Jessica L. Thackway Immigration Law Blog

In February an Arizona jury convicted Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, of one count of second-degree murder in the death of Noor Faleh Almaleki. He was also found guilty of aggravated assault for causing serious injuries to Amal Edan Khalaf, the mother of Noor's fiancé, as well as two counts of leaving the scene.

On Friday, April 15, 2011 Judge Roland Steinle sentenced Almaleki to a total of 34½ years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for his crimes.  

Committees in the
Florida House and Senate are set to take up controversial immigration bills
this week. The tougher of the two, which is being carried through the House by
Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, is now on Thursday’s Economic Affairs Committee
agenda.

On April 8, 2011, the United States Department of State released the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. These reports provide encyclopedic detail on human rights conditions in over 190 countries for the year 2010. According to the reports, in 2010, governments around the world continued to commit severe human rights violations and abuses.

To find out more information regarding the reports in general please visit:

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Type                       Amount           Cap Eligible Petitions               Date of Last Count

The following two articles were featured in the Chicago Tribune.
 I found them to be interesting critiques on the immigration court system
I will reserve my own judgments but urge you to read them as I believe these
articles raise some valid issues.

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Franklin Ibeabuchi, 36, a
Nigerian citizen, came to the United States when he was 10 years old.  His
family left Nigeria for Jacksonville after years of trying to hide Ibeabuchi in
rural towns and special schools.  Ibeabuchi is albino and his family
worked tirelessly to protect and hide him from witch doctors.

In sub-Saharan Africa witch Read More

E-Verify is an online tool
that allows workers to check their own employment eligibility status before
formally seeking employment.  Beginning March 21, 2011 the E-Verify Self Check
service will be available to users who maintain an address and are physically
located in Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia or the District of
Columbia.  In the coming months, USCIS
will continue to expand the E-Verify Self Check... Read More