A Chinese national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since Feb. 14 passed away on Feb. 23 at the Lock Haven Hospital in Lock Haven, Pa., of an apparent suicide. On Feb. 11, Qi Gen Guo, was encountered by ICE after his arrest by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). On Feb. 14, [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that an Immigration Judge in Florida terminated deportation proceedings against an Egyptian man named Yousef Megahed who was acquitted earlier this year of terrorism related charges and ruled that he should not be deported. Mr. Megahed was not immediately released following the judge’s decision.  His attorney, Charles Kuck said his client would likely remain [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that senior officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) said that their agents in the Fugitive Operations Teams who are responsible for identifying and apprehending immigrants that have ignored deportation orders, will continue to arrest immigrants who are in the United States illegally that happen to be in an area where USICE agents are conducting an apprehension. [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that senior officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) said that they are no longer using arrest quotas to identify and apprehend immigrants who have ignored deportation orders to leave the United States. The USICE declined to state the specifics on how the quotas were previously implemented or which quotas were suspended. Officials did state however, that the suspension of quotas would [...]

The U.S. Customs & Border Protection (USCBP), one of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’) largest and most complex components, has a two-fold mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. plus, having the responsibility of securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. immigration and drug laws. We represented an individual today [...]