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The New York Times ran an excellent piece outlying the immigration consequences that face innocent immigrants who are placed on the National No Fly List. A focal point of the article is the story of Rahinah Ibrahim, who was a doctoral student at Stanford University in 2005 when her name was placed on the National … Continue reading “No Fly Watchlist and Immigration Consequences” A few days ago, New York Times writer Thomas Friedman wrote a thoughtful editorial discussing how immigration has enhanced America’s entrepreneurial growth. More importantly, Mr. Friedman asked Congress to stop messing around and actually pass pragmatic immigration reform. Now, will Congress only listen? The United States Supreme Court issued an important decision last week for foreign nationals living in the United States. In Padilla v. Kentucky, the Court ruled that attorneys representing foreign nationals in criminal proceedings must inform them of the immigration consequences of any plea agreements or convictions that may arise. This is an important decision … Continue reading “Criminal Defense Attorneys, Plea Bargains, Immigrants & Removal Proceedings” The Washington Post recently ran a story that highlights the barriers that many foreign nationals with Muslim names are facing when they attempt to enter the United States. Foreign nationals entering the United States must pass certain security database watch lists before they are allowed to enter the United States. These databases use powerful algorithms … Continue reading “Have a “Muslim” name? Expect Administrative Processing?” Last week the New York Times ran a rather disturbing story about how Haitians who had been evacuated to the United States are now being detained in ICE facilities due to their lack of a visa. These Haitians, many of whom were seeking medical treatment when they were evacuated from Haiti, should be granted Humanitarian … According to ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency “definitively do[es] not set quotas.” Mr. Morton’s statement is difficult to reconcile with recently uncovered ICE documents that clearly indicate that ICE has set goals for the number of removals it will reach this year. In fact, the subject line in an … |
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