Immigration Bill Voted Down In Senate
On Thursday the US Senate voted 46-53 against President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of illegal immigrants living in the United States and tighten up borders. The President and other supporters of...
View ArticleACLU Brings Suit on Behalf of Farmworkers
On May 1, the Farmworkers Support Committee (CATA) held an immgrant rights march in Bridgeton, New Jersey. This isn’t the first time the organization has sponsored an event in support of immigration...
View ArticleAnother Elian Gonzalez Case?
Almost eight years after a raid on a Miami, Florida home, another case involving divorce law, immigration law, and diplomatic relations with Cuba is being decided in a Miami courtroom. The New York...
View ArticleDeporting Illegal Immigrants Would Cost Over $100 Billion
CNN reports that the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has determined that removing the 12 million people it believes to be in the United States illegally would cost at least $94...
View ArticleMarriage, Immigration Fraud Exposed
A Santa Ana woman has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Tina Tran, the woman in question, apparently charged...
View ArticleAnti-Terrorist Paramedics??
Here at Total Lawyers, we’ve recently reported on possible constitutional rights violations perpetrated by public servants in the welfare industry in San Diego. Consider also the recent disclosure that...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Grants Law Petition to Stop Deportation of Victims of...
Last week, Attorney General Michael Mukasey granted the petition of the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall Law School to reverse a recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (the federal...
View ArticleThe Weekly Roundup from Total Lawyers
As the week comes to an end, check out the latest articles from Total Lawyers: Appeals Panel Saves American Girl From Deportation: This article highlights the case of a father who, despite allegedly...
View ArticleLawyer Layoffs?
With the economy in such turmoil, times are tough for everybody—even lawyers. Layoffs at law offices are rare but becoming somewhat of a trend as income dwindles. A Chicago law firm laid off 24 defense...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Lawyers Must Warn Immigrants of Deportation Risks
Lawyers have recently been instructed by the country’s highest court to make sure immigrants know that a guilty plea in a criminal case could lead to deportation. The Supreme Court of the United States...
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