The Orlando Sentinel reported today that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is also running for Governor, introduced an Arizona-style immigration related legislation yesterday that would require Florida law enforcement to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being an undocumented immigrant while enforcing other laws. If the legislation becomes law, it would require immigrants to carry documents proving their [...]

The New York Times reported yesterday that while the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has been deporting record numbers of criminal aliens, the agency has been less focused on deporting undocumented immigrant students that were brought to the U.S. by their parents when they were children. In cases where immigrant students were identified and apprehended by immigration officials, the students were released from USICE custody and their [...]

The 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 [...]

The 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 [...]

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) announced recently that it has implemented the Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS).  ODLS is a web-based system that will allow family members, attorneys, and other concerned individuals to locate foreign nationals that are known or believed to be in DHS custody. The ODLS is a centralized system in which detainee information is updated in [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Arizona immigration law that will become effective on July 29th.  The law will authorize law enforcement while enforcing another law such as a traffic violation, to question the immigration status of the individual stopped if law enforcement reasonably suspects he or she is  [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Arizona immigration law that will become effective next month has drawn a lot of attention to the politically sensitive issue of immigration reform. The timing of the law has put federal lawmakers in a difficult position.  Lawmakers must decide whether they will draft legislation and pass comprehensive immigration reform or, to set the matter aside and focus on keeping their [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has redesigned the E-Verify system to make it easier for employers to verify whether or not individuals are authorized to work in the United States. E-Verify is a free, internet based based system, that allows participating employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees. USCIS officials estimated that over 208,000 employers are registered users of  E-Verify, and, has [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported this past Friday that five lawsuits have been filed against the Arizona immigration law since its Governor signed it into law in April of this year.  The Governor was sued personally in four of those lawsuits. The law, which goes into effect on July 29th, requires law enforcement in the course of their duties, to question an individual’s immigration status [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban new contracts with companies headquartered in Arizona and, to review contracts that the county could cancel. The decision resulted in Los Angeles County to become the most recent governmental entity protest Arizona’s harsh new law criminalizing the presence of undocumented immigrants.  The city governments of Los [...]