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Immigration Bill stalls in the House 22 Jul 2013 | 05:21 pm
As expected, an extremely comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed in the Senate has gained little steam in the House of Representatives. Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has gone on recor...
Immigration Bill Withstanding Efforts to Water it Down 14 Jun 2013 | 06:39 pm
The landmark immigration bill resting in the Senate has been withstanding the brunt of proposed amendments which would essentially water down the legislation and negatively effect countless people liv...
Legislature still unable to pass immigration bill 17 May 2013 | 01:43 am
The Legislature has still been unable to pass an immigration reform bill despite an extensive bipartisan proposal. House Speaker John Boehner voiced his concerns about the lack of progress in enacting...
Sequestration Results in Release of Detained Immigrants 11 Mar 2013 | 06:22 pm
The budget crisis in the Federal Government has led to a process known as sequestration. The government has furloughed government employees and otherwise reduced spending on governmental entities. One...
Florida's Resisting an Officer With Violence is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude 1 Mar 2013 | 02:14 am
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that Florida Statute 843.01, Resisting an Officer With Violence, is a crime involving moral turpitude for immigration purposes. In Cano vs. U.S. Att...
United States Supreme Court Holds Padilla Is Not Retroactive 20 Feb 2013 | 09:31 pm
In a devastating blow to non U.S. Citizens with criminal convictions, the United States Supreme Court recently held in Chaidez v. United States that an immigrant who pled guilty to a criminal charge b...
President's Speech Calls For Immigration Reform, But Provides No Specifics 13 Feb 2013 | 05:25 pm
In the State of the Union Address, President Obama called for immigration reform. Unfortunately, the term "immigration reform" has only served as a generic term thrown around on the Congress floor. Pr...
Know Your Right to Bond 1 Feb 2013 | 10:37 pm
This is a general outline that explains the law related to bond in immigration cases: A) GENERAL 1) Bond should be granted unless there is a finding that the individual is a) a threat to national s...
Eight Senators Unveil New Bipartisan Immigration Policy 28 Jan 2013 | 05:49 pm
Eight United States Senators came out with a general, non-detailed plan for future immigration policy in the United States. One of the senators included Florida Republican, Marco Rubio. It is a four p...
Know your Aggravated Felonies 25 Jan 2013 | 02:00 am
The term "aggravated felony" for immigration purposes is a much misunderstood term. One of the reasons is that an "aggravated felony" need not be aggravated, nor a felony. But it is important to under...
