Courts Differ-Effect of Padilla v Kentucky-Thomas Esparza & Jacquiline Watson Immigration Specialist
In Padilla, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), the Court held that an attorney'sfailure to inform a client of the collateral deportation consequences of aguilty plea amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel.However, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Abraham Clott last week declined togiv... more...

PUBLIC CHARGE & THE CORONAVIRUS Edited by Thomas Esparza Immigration & Naturalization Specialist
Many immigrants living in the United States are eligible for COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefits but are afraid to use them. Their fear is often misplaced. HAS THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE AFFECTED THE more...

Chart of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs by Thomas Esparza, Jr. Immigration Specialist
CHIPRA OVERVIEW:?Provisions Related to Immigrants and Non-English Speakers On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA, P.L. #111-3) covering an estimated 11 million low-income children. CHIP is reauthorized t... more...

immigration Bond part 2. presented by Thomas Esparza, Jr. Immigration Specialist
Immigration Bond The views expressed on this page are those of individual authors and may not reflect the views of the U.S. government. The information contained herein should be used for information purposes only. When an individual is detained by the Bureau of Immigration a... more...

State & Local gov'ts implement own immigraion policies by Thomas Esparza Immigration Specialist
State and Local Governments Continue to Implement their own Immigration Policies in Light of Federal Government Inaction on ImmigrationDespite continued promises from the Obama Administration to push forward on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Congress continues to drag its feet... more...