Stories by Ben Winograd

Ben Winograd is a Staff Attorney at the Immigration Policy Center. He focuses on legal issues related to the enforcement of immigration law. subscribe to Ben Winograd's feed

Immigration Hardliner's Lawsuit Against Deferred Action is Unlikely to Stand Up in Court

Posted on: Aug 23, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

Kobach filed a lawsuit to block the Obama administration from granting deferred action. Fortunately, it has little chance of standing up in court.

Judge Strikes Down Most of Alabama's Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

Posted on: Aug 21, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

Just the latest judicial rebuke of a red state.

Administration Releases Details on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Posted on: Aug 8, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

The announcement could immediately benefit nearly one million immigrants.

Romney Doesn't Know if He Supports Obama's New Deportation Ban

Posted on: Jun 22, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

Romney again failed to say whether he would overturn the policy and provided few details as to how he would deal with immigration.

Alternative DREAM Act Introduced, Secures Path to Permanent Residency

Posted on: Jun 6, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

The STARS Act would benefit fewer people than the DREAM Act, but it would put qualified applicants on a path to permanent residency.

California Pushes Back on ICE's Secure Communities Program

Posted on: Jun 5, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

California is poised to pass a bill to let local jurisdictions opt out of the federal program that routes fingerprints taken at local jails to federal authorities.

Supreme Court Asks Hard Questions at Oral Arguments Over Arizona's Extreme Immigration Law

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

The justices signalled that this may not be the end of the fight over SB 1070.

Supreme Court Flooded with Briefs Opposing Arizona's Draconian Anti-Immigrant Law

Posted on: Apr 3, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

Outside parties filed more than 20 briefs asking the Court to uphold an injunction against four major provisions of the law.

Savvy Supreme Court Brief Sticks it to Arizona, Says Harsh Immigration Law is Confrontational, Not Cooperative

Posted on: Mar 21, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

Who's Behind Arizona's Harsh, Anti-Immigration Law SB 1070 -- And Why?

Posted on: Feb 22, 2012, Source: Immigration Impact

The Supreme Court brief offer a revealing look at the identities and motivations of SB 1070’s most ardent supporters.

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Injunctions Against Arizona's Infamous Immigration Law, SB 1070

Posted on: Dec 13, 2011, Source: Immigration Impact

Technically, the question before the Justices is simply whether four of the law’s provisions should be temporarily blocked pending resolution of a larger legal challenge.

Courts: Lawyers Must Provide Info to Immigrant Detainees

Posted on: Feb 3, 2011, Source: Immigration Impact

For untold numbers of future immigrant defendants, Padilla v. Kentucky will result in better legal advice, more appropriate sentences, and less need to revisit old cases.

Supreme Court Tackle's AZ Employer Sanctions Law ... Which Side Will Emerge Victorious?

Posted on: Dec 13, 2010, Source: Immigration Impact

Hints of how the court may rule have emerged during last week's arguments.