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Trump Executive Orders – “I’m a lawyer, what can I do?”

Last Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order that has come to be known alternately as the Immigration Ban or Muslim Ban. Goodhearted citizens across the nation have been outraged by the policy, as a profound strike against American values of inclusiveness and religious freedom. Our fellow attorneys outside the immigration bar have been justifiably concerned by this action and many have reached out to ask how they can help. Thank you!

To get a sense of how worried community members are, read the comments to this post.

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Over the weekend we saw a coalition of non-profits swing into action to defend the rights of those impacted by the Immigration Ban. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a number of successful lawsuits nationwide. Locally, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) brought a successful habeas action, in partnership with ACLU. NWIRP was able to get a plane literally halted on the tarmac.

Please consider donating to ACLU and/or NWIRP. These organizations are doing the hard, critical work to fight the Executive Orders on the ground and in the courts. Please support their vital work.

Learn how to advocate for immigrants entering the U.S.

Teams of attorneys are organizing across the United States, ensuring that lawful residents from the banned countries are allowed to re-enter the U.S. We anticipate that this same advocacy infrastructure will be needed to respond to future immigration actions by our Administration. We will be hosting a free webinar on February 15, 2017 at noon Pacific. The webinar is aimed at experienced immigration lawyers, but would be a critical introduction to immigration advocacy for non-immigration lawyers who are interested in volunteering.

Register for the webinar (free)

Understanding the Executive Orders.

Follow the links below to read our analysis of the Trump Executive Orders.

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All Sound Immigration attorneys are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Associations. They practice immigration law exclusively, focusing on helping families start new lives in the United States.

This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. hello,
    I did my interview today based on dv. The officer told me I am going to request your visa from department of state and after that I can approve it. Is this something normal.

    1. Hi, Adam: If your interview was at a US consulate the individual you interviewed with was a Department of State officer. Based on what you describe it sounds like your visa application was approved and they are simply processing the visa, which is standard.

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