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Proposal of Arizona Style Immigration Legislation Not Well Received in Florida Legislature
19 Jan 2011 / Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Reform, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported earlier this week that the proposal of an Arizona style immigration legislation that some say helped Florida’s current Governor Rick Scott get elected, is not well received in the Florida legislature. Critics in the Florida Legislature have said that for Arizona, a border state that has a lot of undocumented immigrants and sees ongoing violence just across the [...]
Is Arizona Style Immigration Related Legislation Brewing in Florida?
10 Jan 2011 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Reform, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee has invited speakers for a hearing scheduled for later today to provide information about immigration reform and its impact on the State of Florida. Both Florida’s Governor and Attorney General who began their terms in office just last week, support an Arizona style immigration related legislation. We at Pappas Law Group [...]
Is the DHS’ Workplace Enforcement too Lenient?
01 Nov 2010 / Deportation, Employer Sanctions, Employment Authorization, Immigration Enforcement, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that critics in the federal government have raised concerns that although the President has heightened immigration enforcement efforts on businesses that are suspected of hiring undocumented immigrants, and despite the fact that the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has already conducted more workplace audits of the I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) forms, critics feel that the government’s enforcement has been has been too lenient [...]
DHS Secretary Says, 17% Decline in Arrests by Border Patrol
19 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano reported yesterday that the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (USCBP), a component of the DHS, reported a 17% reduction in arrests in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 which ended on September 30, 2010. According to the DHS Secretary, the reduction in arrests is the result of a combination of factors such as the downward economy, heightened [...]
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 [...]
Florida Lawmakers Consider Proposing an Arizona Style Immigration Law
09 Jul 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration ReformThe 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 [...]
Arizona Immigration Law Draws More Attention to Immigration Reform
25 Jun 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration ReformThe 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 [...]
Federal Government Challenges Arizona’s Immigration Law
23 Jun 2010 / Announcements, Immigration ReformThe New York Times reported recently that the federal government will file a lawsuit to challenge the new Arizona immigration law that is scheduled to become effective on July 29th. The law authorizes Arizona law enforcement to inquire about the immigration status of any individual they arrest, detain, or question that is reasonably suspected of being in the [...]
Arizona Immigration Law Experiencing Legal Challenges
14 Jun 2010 / Announcements, Immigration EnforcementThe 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 [...]
