Immigration Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/immigration/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:20:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Immigration Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/immigration/ 32 32 Transgender Law Center Condemns SCOTUS Opinions in Trump v CASA and Mahmoud v Taylor; Uplifts Kennedy v Braidwood Decision https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-condemns-scotus-opinions-in-trump-v-casa-and-mahmoud-v-taylor-uplifts-kennedy-v-braidwood-decision/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-condemns-scotus-opinions-in-trump-v-casa-and-mahmoud-v-taylor-uplifts-kennedy-v-braidwood-decision/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:20:32 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=24535 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   June 27, 2025   CONTACT:  Sue Yacka-Bible, Director of Communications, sue@transgenderlawcenter.org  Transgender Law Center Condemns SCOTUS Opinions in Trump v CASA and Mahmoud v Taylor; Uplifts Kennedy v Braidwood Decision NATIONAL – Transgender Law Center condemns the two Supreme Court Opinions released today in Trump v CASA and Mahmoud v Taylor for […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-condemns-scotus-opinions-in-trump-v-casa-and-mahmoud-v-taylor-uplifts-kennedy-v-braidwood-decision/feed/ 0 Solidarity with Los Angeles—A Statement from Organizations Committed to Advancing Freedom for LGBTQIA2S+ People and Everyone https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:49:53 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=24479 This week, we have witnessed the collective power of our people reverberate around the country. In Los Angeles, our neighbors, family, and friends have shown up and taken good care of each other and demanded an end to the campaign of violence and criminalization being waged by ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) and other federal […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/feed/ 0 TLC, Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against the United States Alleging Negligence and Discrimination Leading to the Death of Roxsana Hernandez https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 19:26:22 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16436 ICE, CBP, and DHS employees failed Roxsana at every step. Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have requested to file an amended complaint alleging wrongful death, negligence and discrimination on the part of the United States which led directly to the death […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/feed/ 0 U.S. Citizenship is not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:04:52 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15917 A Court of Appeals of Indiana has taken the final step in the process and certified a decision that a state name-change law does not require a petitioner to be a U.S. citizen to change their name. The ruling, issued last week, is now the guiding law in the state of Indiana, and when non-citizens and […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/feed/ 0 Indiana Appellate Court Rules U.S. Citizenship is not Required for Legal Name Change https://transgenderlawcenter.org/indiana-appellate-court-rules-u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/indiana-appellate-court-rules-u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change/#respond Tue, 19 May 2020 21:26:47 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15822 Indiana Legal Services, Inc (ILSI), MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the Law Office of Barbara J. Baird, and the Transgender Law Center (TLC) won an important victory yesterday on behalf of two transgender immigrant clients who had been seeking legal name changes. A Court of Appeals of Indiana on Monday unanimously held […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/indiana-appellate-court-rules-u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change/feed/ 0 TLC, the Law Office of R. Andrew Free, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against CoreCivic and Multiple Private Entities Alleging Gross Negligence Lead to Roxsana’s Death https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 19:58:44 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15818 Third lawsuit alleging wrongdoing by CoreCivic in recent weeks Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Law Office of R. Andrew Free, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico against Management & Training Corporation, LaSalle Corrections Transport LLC, Global Precision Systems LLC, […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/feed/ 0 TLC, Ballard Spahr, & Rapid Defense Network Announce Class Action Lawsuit to Free All Transgender People in ICE Custody https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:38:56 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15791 The crisis of COVID-19 exacerbates already dangerous and inhumane conditions in ICE detention facilities Today the Transgender Law Center (TLC), Ballard Spahr LLP, and the Rapid Defense Network filed a complaint demanding the release of all transgender people in civil immigration detention. This action must be immediately taken so transgender detainees, a population that has […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/feed/ 0 LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Organizations Demand ICE Release All People Currently Detained & Shut Down All Detention Centers in Light of Global Health Crisis https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:51:07 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15728 National — The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, and Transgender Law Center call on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all people currently detained and for the Department of Homeland Security to shut down all immigration prisons (referred to by others as detention […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/feed/ 0 Trans Migrant Chin Tsui Returns Home from Immigration Prison https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-migrant-chin-tsui-returns-home-from-immigration-prison/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-migrant-chin-tsui-returns-home-from-immigration-prison/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:27:55 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15705 Image description: Lynly and Chin smiling at the foot of the escalators at the airport Last night, Chin Tsui returned home to New York after spending over two years in immigration prison, including nineteen months in solitary confinement. Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Offices of Earnest Bailey won the case to terminate Chin’s […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-migrant-chin-tsui-returns-home-from-immigration-prison/feed/ 0 With NY Governor’s Pardon, Chin’s Path Home is Clear https://transgenderlawcenter.org/with-governors-pardon-chins-path-home-is-clear/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/with-governors-pardon-chins-path-home-is-clear/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:22:35 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15702 This past weekend, Governor of New York State Andrew Cuomo issued a pardon for Chin Tsui’s 1995 conviction in Nassau County. Last month, Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Offices of Earnest Bailey won a motion to terminate Chin Tsui’s immigration proceedings, which the government has thirty days to appeal. With this pardon, there […]

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