Heightened visa and immigration enforcement have justifiably raised concerns among international creators and the U.S. comics community alike. Is travel safe? What could lead to detention or denial of entry? Are there options for protecting one’s freedom to create beyond…
Author: Jeff Trexler
Visas and Comic-Cons: Trans Creators and U.S. Travel
We continue to get questions about visa issues, and one that was particularly poignant was whether trans creators would be detained or denied when crossing the border into the U.S. As with the rules on work for tourist and business…
CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party 2025!
SDCC 2025: Oni Press & The Nacelle Company Rev Up the Annual CBLDF San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party with BIKER MICE FROM MARS! The Red Planet’s Raddest Toy & Animation Icons Help Celebrate Freedom of Speech and Unbridled Creativity with…
Visas and Comic-Cons: Specific Strategies
This post builds on our previous analysis of the fundamental principles of the visa system with a more detailed examination of how border patrol and ICE officials could perceive specific comic-con activities. Since the tourism visa and ESTA travel for…
Visas and Comic-Cons: Free Speech and Paid Work
Attending a comic-con on a tourist visa or ESTA is a relatively low-risk endeavor for a fan with a hotel room who is just going to enjoy the experience. So long as you limit your activity to seeing panels and…
Visas and Comic-Cons: Visa ABCs
The recent detention of cartoonist Becky Burke and ongoing ICE raids exemplify the importance of understanding U.S. immigration law, which applies both to nonimmigrant temporary visitors and immigrants leaving their home countries to reside here permanently. The heightened degree of…
This Week: Visas and Comic-Cons
Now that convention season is well underway, one of the most frequent questions we’ve been hearing here at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is whether it’s safe for creators from other countries to go to comic-cons in the U.S.…
Peter David
R.I.P. to legendary comics creator and former CBLDF board member Peter David, who understood.
CBLDF’s May Update
The following is the CBLDF’s latest email update, sent to members earlier this month! _________________________ The past few months have been an absolute whirlwind. The surge in challenges to free expression through the the comic arts had been intense prior…
Texas HB1375 UPDATE
Confirmed! Texas House Bill 1375 will not become law unless it gets attached to a live bill. We’re still watching what happens with House consideration of Senate bills – SB20, which allows for an unconstitutional prosecution for possessing certain cartoons…