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ing to defraud the U.S., conspiring to couragement provision. Though it was lence in the Middle East and personal bit sweeter than the rest. This year,
disenfranchise voters, and conspiring launched late last year, ChatGPT made conflicts of interest arising out of the just in time for Thanksgiving, we were
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and attempting to obstruct an official its mark in 2023 and quickly became a Israel-Hamas war. pleased to close the chapter on an
proceeding, we considered wheth- go-to source for many. Despite the AI We also offered commentary on adjustment case that was a long time
er United States v. Hansen would system’s incredible ability to expedite miscellaneous current events. In the coming for our client who had been in
come back to bite Trump, given the tedious workstreams, many still rely on spring, we dedicated a blog remember- immigration proceedings for nearly 29,
case’s holding that speech constituting it sparingly and with an air of caution, ing Mark Von Sternberg through Mat- out of the 31, years of her life. As we
fraud is not protected under the First making sure to cross-check the AI’s ter of Recinas after he sadly passed recalled all the trials and tribulations
Amendment. In September 2023, we assertions with other more trustworthy away on May 16th. Mark’s refreshing of her complicated case that led to
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saw the DOJ bring suit against SpaceX sources. Some, however, were more interpretation of Matter of Recinas that victorious moment in immigration
for discriminating against refugees and optimistic about the AI’s propensi- has, among other things he accom- court one Friday afternoon, we were
asylees in its hiring and recruitment ty for accuracy and blindly trusted its plished, left a lasting legacy in the field reminded of how prosecutorial discre-
practices. A district court in Texas ruled ability to draft a legal brief that cited of immigration. 2023 also saw record tion saved our client.
in favor of SpaceX, which had counter- fake cases generated by ChatGPT, as numbers of migrants arriving at the Each blog is a labor of love and
sued on the basis of the Appointments was the case in Mata v. Avianca which southern border but despite New York remains an important reference and
Clause, and granted it a preliminary led us to consider to what extent can City’s status as a sanctuary city, Mayor resource to practitioners, journalists,
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injunction. We then considered how immigration practitioners ethically rely Adams’ push for more federal fund- policy wonks, and laypersons. We will
SpaceX’s constitutional challenge may on ChatGPT to aid their practice. With ing to aid in the influx of migrants to ensure that our blogs continue to re-
nix the DOJ’s ability to bring discrimi- the Russia-Ukraine war still raging on, the city moved us to opine why NYC main insightful in the immigration law
nation claims against employers under we saw another devastating war break should welcome migrants rather than field as we enter 2024. Thank you for
Section 247B of the Immigration and out this year after Hamas’ unspeakable have a mayor who disparages them. your support.
Nationality Act, including in the labor atrocities on Israel on October 7th, Though every victory is celebrated in *Jessica Paszko is an associate at
certification context. Lastly, in Decem- leading us to consider the emerging our practice, no matter how minor or Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC.
ber, we were happy to see a positive immigration issues arising from vio- routine, some victories are just a little
rung being added to the growing lad- _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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amined how Scripps v. Jaddou offers a Cyrus D. Mehta, a graduate of Cambridge University and Columbia Law School, is the Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta &
nuanced interpretation of “final merits Partners PLLC in New York City. Mr. Mehta is a member of AILA’s Administrative Litigation Task Force; AILA’s EB-5 Com-
determination” in reversal of EB-1B mittee; former chair of AILA’s Ethics Committee; special counsel on immigration matters to the Departmental Disciplinary
denial for an outstanding researcher. Committee, Appellate Division, First Department, New York; member of the ABA Commission on Immigration; board member of
A variety of new trends and de-
velopments gave rise to our blogs Volunteers for Legal Services and board member of New York Immigration Coalition. Mr. Mehta is the former chair of the Board
centered on ethics. In response to this of Trustees of the American Immigration Council and former chair of the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the
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year’s trend by immigration courts to New York City Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker and writer on various immigration-related issues, including on ethics, and
dismiss cases of noncitizens with great is also an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, where he teaches a course entitled Immigration and Work. Mr. Mehta
zeal, we considered ethical consider-
ations when the removal case is dis- received the AILA 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for advancing the practice of immigration law and the AILA 2011
missed. As a follow-up to last year’s Michael Maggio Memorial Award for his outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field. He has
blog on United States v. Hansen, we also received two AILA Presidential Commendations in 2010 and 2016. Mr. Mehta is ranked among the most highly regarded
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addressed the issue of providing com- lawyers in North America by Who’s Who Legal – Corporate Immigration Law 2019 and is also ranked in Chambers USA and
petent representation to undocument- Chambers Global 2019 in immigration law, among other rankings.
ed noncitizens despite the criminal en-

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