Immigration Law Blog

United States Asylum Laws

Thursday, November 5, 2009 by Eileen Collins Bretz

Asylum is the protection the U.S. government affords to people who have a legitimate fear that they will be harmed if you return to their original country or whom have been harmed there in the past.  You may still be eligible for asylum, but the citizenship application in new york city is complicated and requires consistency and burdensome paperwork and proof on the part of the applicant.... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

Business visitors and Las Vegas Immigration Laws

Thursday, November 5, 2009 by Constantinos G. Fountas

Las Vegas Immigration help

Contact us for Las Vegas immigration naturalization service.  Business visitors are having a harder time to enter the country.  Immigration officials have become very restrictive on the requirements for temporary workers...

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Topic: Immigration

Green Card Sweepstakes Underway

Friday, October 23, 2009 by Marisa C. Petrella

Discussion of the United States Green Card lottery, available in English, with Italian translation.... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

Immigration Laws in Las Vegas

Monday, October 19, 2009 by Constantinos G. Fountas

Fountas and Assocaites, Las Vegas immigration lawyers, blogs about undocumented population and citizenship application in Las Vegas.... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

Government moves to Dismiss itself from Immigration Detainee Death Case

Monday, October 19, 2009 by Claudia Grégoire

R.I. Lawyer's Weekly reports that the Government has moved to dismiss
itself from the case brought by the mother of Mr. Hui Lui Ng, who died
after being allegedly abused and denied medical care at the Wyatt
Detention Facility. To support their motion to dismiss, the Government
claims that the people who may be responsible for Mr. Ng's death were
contractors and therefore not Government employees. Since Mr. Ng's
death, U.S. Immigration and Customs... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

Religious worker visas

Friday, October 16, 2009 by Constantinos G. Fountas

Gus Fountas writes about Las Vegas immigration.  Religious worker visas have come under a lot of scrutiny in the last few years.  There is also a provision that has a sunset clause for non-minister religious worker permanent resident applications. ... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

Immigration Judge Can Modify Conditions of Release Placed by DHS, according to BIA

Friday, October 16, 2009 by Claudia Grégoire

An immigration
judge is permitted under statute to review and modify conditions of
release imposed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). In Matter of Garcia-Garcia,
25 I&N Dec. 93 (BIA 2009) Interim Decision #3657 (AILA InfoNet Doc.
No. 09101561). The BIA said that regulations gave the Immigration Judge
jurisdiction to review appeals of the conditions of release placed by
DHS. So where in... Read More

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Topic: Immigration

Agriprocessors Ice Enforcement is a Case Study: HR Employees and Mid Level Supervisors are Liable for I-9 Employment Verification Violations

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by Gerald P. Goulder

What began as an ICE worksite enforcement action aimed at rampant employee ID fraud by unauthorized workers, or illegal immigrants, mushroomed into a massive federal prosecution of  not only company executives,  but also an HR employee and mid level supervisors.  

An HR employee was charged with conspiracy to harbor undocumented immigrants and harboring, aiding and abetting the harboring of undocumented aliens for profit. 

The federal government and Immigr... Read More

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Topic: Immigration

Initial Interviews in I-485 Adjustment Applications

Friday, October 9, 2009 by Gerald P. Goulder

There are complex cases and cases with potential inadmissibility issues for which an North Carolina immigration attorney is absolutely needed. If an issue is identified in advance through discussion with a knowledgeable, experienced North Carolina immigration lawyer, the applicant sometimes may take steps to strengthen the case.... Read More
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Topic: Immigration

How have the Immigration Laws Changed since 9/11

Monday, October 5, 2009 by Eileen Collins Bretz

This article was provided by Bretz & Coven, LLP, a New York City Immigration Law Firm, 305 Broadway, Suite 100, New York, NY 10007-1109, Tel: (212) 267-2555.

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Topic: Immigration
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