Law Office of Lina Baroudi

08/30/2026

Bravo Judge Wise 👍👍

The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

08/29/2026

Immigration enforcement in Northern California reached a new high this summer, with more immigrants arrested in July than in any other month during the second Trump administration. ⁠
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Nearly 900 people were arrested in Northern California in July, and some 440 of them were booked into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, according to a Mission Local analysis of data released this week by the Deportation Data Project. ⁠
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Compared to other jurisdictions, the number of arrests and book-ins to detention facilities in Northern California is low: Those rates are highest in ICE jurisdictions along the U.S.-Mexico border. ⁠
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Between May and July, almost half of those arrested in Northern California had no corresponding detention record, suggesting that they weren’t kept in ICE custody. ⁠
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As of July, in the San Francisco “area of responsibility,” which covers Northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan, there were 20,804 active participants under the “alternatives to detention” program, more than any other jurisdiction in the country.⁠
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The data provided by the Deportation Data Project was obtained through a records request to ICE and subsequent litigation. ⁠
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📸: Mariana Garcia

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

You increase arrests, we increase litigation.

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As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.

08/23/2026

The recent Supreme Court decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has put more than 350,000 Haitians in the U.S. at risk of deportation. At this critical moment, access to free, accurate legal information is more important than ever.

The Haitian Bridge Alliance is seeking Haitian Creole speakers to help interpret legal information from our partners at the Florida Immigrant Rights Coalition. Interpretation opportunities are available both in person and virtually.

If you’re interested in volunteering as an interpreter, please fill out the form to get involved: https://tinyurl.com/HBAhaitiancreole

Anpil men chay pa lou | Many hands lighten the load 🇭🇹

08/22/2026

Esta noche, una jueza federal anuló la prohibición de visas que bloqueaba las visas de inmigrante para ciudadanos de 75 países, al determinar que discriminaba por nacionalidad y excedía la autoridad del Secretario de Estado. Si la solicitud de visa de su familia fue negada o retrasada debido a esta prohibición, este fallo podría abrir la puerta a que reconsideren su caso. Lea el análisis completo en nuestro blog y contáctenos si cree que esto le afecta.

Entienda la reciente prohibición de visas para 75 países y cómo un fallo federal puede cambiar el panorama migratorio.

08/22/2026

Tonight, a federal judge struck down the visa ban that blocked immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries - ruling it discriminated based on nationality and exceeded the Secretary of State's authority. If your family's visa application was refused or delayed because of this ban, the ruling may open the door to getting your case reconsidered. Read the full breakdown on our blog, and reach out if you think this affects you.

Understand the immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries and its recent legal challenges. Discover what this means for you.

08/15/2026

Maybe ICE doesn’t know that USCIS allows immigrants to use their attorney’s office as a “safe mailing address”? They were there to look for beds in the offices, really? 🙄🙄🙄 You can’t make this stuff up.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316885229.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaATsjwFwZG9mBWZkaWQWUMfIseOdxRxhSkOMbwM6hclUHUsKFWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5Zm_yCy7SXUDKozsKdYOqOWZQ2vcDHXA0DBbs7wF78a_MawfuBtDgZhW2N_A_aem_YB0fIDorp9sKNjhRc5ReJw

Multiple employees said the men identified themselves as federal immigration agents who said they wanted to tour the office for beds.

08/13/2026

🚨 Noticia importante para quienes tienen DACA o un caso de tarjeta verde pendiente: la Junta de Apelaciones de Inmigración (BIA) acaba de revertir una regla de 14 años sobre viajes internacionales con advance parole. El viaje internacional con advance parole ahora puede activar la prohibición de reingreso de 3 o 10 años por presencia ilegal — algo que la mayoría de los abogados le habrían dicho que no aplicaba antes de esta semana. Si tiene un viaje internacional planeado o está en medio de un caso de ajuste de estatus, lea nuestro artículo explicado en español sencillo (con preguntas frecuentes) antes de tomar cualquier decisión. Enlace en los comentarios. 👇

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08/13/2026

🚨 Big news for anyone with DACA or a pending green card case: the Board of Immigration Appeals just reversed a 14-year-old rule on advance parole travel. International travel on advance parole can now trigger the 3- or 10-year unlawful presence bar — something most attorneys would have told you didn't apply before this week. If you have international travel planned or you're in the middle of an adjustment of status case, read our plain-English breakdown (with FAQ) before you make any decisions. Link in comments. 👇

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