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29 Jun Conditional Parole does not qualify as admission under Section 245(a) of the INA

Posted at 00:39h in Uncategorized

Matter of Castillo-Padilla, ID 3683, 25 I&N Dec. 257 (BIA 2010) - (1) Conditional parole under section 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2)(B) (2006), is a distinct and different procedure from parole under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Act, 8 U.S.C....

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29 Jun Philadelphia will no longer share arrest data with United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Posted at 00:38h in Uncategorized

Philadelphia is expected to end the arrangement that permits federal immigration agents to scrutinize the city's computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data, Everett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, said Sunday. Immigrant advocates say the year-old agreement between the...

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21 May U.S. Border Patrol Statistics Show Priority on Migrant Workers instead of Criminals

Posted at 00:42h in Uncategorized

The Mexican President's visit to the United States allowed both he and President Obama to address the important issues of immigration, border control and crime. Both Presidents made the important point that we address and not conflate these serious issues. This approach stands in stark...

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21 May Thoughts on Arizona’s Immigration Law

Posted at 00:41h in Uncategorized

The state of Arizona recently enacted new laws to deal with what many people in Arizona view as a threat to the country, immigrants. Arizona is the main border crossing place for illegal Mexican immigrants. While I believe that immigrants are very beneficial...

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17 May US Immigration Policy Essential for Technology Firms

Posted at 00:42h in Uncategorized

The technology sector, a little-publicized but key player in the coalition that is pushing for an overhaul of immigration laws, is giving mixed reviews to the proposal that Senate Democrats recently unveiled. Although public dialogue on immigration has focused on a path to legalization for...

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25 Apr Arizona Immigration Law to be Challenged in Court

Posted at 22:59h in Uncategorized

With Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement bill now law, the battle will quickly shift from the state Capitol to the courts, where opponents plan to challenge it as an unconstitutional intrusion on federal authority and a violation of civil rights.Proponents defend the legislation signed Friday by Gov....

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25 Apr Chinese Indonesian Client Released from Jail Despite Final Order of Deportation

Posted at 22:01h in Success Stories, Uncategorized

A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from a jail in Texas. The call was from a Chinese woman from Indonesia who was a friend of one of my old clients and she told me that she had been arrested by Immigration officers...

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25 Apr Arizona Anti-Immigration Law to be Challenged in Court

Posted at 00:43h in Uncategorized

With Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement bill now law, the battle will quickly shift from the state Capitol to the courts, where opponents plan to challenge it as an unconstitutional intrusion on federal authority and a violation of civil rights.Proponents defend the legislation signed Friday by Gov....

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13 Apr Immigration Advocates call for end to 287(g) Program

Posted at 23:00h in Uncategorized

A group of immigration reform advocates called for an end to the controversial 287(g) program, labeling it a “failed experiment.” Speakers from labor organizations and immigration advocacy groups said the expansion and continued failure of this enforcement program is a “worrying signal on the President’s...

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13 Apr Immigration Advocates call for end to 287(g) Program

Posted at 00:44h in Uncategorized

A group of immigration reform advocates called for an end to the controversial 287(g) program, labeling it a “failed experiment.” Speakers from labor organizations and immigration advocacy groups said the expansion and continued failure of this enforcement program is a “worrying signal on the President’s...

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