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Immigration Detainees Entitled to Release On Bond
08 Mar 2011 / Court Cases, Deportation, Immigration EnforcementYesterday in Diouf v. Napolitano the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion confirming that an individual facing prolonged immigration detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) is entitled to release on bond unless the government establishes that he is a flight risk or a danger to the community. In other words, the burden [...]
Arizona Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Judge
29 Jul 2010 / Announcements, Court Cases, Immigration Enforcement, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that a federal judge in Phoenix ruled in favor of the federal government late yesterday in its petition for injunction against the implementation of the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070) that was scheduled to be in effect today. The judge ruled that the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws rest with the federal government. The temporary injunction delays some of [...]
Protests Against Arizona Immigration Law Scheduled for Tomorrow
28 Jul 2010 / Announcements, Court Cases, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration ReformThe Los Angeles Times reported today that immigration activists in numerous cities across the country have planned to protest the implementation of the Arizona immigration law (S.B. 1070) that is scheduled to be in effect tomorrow. Some of the protests include a march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, a vigil outside a detention center in Georgia, a unity event [...]
Court of Appeals Rules on Gender Based Asylum Claim
13 Jul 2010 / Announcements, Asylum, Board of Immmigration Appeals, Breaking News, Court Cases, Deportation, Excecutive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration Reform, Judges, NewsThe Los Angeles Times reported today that a three judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit granted Ms. Lesly Perdomo’s petition for review and ordered that her case be remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to consider whether Guatemalan women constitute a “particular social group” and as such, be eligible for political asylum. The court also ordered [...]
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Tax Perjury is a Deportable Offense
31 Jan 2010 / Court Cases, Deportation, Immigration EnforcementMr. Jack Townsend, a tax attorney from Houston, TX who has written numerous articles about federal tax crimes, reported today that the The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 days ago that Tax Perjury is a deportable offense. That ruling was made in the case of Kawashima v. Holder, F.3d., (9th Cir. 2010). According to Mr. Townsend’s article, the Court ruled [...]
Federal Court Orders the DHS to Reopen Cases Involving Widows of US Citizens
23 Apr 2009 / Court Cases, Family Visas, Green CardsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that a federal judge in Los Angeles tentatively ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reopen the cases of 22 individuals who were denied legal permanent residence because their U.S. citizen spouses died during the application process. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder ruled the so-called “widow penalty” doesn’t require that immigrants’ permanent residency applications [...]
