This episode is recorded at the end of January 2023 in order to serve as a recap of the 2022 year in immigration law and policy in the United States as well as the developments so far in January 2023. 2022 marked the continuation of prosecutorial discretion  and the Uniting for Ukraine program by the Biden administration but was also marked by litigation attempting to bring down the prosecutorial discretion flexibility for ICE and USCIS officers and trial attorneys as well as further litigation by restrictionist immigration groups looking to bring down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) with a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in October 2022 partially affirming the denial by the district court of part of the 2012 program and a remand for a new decision on part of the case..  2023 saw the announcement of parole for Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans building upon a program for Ukrainians and later Venezuelans to be paroled in 2022. Jessica is joined by Miami based attorney Tamika Grace Judge of Jude Law  in Florida.In these episodes we discuss:

Tamika's life and education in Dominica and her representation of clients from the Caribbean;Tamika's work with different populations especially and Haitians in particular;Tough cases Tamika and Jessica have handled and how they managed these legal issues;The intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems and how those systems can be biased against certain people or groups:Tamika's experience in representing black immigrants in contrast to people of other backgrounds;The January 5, 2023 announcement by the Biden administration regarding parole mentioned above; the winding down of TItle 42 and the expanded use of expedited removal as well as the use of a new CBP app for phone/computer use required for all asylum applicants and parolees entering recently;The recommendations of Jessica and Tamika for best practices including not to rely on anecdotal advice from family members or neighbors.

JESSICA SMITH BOBADILLA, ATTORNEY (HOST) 

Jessica Smith Bobadilla is an attorney, former law professor, expert witness and media commentator on all things immigration and human rights related. You can contact her practice in California at http://www.attorneyjessica.com or (559) 264-2500.  You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram at I Am Attorney Jessica and send us an email with show suggestions or feedback at [email protected]

TAMIKA GRACE JUDE, ESQ. (GUEST) 

Tamika Grace Jude, Esq. is an attorney licensed to practice in the state of New Jersey. (If you are located in another state, don't worry. Immigration law is Federal and Attorney Jude is able to practice Immigration Law in all 50 states.) Attorney Jude is an immigrant from the beautiful island of Dominica in the Caribbean. As an immigrant herself, she is very familiar with the immigration process. After completing her Associates Degrees at the Dominica State College, she attended the University of the Virgin Islands where she pursued two Bachelors Degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice. She was very passionate about immigration law and went on to Barry University-Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, where she graduated with her Jurist Doctor Degree and a Litigation Honors Certificate.Attorney Jude served as an Associate Editor for the Barry University Environmental Earth Law Journal, served within the Student Bar Association as a senator for all three years of law school, worked in the Immigration Clinic, was a member of the Trial Team and was on the executive board of multiple student organizations on campus including the Immigration Law society and is a member of Phi Alpha Delta. She was also the recipient of an immigration stipend from Barry University. While at law school she volunteered with a small law firm in Orlando Florida and participated in free naturalization clinics for the community.Since graduation, she served as a law clerk for an immigrat