Letter from the Editor-in-chief

• Jurisdiction: United States,Federal
• Citation: Vol. 3 No. 2
• Publication year: 2021
• topic: Civil Rights,Immigration Law

Letter From the Editor-in-Chief

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

I write this letter days after the fall of Afghanistan's government and return of the Taliban. Immigration attorneys around the country are taking calls from clients and individuals through "WhatsApp" and using every legal tool in the toolbox to help Afghan nationals leave Afghanistan for the United States or a third country. The world is on fire and the flames are burning as we enter the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001—an event that has had lasting impacts on immigration law that appear in sometimes subtle and often significant ways.

The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." These are the words that ring in my ears as I showcase the articles in...