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No Big Surprises: Deportation Law Triggered by Criminal Convictions Declared Vague

April 17, 2018 / Hadar Aviram
Today, the Supreme Court decided Sessions v. Dimaya, in which the respondent appealed his deportation. It is an interesting decision both legally and politically. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

International Salad of Intrigue and Mystery

April 14, 2018 / Hadar Aviram
Yesterday we took Río to see the Bay and enjoy the Ferry Building. We were in luck: it was market day and the good folks from Volcano Kimchi were selling!

ICE Agents Enter Santa Clara Jail

April 8, 2018 / Hadar Aviram
About a week ago, the Chronicle broke this story: The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office allowed federal deportation officers to enter the jail it operates and interview four inmates this

Prosecutors in Orange County Sued for Obtaining Unlawful Confessions

April 8, 2018 / Hadar Aviram
More distressing news from the OC. The Guardian reports: Prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies in California’s Orange County used jailhouse informants in an extraordinary and long-running scheme to illegally obtain confessions

CA Bar Hangs Red Scarlet Letters on Its Members

April 8, 2018 / Hadar Aviram
I just saw this absolutely horrible story on the Mercury news. It’s ridiculously headlined, “Is Your Lawyer a Crook?” And goes on to tell us: What do you call up