy for the better and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Immigration Attorney Jacob Tingen discusses the impact of the latest memo addressing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals issued by Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. We review the recent court actions relating to DACA, and how the Trump administration is failing to comply with recent decisions.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Immigration Attorney Jacob Tingen talks about the recent SCOTUS decision in DHS v. Regents of Univ. of California, where the Supreme Court prevented the rescission of DACA.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In today's episode, attorney Jacob Tingen talks about the real details of the Trump administration's current ban on immigration. Additionally, he takes a look at recent comments tying COVID-19 relief and support to immigration policies.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In a thinly-veiled bid to further his anti-immigrant policies, President Trump has declared he will soon ban "all immigration" to the U.S. because of COVID-19. Attorney Jacob Tingen talks about this issue, the likelihood that it actually happens, and what we might be able to expect.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we look at two immigration-related lawsuits that have to do with the impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 on U.S. immigration laws and their enforcement.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In today's episode we review the response to COVID-19 in U.S. Immigration Courts and among immigration enforcement in the U.S.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we discuss the national court battle over immigration, and how the courts have begun to tailor decisions in light of supreme court guidance and commentary about the use of injunctions. The 9th Circuit issued an injunction halting implementation of the Remain in Mexico program, but only in the geographical area of the 9th Circuit.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Our Nation of Immigrants is struggling to manage a record caseload in our immigration courts. Today we discuss how those courts are being politicized, and some solutions on how to fix it.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

A new regulation impacting international students has been proposed. Today we discuss the new regulation and its potential impact. We also look at some fresh commentary from the judiciary on nationwide injunctions that are preventing the Trump administration's immigration policies from going into effect.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today on Nation of Immigrants we weigh in on the Supreme Court's recent decision, revoking the nationwide injunction against Trump's public charge rule. The decision allows the Trump administration to enforce their new public charge rule for now, but that's not the end of the story...Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we explore the world of Birth Tourism. The Trump administration has issued a new regulation that impacts the ability of women to enter the U.S. and receive needed medical care, in the name of preventing families from coming to the U.S. for the primary purpose of having a child born in the U.S.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Why is ICE arresting immigrants at courthouses? Is this something we should all be okay with? Today in Nation of Immigrants, attorney Jacob Tingen reviews some recent headlines out of Colorado about the issue of how ICE carries out its enforcement priorities.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today, immigration lawyer Jacob Tingen comments on the controversy surrounding New York, its sanctuary policies relating to immigration, and the unfortunate manner that the death and murder of a 92-year-old woman is being politicized to advance immigration arguments.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we discuss what to expect in U.S. immigration in the coming year. We'll round out our discussion by touching on the potential economic impact of current U.S. immigration policy.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In this somber episode of Nation of Immigrants, immigration attorney Jacob Tingen reflects on the death of Carlos Hernandez, a Guatemalan teenager whose death inside an immigration detention center was caught on video.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

The Trump Administration's public charge rule gets an update in a new appeals court ruling from the 9th circuit. The opinion addresses public charge, and repeals the injunction issued by the 9th circuit. While the public charge rule is still subject to injunctions in other circuits, the opinion itself says a lot about the state of immigration law today and the role of our three branches of government in creating, interpreting, and executing the law.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today in Nation of Immigrants we talk about using correct vocabulary in the immigration debate. Attorney Jacob Tingen tackles some articles online that advocate the use of terms like "illegal" immigrant, and why we should seek to elevate what we say, and how we say things, in the immigration debate.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In today's episode of Nation of Immigrants, we discuss a series of new or proposed regulations coming out of the Trump Administration that make it harder than ever for immigrants to come legally to the U.S.What these rules show is the extent to which the executive branch of government can go to change immigration law and policy, and how it leads to increasingly unfair and unpopular results. Congress should take power over immigration law and policy away from the executive branch. Leave comments on this important issue below.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

A new article today discusses the proportion of immigrants being held in detention that actually have criminal records. Today in Nation of Immigrants we discuss why those immigrants being held in jail, why they aren't getting released on bond, and how that leads to fewer deportations under the Trump administration as compared to the Obama administration.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today in Nation of Immigrants, Attorney Jacob Tingen discusses the latest proposed Trump rule which would impact the ability of asylum applicants to work while waiting for their asylum hearing. We talk about the advantages and disadvantages of immigrants having work authorization, and what kind of impact this might have on those who have an asylum application pending.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we're going to tackle two immigration headlines dealing with law and policy in the U.S. The first article we'll look at is about directly preventing a piece of the Trump administration's policy on immigrants from going into effect, while the other is a response to Trump's policies.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Earlier this week headlines broke about another court ruling blocking another piece of the Trump administration's efforts to prevent poorer immigrants from entering the U.S. Today in Nation of Immigrants, Jacob Tingen talks about the court ruling, and a few other health and immigration related headlines.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today in Nation of Immigrants we tackle a smorgasbord of issues including the impact of Trump's border policy, enforcement priorities, false claims in World Series' advertisements, and the outright deletion of important court data.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we'll come back to our discussion of Attorney General certification. Last Friday, Attorney General Bill Barr issued two more opinions that impact the discretion of Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals to approve certain forms of relief for immigrants in removal proceedings. We'll take a close look at the decisions in Matter of Castillo-Perez and Matter of Thomas and Matter of Thompson.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we discuss aggressive immigration enforcement tactics from the Trump administration, from implementing wide-ranging laws to withholding funds and federal, Attorney Jacob Tingen discusses the impact of the Trump administration's aggressive posture on immigration.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today in Nation of Immigrants we tackle recent headlines about six-figures fines against immigrants from ICE, a lack of coordination in government agencies, and an allegation of rape against an ICE officer from an undocumented immigrant.How is the U.S. coping with the aftermath of hardline immigration policies?Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we continue our discussion about U.S. immigration courts and how external pressures lead to changing and narrowing standards in our immigration courts. We're gonna spend a lot of time on Attorney General certification, and what that means for immigrants in removal proceedings.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we're covering how the immigration courts are organized, and how the Executive Branch of Government (the Trump Administration) is able to wield so much power in how immigration judges carry out their duties.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

What's happening in U.S. immigration courts? For border courts in particular, it's not entirely clear. Today's episode marks a series of episodes about our immigration courts, what works well, what's broken, and how the Trump administration is responding to continuing record levels of immigrants at our southern border.Barring a groundbreaking immigration event, we'll spend the next several episodes discussing the ins and outs of U.S. immigration Courts.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Since the very first episode of Nation of Immigrants we've been talking about the public charge rule announced by the Trump administration. It's clearly been a very important topic to immigrants and their families, podcast followers, and other site visitors. Today, a Federal Judge in the Southern District of New York issued a nationwide injunction to prevent the new public charge rule from taking effect in a blistering legal opinion.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Sanctuary City! Illegal Immigrant! Public Charge! What do these terms mean? And how do different sides to this debate use these terms.Today we'll tackle the term Sanctuary City and talk about what it really means and how that impacts local government policies.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In today's episode we discuss a recent case in the headlines where ICE detained a U.S. citizen high schooler, and then placed him in removal proceedings. How often does this happen? What are the consequences for ICE? For the U.S. Citizen? Jacob Tingen answers these questions and more in this episode of Nation of Immigrants.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

It's another day with another new immigration policy in the U.S. immigration debate. The Trump administration has issued a new policy aimed at immigrants his administration believes could become a public charge, and we also discuss Apple's amicus brief in the upcoming DACA case before the Supreme Court.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

A lot has been happening in immigration news lately. Attorney Jacob Tingen discusses several of the policies that have been proposed and talks about the human element of immigration.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we discuss some recent court decisions that prevent the Trump administrations immigration enforcement efforts from going into effect. We also talk about why the courts are doing so much in the area of immigration, and why we should all be grateful for an independent judiciary.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today we discuss "catch and release," what this policy is, and why the Trump administration is "ending" it. This policy is related to the Remain in Mexico initiative and is another step in the Trump Administration's plans to limit asylum for people fleeing from Central America.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Immigrants sometimes show up to immigration court with documents saying they have to appear in court that day, but they don't actually have a hearing. Why is this happening? And how widespread is this practice? Today in Nation of Immigrants, immigration attorney Jacob Tingen discusses some of the current problems immigrants face when it comes to procedural fairness in immigration court.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today in Nation of Immigrants we discuss why the Trump Administration has set up tent immigration courts at the U.S.-Mexico border, and what that means for asylum seekers and their lawyers.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

John Oliver's recent segment on the restrictions surrounding legal immigration to the United States touches on a lot of the topics we've been covering here at Nation of Immigrants. Today I review what the Last Week Tonight episode got right, and discuss current immigration law and policy.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision allowing a Trump Administration policy to take effect which would limit the ability of Central American immigrants to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Today we talk about what the policy is and what impact it might have on our nation's immigration laws.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

What is a safe third country under our asylum laws? And do Mexico and Guatemala qualify as safe third countries? Today in Nation of Immigrants, we talk about the impact of the Trump administration's negotiations for safe third country agreements with Mexico and other Central American governments.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

We continue our discussion on why Central American immigrants are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in such great numbers. We talk about conditions in the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala), and how that contributes to a populous fleeing to the U.S.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Why are record numbers of Central American immigrants applying for asylum in the U.S.? Are they really savvy to our immigration court backlog and taking advantage of our laws and procedures? Or are they fleeing for their lives and hoping to live out the American Dream? In this episode we can only scratch surface of the many reasons immigrants apply for asylum.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Asylum is a hot topic and one of the primary reasons people are coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. Administrative shuffling hasn't helped in the immigration courts, and it won't work in the asylum office. Today we start our discussion of U.S. asylum law.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Did you know the U.S. has a list of 10 reasons to deny entry to immigrants? In this episode of Nation of Immigrants, Jacob discusses grounds of inadmissibility like public charge, previous immigration violations, and more.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today I talk about what's really happening with citizenship for children born overseas to members of the U.S. military, and why even a technical change to words like "residence" and "physical presence" can be far reaching. I also give a brief update about USCIS's recent deferred action policy change.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Matter of Castro-Tum was an Attorney General opinion that ended the decades-old practice of administrative closure in our nation's immigration courts. Now, in Zuniga Romero v. Barr, the 4th Circuit rules that immigration courts can continue to administratively close cases.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

Today on Nation of Immigrants, I discuss the myth of the immigration line and why its unreasonable to expect immigrants to wait in "line" for entry to the country.Tingen & Williams, PLLC is a Richmond-based law firm which serves the entire state of Virginia in the areas of criminal defense, immigration, family law, business law, and more.Check us out on our website to learn more about our practice, or give us a call if you have any questions about our services!Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

In our first episode we talked about the new public charge policies of the Trump administration. Today we address how the impact of the principles underlying hardline public charge policies impact immigrants who are sick and protected under deferred action.Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)

The U Visa was designed to give protection against deportation to immigrants who have been the victim of a crime and who help law enforcement. Unfortunately, it's not working out that way for many U Visa applicants.Tingen & Williams, PLLC is a Richmond-based law firm which serves the entire state of Virginia in the areas of criminal defense, immigration, family law, business law, and more.Check us out on our website to learn more about our practice, or give us a call if you have any questions about our services!Support the show (https://jacobtingen.com/nation-of-immigrants/donate)