By Amy Cutler | AZ Family As deaths in ICE custody climb sharply nationwide, the plans to build a large detention facility in Surprise continue. Deaths in ICE custody or detention have tripled from 11 in 2024 to 33 in 2025, according to data. This year, there have already been 13 deaths. Emmanuel Damas, 56, came to the U.S. from Haiti two …
By AZ Family The Trump administration is reshaping immigration courts nationwide, drawing scrutiny from immigration attorneys over the independence of judges and the fairness of the system. Darius Amiri, a partner and chair at the Rose Law Group, said immigration courts have faced a serious backlog of cases for years, with not enough judges to handle them. The Trump administration began …
By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration Law On Monday, the Trump administration sent Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports around the nation as the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown entered its sixth week. The partial shutdown stems from partisan disagreement over ICE funding and requested reforms, including increased use of bodycams by ICE …
By Steven Sarabia | AZ Family The U.S. State Department’s move to halt visa processing for people from 75 countries is raising new questions among immigrants, refugees and their attorneys. “The order is so vague,” said Immigration Attorney Juliana Manzanarez. “There’s a tons of concerns,” added Immigration Attorney Darius Amiri. With the halt officially starting Jan. 21, Amiri said the main concern is what this could mean for clients currently going through the process, trying to escape dangerous home countries. “Especially given some of the countries on this list and what’s going on in those countries. …
By Steven Sarabia | AZ Family The U.S. State Department’s move to halt visa processing for people from 75 countries is raising new questions among immigrants, refugees and their attorneys. “The order is so vague,” said Immigration Attorney Juliana Manzanarez. “There’s a tons of concerns,” added Immigration Attorney Darius Amiri. With the halt officially starting Jan. 21, Amiri said the main concern is what this could mean for clients currently going through the process, trying to escape dangerous home countries. “Especially given some of the countries on this list and what’s going on in those countries. …
By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration A little over the month ago, the Trump administration sent the business immigration community into a tailspin with a surprise presidential proclamation announcing a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications. The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa available for college graduates with a job offer from a U.S. based company …
By Alexis Dominguez | AZ Family A federal judge could soon reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA, sparking hope and hesitation for thousands of young immigrants in Arizona and across the country. The program was paused four years ago, and since then, many young immigrants in Arizona have been left waiting in limbo. While …
Outstanding legal pros! Rose Law Group attorneys — across a multitude of practice areas — have earned some well-deserved recognition from PHOENIX magazine, which features them in its list of “Top Lawyers 2025.” Peer-selected: Encompassing more than 30 legal specialties, the list was derived from an online vote open to practicing attorneys in Greater Phoenix only, directly reflecting the standing of each of these …
By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration Dept. The new ‘Good Moral Character’ requirement will mark a shift in how immigration officers will evaluate applicants for U.S. citizenship. Instead of looking only at criminal records or legal compliance, officers are now required to take a totality-of-circumstances approach. That means both positive contributions and negative conduct will be weighed …
By Brooke Wagner | KOLD In the last week, the Homeland Security Secretary announced the lowest number of Southwest Border encounters ever. That bears out in Arizona, too. Here in the 13 News newsroom, we get a lot of questions about the deportation of immigrants, who the Trump administration vowed to target first, versus those who are here without current …
