Last week, a seven-day crackdown on illegal immigration took place, rounding up 2,901 undocumented immigrants with substantial criminal records. This roundup was the result of the widest net ever cast by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the number of illegal immigrants ensnared is one of the largest totals. The Obama administration has been hit...Read More
Florida Representative Luis Garcia Jr. (D-Miami), has called on state Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R-Miami), to schedule a Miami-Dade legislative delegation meeting to consider taking a unified position on immigration. In his letter, Rep. Garcia refers to the recently released Miami-Dade County Commission resolution that called on the state legislature to not pass any immigration legislation,...Read More
The Miami-Dade County Commission approved on Tuesday a resolution urging the Florida Legislature to not pass any immigration legislation in 2012. Sponsored by Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, the resolution states that “Miami-Dade County has the most diverse population in the State of Florida, and one of the most diverse populations in the U.S. with 65% of...Read More
A report issued by the National Immigration Law Center has found that 160,000 immigrants have been deported without ever facing a judge over the course of seven years. The report reveals that the U.S. has used something called “stipulated removal” to coerce immigrants into signing away their due process rights. The research for this report...Read More
Federal officials have revealed that they are placing new security measures on immigrants who overstay their visas. A Homeland Security agent says they are running overstayed-visa files through multiple security, immigration and law enforcement databases. The department’s principal deputy coordinator for counterterrorism said they are automatically checking for national security risks, assuring that the new...Read More
Hundreds of people have called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to halt the deportation of 21-year-old Jennifer Lopez, a DREAM Act-eligible woman from Palm Beach, Florida who was placed in removal proceedings after a mere routine traffic stop. These supporters joined a campaign that was launched on Change.org by Manuel Guerra, the leader of...Read More
Image by Getty Images via @daylife The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expanded itsE-Verify self-check service to another 16 state. At the same time, the program became available in Spanish. E-Verify self-check option was launched back in March and was originally available in the District of Columbia, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mississippi, and Virginia....Read More
A new U.S. visa rule has upset many U.S. citizens who are expatriates, while also leading lawyers to foresee a significant lengthening in the visa processing times for foreign-citizen family members. As you may know, foreign citizens who wish to get a visa or a green card based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen...Read More
Imagine you have been a green card holder living in the United States legally for many years. You plan a cruise to the Bahamas and enjoy a weeks vacation with your family. Upon return, you are inspected by Customs and Border Protection at the port and they question you about a pending criminal case you...Read More
Civil rights attorneys in San Francisco have sued federal authorities demanding an end to the alleged practice of shackling all adult detainees–including the elderly and disabled–during immigration court proceedings. The class-action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, contends that Immigration and Customs Enforcement...Read More
