It’s official: Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has reached an all-time low—or high, depending on what your politics are. Despite the fact that he currently has two ongoing lawsuits, one of which was initiated by the federal government itself, the man is up to his old antics once again—or rather, he never stopped. The same day...Read More
This past week, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were in Florida holding a presidential convention, and the combo effect of the Sunshine state being a hub for immigrants and the President’s recent decision on exempting certain young undocumented individuals from deportation turned this event into a breeding ground for an immigration debate. As it...Read More
The 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals has reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) prior rulings that a person cannot file a Motion to Reopen if the person has departed the United States. According to 8 C.F.R. 1003.2(d), the BIA is prohibited from considering a Motion to Reopen filed by a non-citizen who is...Read More
Florida is at it again. Now, the Republican Party of Sarasota has begun a petition supporting the passage of an Arizona-style immigration enforcement law for the state. Their main slogans claim they are for a “stand against illegal immigration,” support ” a strong national border” and are opposed to the “use of $5.5 Billion of...Read More
Currently, immigrant and K visa applicants submit their I-601 waivers at or shortly after their consular interview abroad. After submitting their waivers, applicants have to remain abroad, usually while being separated from their families in the United States, until a decision has been made and their waiver has been granted. The proposed provisional unlawful presence...Read More
At approximately 9:40 a.m. on May 8th, 2012, Pozo Goldstein, LLP’s Maggie Arias and esteemed co-counsel, Benjamin Waxman, appeared before the seven justices at the Florida Supreme Court. Docket #SC11-1281, Leduan Diaz v. State of Florida considered the retroactive application of the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla vs. Kentucky. Mr. Diaz alleged his...Read More
The hearing on the Arizona immigration law is already underway with the Supreme Court hearing arguments on the most controversial provisions and already there is speculation that the justices may be leaning towards Arizona’s side, but it is too soon to tell. Be that as it may, activists nationwide are revamping their protest efforts to...Read More
United States Attorney General Eric Holder has had to use his powers under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to intervene with prohibitive new voting laws in Texas that would have required voters to show government-issued identification at the polls during this coming election. The Justice Department ruled that Texas law would disproportionately deny Hispanics...Read More
The Obama administration’s top immigration official has said he wants to keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. but that to make it happen he needs those entrepreneurs to turn their creativity to immigration itself. Members in Silicon Valley’s startup community met with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas for what...Read More
Even though the DREAM Act has not passed, individual states are taking legislative measures to make it more affordable for their undocumented youth to go to college. Last week, the Colorado Senate came one step closer to approving SB 15, called ASSET, a tuition equity bill that would provide a standard tuition rate to qualifying...Read More
