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From the Bookshelves: Escape from Texas: A Novel of Slavery and the Texas War... by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 May 2012 at 8:01am Escape from Texas: A Novel of Slavery and the Texas War of Independence by James W. Russell ABSTRACT: In 1828 James, a slave, arrives in Texas, brought by his owner, Samuel Bingham. Texas is then a part of the Mexican...

New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance by immigrationprof
Posted on 18 May 2012 at 1:19pm The U.S. Border Patrol?s newly released strategic plan is a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to border security?just like the Border Patrol?s last strategic plan, released in 2004. On the plus side, both documents advocate an intelligence-driven, risk-based approach...

Michigan Pushes plan tp WELCOME Immigrants by immigrationprof
Posted on 18 May 2012 at 1:17pm While some states pushed for punitive immigration measures over the last year?measures designed to drive immigrants away ?others, like those in Michigan, were busy putting together a plan that welcomes immigrants and their revitalizing power to the state. This month,...

Cracking Down on Border Cartels by immigrationprof
Posted on 18 May 2012 at 9:41am From the Immigration Policy Center: Today, the Immigration Policy Center releases How To Fix a Broken Border: Follow the Money by Terry Goddard, part three of a three-part series on the Southwest Border. In this series, former Arizona Attorney General...

Article of the Day: Academic SAILERS: The Ford Foundation and the Efforts to... by immigrationprof
Posted on 18 May 2012 at 6:16am Academic SAILERS: The Ford Foundation and the Efforts to Shape Legal Education in Africa, 1957-1977 by Jayanth K. Krishnan Indiana University Maurer School of Law, American Journal of Legal History. Abstract: This study examines a major law-and-development project in Africa...

Revisions to VAWA are an Attack on Women by immigrationprof
Posted on 17 May 2012 at 5:54pm From Breakthrough: May 16, 2012 - Mallika Dutt, president and CEO of global human rights organization Breakthrough (www.breakthrough.tv), today released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives vote on H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization...

Alabama's HB 56 version 2.0 is a "Monster" by immigrationprof
Posted on 17 May 2012 at 5:46pm Julianne Hing writes for Colorlines: Alabama?s HB 56 was already the harshest state immigration law in the nation. But in the waning hours of the state?s 2012 legislative session and above the din of protestors? interruptions the state passed a...

Guest Post: Professor Kristina Campbell: Barahona v. Holder and "Material S... by immigrationprof
Posted on 17 May 2012 at 12:20pm Yesterday, we posted about a case that Professor Kristina Campbell argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourt Circuit. Here is a guest post by Professor Campell with more information about the case: On Tuesday, March 15, 2012,...

Report Examines the Concept of National Identity in France and Its Impact on ... by immigrationprof
Posted on 17 May 2012 at 12:10pm France has long faced a contentious debate of crucial importance for immigrants and their descendents ? defining what it means to ?be French,? a debate that flared in its recent presidential election in which a significant percentage of voters supported...

Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S. by immigrationprof
Posted on 17 May 2012 at 7:16am Read this story about your future Georgia, Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and other states that have passed strict immigration enforcement laws. KJ

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Obama administration looking to change waiver procedure by justin
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 at 7:38am It’s a common issue arising in the area of immigration law. A US citizen marries someone in the United States who is here unlawfully and because they entered without a visa they must return to their home country if they want to obtain a green card. In most instances that means that the foreign spouse [...]

Remarkable movement in immigration related same-sex marriage issues. by justin
Posted on 29 Mar 2011 at 10:24am In the adjudications context: The USCIS has provided internal guidance that filings based on same-sex marriages are to be held in abeyance rather than rejected pending the outcome of the DOMA activity. What that means is that even if the I-485 isn’t adjudicated right away it’s possible to get employment authorization and proof of the [...]

DOMA, Same-Sex Marriage, & Immigration Benefits by justin
Posted on 3 Mar 2011 at 8:47am Recently the Obama administration decided that it will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court. The Defense of Marriage Act states that federal policy is that marriage is between one man and one woman. Therefore, despite a general USCIS policy that states that marriages which are valid in the jurisdiction in which [...]

USCIS hits H1B cap by justin
Posted on 29 Jan 2011 at 8:07am The USCIS has received enough H1B applications to fill both the Master’s cap and the regular cap. If you are on an H1B and have been counted against the cap in the past six years and have not left for a year then you can transfer employers. If you have not been counted against the [...]

Recent win: Successful 1447(b) action on delayed and then denied naturalizati... by justin
Posted on 2 Sep 2010 at 8:53am Permanent resident whose petitioning spouse passed away filed for citizenship. The USCIS challenged him about the validity of the original marriage and did not make a decision on the case. More than 120 days passed so we filed a 1447(b) action in federal court. The USCIS subsequently denied the naturalization application based on the fact [...]

AZ #SB1070 stopped in its tracks by justin
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 at 8:10am As you learn very early on, immigration law is federal, the states aren’t generally allowed to try to enforce it. Law after law enacted by states and local governments have been shot down when challenged in court. The most recent example is SB1070 in AZ. The provisions dealing with immigration enforcement were prevented from going [...]

USCIS Immigration Q&A for Members of Military by justin
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 at 9:07pm U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers immigration services and resources specifically for members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families who are stationed in the United States and abroad. USCIS established a military assistance team to ensure that the military community receives quick and secure access to accurate information. Below is a list [...]

USCIS Reminds Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Follow Late Re-Registration for TP... by justin
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 at 8:55pm Go here

Utah Attorney General investigates breach of private by justin
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 at 8:46pm records to out “illegal immigrants” which included posting due dates of pregnant women. “Two employees with the Department of Workforce Services have been put on leave after an investigation revealed that they apparently accessed records on hundreds of Utah residents to compile a list of 1,300 names of people purportedly in the country illegally. A [...]

Initial TPS Registration Period for Haiti extended to Jan. 2011 by justin
Posted on 13 Jul 2010 at 10:36am Via the USCIS “WASHINGTON? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced an extension to the registration period for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti. Initially, the 180-day registration period for nationals of Haiti was from Jan. 21 through July 20, 2010. This registration period is now being extended through Jan. 18, [...]

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