May, 2013 Articles
Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Law Office of Tony E. Parada
CBS Evening News recently reported that border patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas have seen a huge increase in the number of border crossings by illegal immigrants this year. ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Law Office of Tony E. Parada
Researchers at the University of Southern California say that one in 10 adults in this country is an undocumented immigrant who either crossed the border illegally or illegally stayed beyond the time ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By Guerra & Johnson, P.C
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that deportations in 2012 numbered 400,000 illegal immigrants which is the highest number ever recorded. The majority of the deportations at ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By Guerra & Johnson, P.C.
A comprehensive immigration plan consisting of more than 300 amendments introduced into the U.S. legislature by a bipartisan group of Senators is now being debated for a vote by the Senate Judiciary ...
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Posted on May 9, 2013 By Law Office of Sebastian J. Simon
Thanks to a new measure approved by the House Committee on State Affairs, police officers would be prevented from inquiring into the immigration status of victims and witnesses to crimes. The move, ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013 By The Law Office of Tony E. Parada
Advocates for immigration reform and immigrant rights are concerned that certain non-governmental "deportation" actions may be infringing on the health of undocumented immigrants in the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2013 By Law Office of Sebastian J. Simon
In an attempt to deal with the number of illegal immigrants entering through the border between Texas and Mexico, a directive has been issued by the office of the President to federal agents working ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 By The Law Office of Tony E. Parada
Texas House Bill 3206 authored by State Representative Roberto Alonzo (D-Dallas) and assisted by a Republican State Representative, Byron Cook, would change current policy regarding issuance of ...
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