IDP filed an amici brief in People v. Baret, asserting that the New York criminal defense bar’s diligent response to the draconian immigration laws passed in 1996 supports Padilla retroactivity as a matter of state law. 440 litigants may find the brief useful for its compilation of resources – trainings, publications, hotline support – available to support defense attorneys in … Read more »
Join Mekong NYC, IDP, and Families for Freedom for the NYC screening of “Cambodian Son” at MIST Harlem, 46 West 116th Street, April 27. There is a reception at 2 pm and the film begins at 3 pm. This documentary follows the life of Kosal Khiev. Kosal was convicted as an adult of attempted murder at 15, served 14 years, … Read more »
IDP has been working with Howard Bailey, a veteran who was deported in 2012 to Jamaica, a country he had not seen in over 24 years. Read Howard’s story published April 11 in Politico Magazine. “I often think about Friday dinners with my family. Every Friday, no matter what, my wife and I took our two children out to eat; … Read more »
IDP and the National Immigration project of the National Lawyers Guild have written a practice advisory on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v.Castleman. The advisory explains why this decision should have no negative impact on immigration law and how it may even support arguments to narrow the “domestic violence” and “aggravated felony” removal grounds.
(left to right: Rick Jones, Manny Vargas, Jerry Cox, and Norman Reimer) On March 6, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) presented Manuel D. Vargas, senior counsel at the Immigrant Defense Project, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by NACDL President Jerry J. Cox at the opening of NACDL’s 2014 Midwinter Seminar & Meeting, which is devoted entirely to the … Read more »