Most criminal cases end with a PLEA BARGAIN. The lawyer for the accused agrees with the prosecutor to replace the severe charge, or the many charges, with one or two reduced charges, and they also agree about a punishment which is less – even much less – than the punishment that could be imposed. The […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS), is the “boss” of the WAITING LIST for GREEN CARDS (or Immigrant Visas). They keep the list of all applications and petitions, from all countries in the world. They sort all applications and petitions by category and by DATE OF FILING (PRIORITY DATES). Every month, the DOS distributes a […]
Individuals who have been present in Iraq, Syria, Iran, or Sudan (or other countries designated by DHS as supporting terrorism or “of concern”) at any time on or after March 1, 2011, are not eligible to participate in the VWP which means entering the country without a visa. The new law exempts those performing military […]
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) granted stays of deportation to four families detained by the Immigration Service during weekend raids targeting Central American women and children with deportation orders. Volunteers with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project were instrumental in winning these stays. Melissa Crow, Legal Director of the American Immigration Council, noted that […]
An opinion piece in the Huffington Post asserts that “the nation is not plagued by illegal immigrants” and “never has been.” The piece explains that undocumented immigrants pay income, sales, excise, property, and employment taxes approximating $12 billion annually, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The piece also states that undocumented immigrants […]
