ICE Clarifies Its Position On Immigration Enforcement And Prosecutorial Discretion
Mar 22, 2012
In a recent entry on the Fact vs. Fiction page of its website, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) clarified its position on immigration enforcement and prosecutorial discretionin light of sugges...
See Full Guide
Citizenship Case Involving Rwanda Genocide Issue Ends In Mistrial
Mar 17, 2012
We recently wrote a piece about a citizenship and fraud trial in federal district court in New Hampshire involving a Rwandan woman who was accused of committing human rights abuses during the 1994 geno...
See Full Guide
Second Immigration Tuition Bill Fails In Florida
Feb 18, 2012
A bill that would have allowed certain undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities in Florida was voted downby the states Senate Judiciary Committee. The bills provisio...
See Full Guide
Tenth Circuit Rules Non-Citizens Can Reopen Immigration Cases From Outside U.S.
Feb 09, 2012
An en banc panel of the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the governments attempt to block non-U.S. citizens from reopening their casesoutside the country. The regulation at issue i...
See Full Guide
PROTECT Program: Safeguarding Immigrant Civil Rights
Jan 21, 2012
In September of 2011, the Rios Law Firm initiated an immigrant civil rights advocacy program called PROTECT. It was created in response to a dangerous decision handed down in the summer of 2011 by the ...
See Full Guide
PROTECT Program: Safeguarding Immigrant Civil Rights
Jan 17, 2012
In September of 2011, the Rios Law Firm initiated an immigrant civil rights advocacy program called PROTECT. It was created in response to a dangerous decision handed down in the summer of 2011 by the ...
See Full Guide
Authorities Stop Scheme Giving Undocumented Immigrants Illegally Obtained U.S. ID’s
Jan 17, 2012
Federal authorities have busted an elaborate scheme whereby conspirators allegedly sold illegally obtained Missouri identification documentsto undocumented immigrants.
According to an indictment announ...
See Full Guide
Case Seeking Counsel For Mentally Disabled Immigrant Detainees Moves Forward
Dec 25, 2011
U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee of the Central District of California recently granted class-action status to a case initiated by the ACLU and other immigrant rights advocates on behalf of mentally...
See Full Guide
Federal And State Immigration Policies Affecting Agricultural Industries Across The Nation
Nov 19, 2011
We discussed in a recent article that the Obama Administrations latest policy of seeking to deport only undocumented immigrants with criminal records isnt being applied consistently. In some cases, wor...
See Full Guide
Alabama Governor Now Says Controversial Immigration Law Has Damaged His State’s Reputation
Nov 05, 2011
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is now hesitating to publicly praise his states new controversial immigration law, recently saying that he believes it has damaged Alabamas reputation. He has turned dow...
See Full Guide
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
The Avvo Rating explained
The Avvo Rating explained