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Attorney Thomas Griffin was recently featured in two articles on Philly.com where he spoke of the systematic failures of a Pennsylvania immigration detention center and the temporary protected status of Haitians in America. Attorney Griffin noted that, while TPS for Haitian migrants will be expiring in July, the roots of these migrants have become deeper…

Tom was invited again to speak at the Philadelphia Chapter Annual Conference for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Tom made presentations to approximately 200 lawyers sitting on two panels with colleagues and an Immigration Judge. First, Tom presented on the The Crisis of High Immigration Bonds in the Pennsylvania Regions and it’s impact on families,…

Attorney Griffin appeared on Fox29 TV’s Good Day show to explain the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refusing to lift the lower court’s Stay against President Trump’s Executive Order known as “The Muslim Ban.” This was a sharp rebuke by the Judicial Branch of Trump due to the apparent…

Tom lectured on the present and historic state of human rights in Haiti at the Drexel University School of Public Health. Tom presented along with co-lecturer, Beatrice Lindstrom, an attorney for the Institute of Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH). Ms. Lindstrom has led the celebrated case against the United Nations for bringing cholera to…

Tom moderated the Annual Immigration Law Forum presented in Philadelphia by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Tom selected the four panels from some of his colleagues who are the region’s top immigration litigators. Together they presented a 4-hour continuing legal education program for both seasoned practitioners and attorneys looking to start an immigration practice.