By Alexis Dominguez | AZ Family Arizona State University welcomed 11,000 international students this fall, down from 14,000 last year — a 20% drop the university attributes in part to visa processing delays and shifting immigration policies. The decline comes as students and families moved onto campus Thursday, hauling boxes into dorms to start the new semester. Immigration attorney Darius …

By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Partner and Chairman of the Immigration Law Department A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has changed the rules for certain immigrants who travel outside the United States using a mechanism known as Advance Parole. Advance Parole is commonly used by people with pending green card applications, as well as certain individuals with DACA, temporary protected status, or pending asylum cases. In the past, having Advance Parole …

By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Partner and Chairman of the Immigration Law Department For years, this countries asylum backlog has been enormous, and has only continued to grow. There is no question that the system needs reform. Unfortunately, the latest changes announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)may create more even more problems than it purports to solve. …

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 …