Section 235(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1)(A)(i) (2006), does not limit the prosecutorial discretion of the Department
of Homeland Security to place arriving aliens in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229a (2006). (June 3, 2011)
AMERICA'S TOUGHEST IMMIGRATION LAW IS SIGNED IN ARIZONA (April 23, 2010)
But Is it constitutional? Apart from racial profiling, isn't immigration law an area left exclusively to the federal government? Aren't states and local governments preempted from playing a role? Not necessarily, according to one constitutional scholar: The Constitutional Dimension of Immigration Federalism.
The StartUp Visa Act of 2010, introduced by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)Kerry and Lugar, will allow an immigrant entrepreneur to receive a two year visa if he or she can show that a qualified U.S. investor is willing to dedicate a significant sum – a minimum of $250,000 – to the immigrant’s startup venture.(February 24, 2010)
UP AGAINST THE CLOCK: Fixing the Broken Employment Authorization Asylum Clock (February 12, 2010)
Did Obama Kill Immigration Reform in the State of the Union? (January 28, 2010)
Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (January 20, 2010)
652 BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE BEING SERVED WITH AUDIT NOTICES TODAY. (July 1, 2009)
THE FACTS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN): An ITIN is NOT an Immigration Benefit (June 30, 2009)
LAWSUIT DEMANDS RELEASE OF MAN SEEKING ASYLUM FROM ERITREA. (June 29, 2009)
NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT STATE ACTED IMPROPERLY IN TERMINATING GUATEMALAN WOMAN'S RIGHTS TO HER TWO AMERICAN BORN CHILDREN. (June 28, 2009)
I-140 PROCESSING PROCEDURES: Questions and Answers from USCIS (June 25, 2009)
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT: MOVE IMMIGRATION REFORM THIS YEAR.(June 24, 2009)
U.S. IMMIGRATION RULES BLAMED FOR TECH BRAIN DRAIN. Experts say this will hurt U.S. high-tech industry competitiveness in the long run. (June 23, 2009)
USCIS ANNOUNCES THAT I-140 PREMIUM PROCESSING WILL RESUME. (June 22, 2009)
U.S. Citizen Obtains His "Alien" File After His Illegal Deportation.(June 22, 2009)
USCIS, FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog.(June 22, 2009)
SUPREME COURT FINDS CATEGORICAL APPROACH INAPPLICABLE FOR DETERMINING LOSS AMOUNT FOR FRAUD OFFENSE.
(June 19, 2009)
COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS VALIDITY OF LAPD DIRECTIVE RE INQUIRING ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS. (June 18, 2009)
USCIS RELEASES Q & A ON CSPA (CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT). (June 16, 2009)
U.S. SUPREME COURT SAYS IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A JURY DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF AN IMMIGRANT'S CRIME IN DEPORTATION DECISIONS.(June 15, 2009)
FOOD PROCESSING PLANT IN LOS ANGELES TERMINATES MORE THAN 200 EMPLOYEES AFTER AN IRS AUDIT FINDS THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED 'INVALID OR FRAUDULENT' SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.(June 12, 2009)
H-1Bs STILL AVAILABLE. COUNT WAS 44,400 ON JUNE 5, 2009 FOR CAP SUBJECT PETITIONS. (June 10, 2009)
ACLU MAKES FOIA (FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT) REQUEST FOR DHS RECORDS PERTAINING TO LAPTOP INFORMATION SEIZED AT BORDER. (June 10, 2009)
DHS ESTABLISHES INTERIM RELIEF FOR WIDOWS OF US CITIZENS. (June 9, 2009)
JULY 2009 VISA BULLETIN: MEXICO FAMILY FIRST AND THIRD PREFERENCE RETROGRESSES AS WELL AS CHINA EMPLOYMENT SECOND PREFERENCE CUT-OFF DATES. (June 8, 2009)
IMMIGRATION JUDGE IN CONNECTICUT THROWS OUT CASES AGAINST FOUR IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE OF "EGREGIOUS VIOLATION" OF FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS.(June 8, 2009)
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID DECLARES IMMIGRATION A PRIORITY FOR THE SENATE.(June 6, 2009)
POLLSTERS BELIEVE A MAJORITY OF AMERICAN VOTERS SUPPORT AN IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL. (June 5, 2009)
ATTORNEY GENERAL VACATES MATTER OF COMPEAN AND DIRECTS BIA TO CONTINUE TO APPLY PREVIOUS STANDARDS IN REVIEWING MOTIONS TO REOPEN BASED ON INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL.(June 3, 2009)
THE ANTI-IMMIGRATION ARGUMENTS OF NumbersUSA DO NOT ADD UP.. (June 2, 2009)
NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT A PARENT'S STATUS AS AN ALIEN LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE MAY BE IMPUTED TO AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR.(May 26, 2009)
CAPITOL HILL UPDATE: IMMIGRATION REFORM COULD EMERGE AGAIN IN THE FALL 2009. (May 25, 2009)
DEPORTATIONS CARRIED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF IMMIGRATION CASES. (May 22, 2009)
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