2012 Articles
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 By Musa-Obregon & Associates
Immigrants Attempt To Battle Law Preventing Opportunity For Bail In a class action suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of hundreds of immigrants in New York and New Jersey, the ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2012 By Musa-Obregon & Associates
Inspector General Claims Pattern Of Incompetence Leads To Delays After conducting a review of the nation's immigration courts, the Inspector General of the US Justice Department has issued a ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
Nearly 75,000 young illegal immigrants across the U.S. have taken advantage of the deportation reprieve issued by President Obama last month. The program, initiated by an executive order, allows ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
A study of immigrant students attending New York City high schools shows that many groups have a higher graduation rate than U.S. students. The report was recently released by the Independent Budget ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 By Eiges & Eiges PC
According to the Department of State, United States consular offices processed 7.5 million U.S. visas in 2011, which was a 17 percent increase from the previous year. This increase saw a growing ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 By Eiges & Eiges PC
As reported by the New York Times, the number of unaccompanied minors entering the United States from the southwest border has dramatically increased in the last year. Most of these children are from ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
Under a new immigration program announced in June 2012 by the Obama administration, immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before their 16 th birthday and who are 30 or younger will be allowed to apply ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
The Help Separated Families Act of 2012 is a new proposal for Congress written by a Democratic congresswoman from California. The proposed Act was written to help prevent parents undergoing ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
The state of New York has launched an initiative that will help a particular set of illegal immigrants be protected from possible fraud. The plan was initiated in light of President Obama's recent ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2012 By Pozo Goldstein, LLP
43-year-old L.T. lies in a coma in a hospital in New York. He was the victim of a severe hit and run accident that happened in April. He has no family in the city and was the only member of his ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 By Offices of Musa-Obregon & Associates
People from New York and across the United States gathered recently in support of the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act (also called the "DREAM Act"). The purpose of the ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 By Musa-Obregon & Associates
A New York City man originally from Bangladesh was arrested in mid February by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and is being held at a detaining facility. He faces deportation ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
In 2010, the state of Arizona signed into law one of the toughest bills on illegal immigration in the country. Arizona SB 1070 has since been the subject of much debate and controversy. Under U.S. ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By Maney & Gordon, P.A.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This investigative organization was created about a decade ago to offer protection and ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By The Law Offices of Robert L. Booker
Despite the problems last May’s new immigration law has created for local farmers, Governor Nathan Deal is not looking to charge the law. Farmers across the state say that the law caused ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By The Law Offices of Robert L. Booker
University of Georgia fans were heartbroken when a recruit had to withdraw his commitment to the UGA football team. The 6-foot-5 teenager proved to be an effective force on the offensive line at the ...
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