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 | Adjustment of Status of “Arriving Aliens” Under the Interim Regulations: Challenging the BIA’s Denial of a Motion to Reopen, Remand, or Continue a Case |
| Published Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| | | AILF Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter: Vol. 3, No. 11 |
| Published Monday, October 27, 2008 |
| | | Precedential Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Fiscal Year 2008 |
| Published Monday, October 27, 2008 |
| | | Progressive Voter Guide to Immigration |
| Published Monday, October 20, 2008 |
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| Some defendants eligible to be deported avoid prison |
| Published Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| "A Houston Chronicle investigation found 330 cases involving defendants sentenced to some form of probation in Harris County — despite admitting to the jailer upon their arrest that they were in the country illegally. At least 44 of those cases involved defendants who later had their probation revoked and were sent to prison or who now have outstanding arrest warrants, the investigation found.
Slightly more than half of the 330 cases More>> | | | | Obama faces pressure on immigration reform |
| Published Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| "Many analysts are skeptical that Oba ma can navigate the political minefield of illegal immigration in his first year, while confronting the plunging economy and two wars. Still, groups on both sides are commissioning polls to gauge Americans' appetite for the immigration issue and assembling teams to file legislation for their cause next year."
Click here for more of this US immigration news update. | | | | Obama, New Congress Offer Hope for Pragmatic Immigration Reform |
| Published Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| "Representatives of immigration rights groups recently weighed in on the elections during an Access Washington call organized by New America Media. They discussed how the ethnic vote swayed the presidential and congressional races in battleground states and why they perceive the changing landscape of the U.S. government as a victory for immigration reform supporters."
Click here for more of this US immigration news update. | | | | Dozens of suspects in US illegally abuse bail freedom |
| Published Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| "A Houston Chronicle investigation found dozens of cases in Harris County involving suspected illegal immigrants who posted bail and absconded on criminal charges, including murder, aggravated sexual assault of a child and drug trafficking.
The Chronicle examined arrest and immigration records for 3,500 inmates who told jailers that they were in the country illegally during a span of eight months starting in June 2007, the earliest More>> | | | | Feds Free U.S. Citizen Held for 2 Months as an Illegal Immigrant |
| Published Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
| "The 25-year-old Jose Ledesma says he is happy to be free after facing possible deportation. He was released Monday after U.S. immigration attorneys asked a judge to dismiss the case. Ledesma says he was born in Madera County, California, and had twice provided government attorneys with a copy of his California birth certificate. The government says he provided conflicting information on whether he was a U.S. citizen or a Mexican citizen in More>> | | | | Immigration Chief Resigns |
| Published Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
| "Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the resignation of Julie Myers, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on Wednesday.
Myers' three-year tenure has not been without controversy. Under her leadership, ICE undertook more aggressive workplace enforcement of immigration laws which sometimes led to the separation of families."
Click here for more of this US immigration news More>> | | | | Obama aunt not seen in recent days |
| Published Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
| "Caught up in a controversy over her immigration status, Barack Obama’s aunt hasn’t been seen at the South Boston housing project where she lives for days, neighbors say.
Zeituni Onyango, a quiet 56-year-old Kenyan native, lived in total obscurity until a week ago when The Times of London reported that she was Obama’s aunt."
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