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I spent the better part of Monday morning in the Immigration Court in Newark, New Jersey. As a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Trial Attorney, and a member of the private immigration bar for the last 11 years, I’ve not seen until now, a more despicable brand of vindictive justice meted out by an...Read More

As we predicted, the new year would bring a flurry of new initiatives that are not particularly immigrant-friendly. During the past November midterms, Republicans gained more than 690 seats in state legislatures nationwide, winning their strongest representation at the state level in more than 80 years. Because very few people expected any movement on immigration...Read More

Officials have reported that the federal immigration program titled Secure Communities will be implemented nationwide by 2013. This program has become a critical enforcement method and has been hailed by supporters for its ability to quickly identify the immigration status of those who have committed or been accused of committing crimes by having them undergo...Read More

The mid-term elections have come and gone, and even though the predicted sweeping wave of the Republican Party in Congress did not fully materialize, they were able to gain dominance over the House of Representatives. There was also a string of Latino Republicans who won, including Florida Republican Marco Rubio who took the U.S. Senate...Read More

According to the Migration Policy Institute, repealing the “birthright citizenship” given for U.S. born children of undocumented aliens would expand the unauthorized population by at least 5 million people over the next four decades. The report suggests that there would be 4.7 million immigrant children of undocumented parents as of 2050, compared to only 1...Read More