September 20, 2010
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Matter of Garcia-Garcia, 25 I&N Dec. 93 (BIA 2009) held that an Immigration Judge can review and consider whether to modify the conditions of release imposed upon a foreign national by DHS ICE. This means that if Immigration and Customs Enforcement gives a foreign national the option of paying a bond to be released and/or […]
September 15, 2010
Arrested yesterday on charges of knowingly employing and harboring illegal aliens. It sounds like he employed undocumented immigrants, yet that definition may include harboring. ‘”ICE aggressively targets employers who violate immigration laws by knowingly employing an illegal alien workforce,” said John P. Torres, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Washington, D.C. “No […]
September 12, 2010
A memo circulated entitled Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is not yet official and it is unclear how it was leaked but it is indicative of the direction of some within ICE/USCIS. This memo along with the recent John Morton memo brings some hope that ICE and USCIS will consider taking fair and just action. However, there seems to […]
September 07, 2010
A small contruction company owner in Idaho admitted to employing 3 undocumented individuals for 17 months. Millions of undocumented workers seem to find employment in the United States, but those who are prosecuted for breaking the law pay a hefty price. For full story click here.
