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Deportation and Removal Blog

  • Jan 27, 2012 10:32 am
    Republican Congressman Introduces Military Only DREAM Act Bill Republican Congressman David Rivera (25th District of Florida) has introduced a military only version of the DREAM Act. The legislation is tittled H.R. 3823: Adjusted Residency for Military Service Act, or ARMS Act, and provides a path to legalization for individuals without lawful immigration status that entered the United States as children. Congressman Rivera describes the legislation as follows: “This bill provides an opportunity for young people who have established long-standing ties in the United States, and who have a desire to serve our country, to fulfill their goals of serving in the military and achieving the American dream. If... Continue reading >>
  • Jan 25, 2012 9:10 am
    In Campaign Mode Obama Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform In full-fledged campaign mode in his State of the Union address the Deporter-in-Chief once again dangled the immigration reform carrot. Here is the footage: Anyone buying it? As I have said before, where is the leadership? Why is this President unwilling to release a framework for immigration reform in order to garner public support? Don't permit the do-nothing election-year Congress to continue to ignore the issue for the last quarter of your Presidency. Shame both parties into taking action. Release an actual plan for reform, and let the pollsters do their job. Let things happen. Be the ball. That's what... Continue reading >>
  • Jan 17, 2012 9:47 am
    Obama Administration Employs New Strategy to Combat Illegal Border Crossing The Obama administration has introduced a new strategy for combating the flow of undocumented immigrants across our borders, and the strategy appears to be working. Fox News Latino reports that the Border Patrol office in Tucson, Arizona has created a "Consequence Delivery System" that ranks offenders on a sliding scale of 1 to 5 using 15 different "yardsticks." First time violators are treated differently than repeat offenders. Factors for consideration include the amount of time that has elapsed since the last apprehension, as well as the cost to taxpayers for implementing penalties. Color-coded, wallet-sized cards and posters were created advising... Continue reading >>
  • Jan 13, 2012 10:27 am
    Another Same Sex Spouse Faces Deportation due to Defense of Marriage Act The love story began in April 1990 at a birthday party, which the couple describes as "love at first sight." One worked at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the other a university student. This first meeting turned into a whirlwind romance spanning decades and two continents. The couple ultimate wed in California in 2008, and now have four adopted children. Unfortunately, there may not be a storybook ending for United States citizen Mark Himes and his French national husband Frederic Deloizy. Despite the fact that the couple's marriage is valid in the State of California, Deloizy is ineligible... Continue reading >>
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Immigration Blog

  • Jan 13, 2012
    Determination of Inadmissibility Reversed, Green Card Issued without a Waiver We just received a Green Card approval on behalf of a client who is married to aUnited Statescitizen. The client first came to us when in immigration court proceedings were instituted against him after he was taken into custody while mistakenly driving down a one way road that led to a border crossing. He was engage to aUnited Statescitizen at the time he was encountered. After the institution of proceedings my client married his fiancé. We Continue reading >>
  • Jan 9, 2012
    Determination of Inadmissibility Reversed, Client to be Admitted without a Waiver I was just able to convince U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that my client, an undergraduate student and citizen of Canada, is not inadmissible to the United States, and does not need a waiver to be readmitted as a student. The basis for the initial determination of inadmissibility was that he was charged with a theft offense in the State of Pennsylvania. Most convictions for theft offenses constitute a crime involving moral turpitude Continue reading >>
  • Jan 6, 2012
    11th TN Granted to Management Consultant Our client is a Canadian citizen. She is a well-respected Management Consultant who maintains her own consulting business in Canada. She has been employed by a U.S. management consultant firm for over 12 years on an as needed basis to provide consultant services to the U.S. firm’s clients. We have prepared all of her applications for TN status. This application was supplemented by nine exhibits showing her eligibility for TN status as a Continue reading >>
  • Nov 30, 2011
    Nonimmigrant Waiver Approved Our client is a Canadian citizen. Unfortunately, as a teenager he was bullied by a group of other young men, and when he fought back, was charged and convicted on separate occasions of Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Uttering Threats, Aggravated Assault, and Assault with a Weapon. Since that troubled time in his life, he has rehabilitated himself. He is married, and is now a young professional. However, because of his convictions, he is Continue reading >>
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U.S. Immigration News

  • Jan 27, 2012
    Republican introduces a military-only version of DREAM Act Inspired by Monday night’s Republican presidential debate over immigration, Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, filed a bill that would give young people who serve in the military — not college students — a path to U.S. citizenship. "If somebody is willing to die for America, then certainly they deserve a chance at life in America," Rivera said. Rivera’s plan is called the Adjusted Residency for Military Service Act — the ARMS Act. It’s a variation on Continue reading >>
  • Jan 27, 2012
    Obama tangles with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over immigration book‎ "President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) appeared to exchange heated words in front of reporters and other public officials on Wednesday as Obama arrived in this Southwestern city for the second stop of his post-State of the Union tour. The unusual confrontation--which included Brewer pointing her finger at Obama, and Obama walking away--centered on Brewer’s newly published account of a meeting she and Obama had at the White House in Continue reading >>
  • Jan 27, 2012
    Romney Demands Gingrich Apology on Immigration in Florida Debate "Mitt Romney demanded an apology for what he called "inexcusable" and "repulsive" remarks by Newt Gingrich for calling him the most "anti-immigrant" candidate in the Republican presidential race, as the candidates squared off in the last debate before Florida's Jan. 31 primary. "The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive -- don't use a term like that," Romney said at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. The former Massachusetts Continue reading >>
  • Jan 26, 2012
    Dems bash Romney for immigration inconsistences, laud Gingrich "A poll out Thursday morning by Quinnipiac University shows that in Florida, Romney remains a stronger threat to President Obama than Gingrich. "It all comes down to one basic point: Newt Gingrich hasn’t attacked his rivals in the presidential primary because of their immigration stance whereas Mitt Romney has,'' Balsera said. "Depending on the audience, he's speaking to change his message,'' he said. He noted that Romney's harsh attacks on Continue reading >>
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