Immigration Close Encounters: Rights, Risks, and Responses

In this episode of Law 401, we welcome immigration attorney Zachary Lyons L’17 to explain Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a recent California Supreme Court case that reopened the door to immigration stops based on “reasonable suspicion.”  We discussed how perceived ethnicity or speaking a foreign language can factor into an immigration stop and what the decision means for Fourth Amendment rights for all Rhode Islanders.

Resources

Zachary Lyons

https://law.rwu.edu/alumni/alumni-association/law-alumni-association-board-directors

Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf

RWU Immigration Clinic

https://law.rwu.edu/academics/juris-doctor/clinics-and-externships/immigration-clinic

Dorcas International Institute of RI

https://www.diiri.org/

Amor

https://amorri.org/

Progresso Latino

https://www.progresolatino.org/