The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided an important case for thousands of non-citizens who have been convicted of crimes and were previously denied the opportunity to apply for waivers in the Miami immigration court and elsewhere within the eleventh circuit. The case, Lanier v. U.S. Attorney General,involved a lawful permanent resident who was adjusted...Read More
In a meeting with immigrant advocates held last week, the Florida Republican Representative William Snyder said he had changed a highly controversial section of his Arizona-style immigration bill that skeptics said would have led to “blatant racial profiling.” The part in question exempted Canadians and people from “visa waiver countries” from providing proof of their...Read More
A highly controversial man by the name of Luis Posada Carriles who is not only a CIA-trained exile, but who has also has been linked to half a dozen violent plots against Cuba during the late 1990s, along with a charge for plotting to assassinate its President Fidel Castro, has filed an application to become...Read More
South Florida has become a U.S. hub for human and sex trafficking, reports The Miami Herald, further stating that officials are calling it a type of “organized crime where humans are used as products.” Authorities have chosen to highlight this escalating problem now since January is the month dedicated to Human Trafficking Awareness. The Assistant...Read More
The threat imposed by the newly proposed bill by Rep. William Snyder (R-Stuart) that would ban undocumented immigrants from soliciting work is reason enough for many laborers to look towards the near future with fear and concern. According to the bill, “It would be illegal for a person who is not an authorized foreigner and...Read More
Our firm represents a person from Argentina who, on his own, volunteered to assist law enforcement in New York resulting in many arrests of perpetrators of serious offenses. Now, the very agency that benefited from our client’s assistance has issued an order of removal and scheduled him for deportation back to Argentina. Click here to...Read More
Last year ended on a sour note for immigration policy with the defeat of the DREAM Act. Now, as the new state and federal congressional houses begin their new legislative sessions, more states than ever before appear to be pressing on for a revamped effort to pass harsh legislation targeting immigrants. While we learned that...Read More
The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE”) Miami Tactical Dive Team have found a human skull off of Miami’s coast. The skull has since been turned over to the Miami-Dade Police Department for further investigation. In the past, the Team has rescued a man who had suffered a seizure and had to be pulled form...Read More
In a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that wealthy El Salvadorian male deportees with criminal histories who oppose the gangs in El Salvador is not a narrow enough characteristic to be considered “membership in a particular social group” in order to prove the nexus to persecution required in political asylum cases....Read More
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE”) Miami Violent Gang Task Force apprehended more than 50 members and associates of violent street gangs in South Florida. In the wake of the shooting by gang members that resulted in the death of City of Miami police detective James Walker, ICE joined forces with local law enforcement agencies...Read More
