The Orlando Sentinel reported today that a 23 year old college student from Egypt who was acquitted last month on federal explosives charges, is now in deportation proceedings.  An immigration judge will determine whether or not he should be deported. A Tampa jury found Youssef Megahed not guilty of possessing explosives that could have been used to make a destructive device.  Mr. [...]

The Washington Post reported this past Sunday that Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security has delayed proposed immigration raids and other enforcement actions to be carried out by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) at U.S. workplaces.  “ICE is now scrutinizing these cases more thoroughly to ensure that [targets] are being taken down when they should be taken [...]

Only individuals who fear government persecution on account of race, religion, national origin, political opinion or membership in a particular social group are eligible for asylum. An immigration judge (IJ) in Brentwood, New York granted asylum to three Hondoruan children, ages 15, 14 and 11, finding that the children were members of a particular social [...]

A deportation notice (called a Notice to Appear or an NTA) means the United States’ government wants to remove you from the country. All deportation cases are handled by the Executive Office of Immigration Review, also known as Immigration Court. Immigration Court The USCIS will assign an experienced government trial lawyer to prosecute your case (i.e. prove that [...]