Our client was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of various convictions for burglary and child custody interference in Florida which occurred well over ten years ago. He has since moved on and changed his life. He has a family who depends on him. Unfortunately, ICE can detain people many years after a person...Continue Reading

President Obama has made it clear that he intends to use his executive power to implement a policy that would dramatically reduce the amount of people deported. Those who are convicted of felonies would still be removed from the United States. The President previously did this with implementing DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and...Continue Reading

Due to a Supreme Court ruling in 1982, public schools cannot deny illegal immigrants the right to study in public schools, kindergarten to 12th grade. Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, and Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, along with The Justice and Education Departments have recently reissued a public announcement, and provided simplified procedures regarding illegal...Continue Reading

After four years without comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) within the United States, President Barack Obama turned the focus of his second term to salvaging his previously unkept promise to change immigration policy. The Obama administration has deported more illegal immigrants than any other presidential administration. In fact, during the George W. Bush eight-year administration, deportations...Continue Reading

The Board of Immigration Appeals has decided that a waiver under former Section 212(c) is now available for people who were convicted after a trial where before these people were deemed ineligible e for this relief from removal. The case is called, Matter of Abdelghany. The Immigration and Nationality Act (Also known as The Act)...Continue Reading

An immigration judge in Dallas, Texas who handles removal proceedings involving minors was replaced. His name is Deitrich Sims and he has been an immigration judge for the Executive Office for Immigration Review for over 20 years. Most of these juveniles are from Central America and the numbers are increasing due to gang violence in...Continue Reading

Senator John McCain said this past Sunday that he is not going to throw in the towel on immigration reform in 2014. He feels that as the cultural landscape in the United States continues to change, the Republicans will need to step up and pass a meaningful immigration reform bill. He said as much to...Continue Reading

The White House has markedly reduced the rhetoric on immigration reform and has asked immigration reform supporters to do the same. This because signs are that the Republicans who previously opposed any form of immigration reform have shown signs of bending on the immigration reform issue. Signs are that John Boehner has distanced himself from...Continue Reading

In an unpublished decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decided that when a lawyer fails to file a timely application with the Immigration Court in removal proceedings lure to file the application is solely the lawyer’s fault, the Court should construe this as ineffective assistance of counsel. Further, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...Continue Reading

For years, immigration advocacy groups have been lobbying Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. A large portion of the lobbying efforts come from the Hispanic community. It is a very well known fact that the Republicans admit that elections are being influenced by the Hispanic vote and that they must connect with this group by...Continue Reading