For the fifth year in a row, the Texas Bar Journal turned to attorney Zoltan to summarize for its readers developments in immigration law during the prior year. 

Innovation Law Lab publicó recientemente un video excelente que explica, en español, los requisitos legales para ganar el asilo en los EE.UU.

The Washington Post has obtained and published a four-page critique of the "Remain in Mexico" policy written by an asylum officer fired for her or his principled refusal to participate in the program. The author argues convincingly that "Remain in Mexico" violates U.S. law, regulations, and treaty obligations.

The nonprofit America Team for Displaced Eritreans (ATDE) has made available online a Tigrinya translation of the application for asylum in the United States, Form I-589. The attorney cannot attest to the precision of that translation, but knows the ATDE to be a principled voice for the rights of Eritrean refugees.

For dishonesty with a client and with the State Bar of Texas, Dallas-based immigration attorney Simeon Olumide Coker was suspended from practicing law for 12 months and ordered to pay $850 for attorneys' fees and direct expenses. In a separate matter, a Dallas District Court judge found, inter alia, Coker had violated the prohibition on conflicts of interest and rules maintaining the integrity of the courts. The court suspended Coker's license till September 30, 2021 and fined him over $5,000 in fees and direct costs. Coker was twice before sanctioned, when subject to probated suspensions in 2012 and 2013.