Blog Posts in 2010
Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By admin
Clients can now make appointments on our website for the Orlando office. The consultations are $75.00 (pre-paid). One of our case managers will make contact to confirm a date and time for the ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2010 By admin
Surely if a child is adopted by American parents she would herself become an American citizen, right? The answer is not necessarily. Tara Ammons Cohen is a wife and mother of three children from ...
Continue reading "Adopted By An American But Still Facing Deportation" »
Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By admin
In a decision dated July 9, 2010, Anderson v. Napolitano, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered a case where the petitioner self-deported after being charged with committing crimes involving ...
Continue reading "Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Passport Stamp is Not Evidence of Lawful Reentry" »
Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By admin
Attorney Steve Goldstein lectured at a seminar on immigration law in Philadelphia presented by Law Review CLE. The course was presented as part of the required continuing legal education credits that ...
Continue reading "Attorney Steve Goldstein Lectures on Immigration Law in Philadelphia" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By admin
After the long-awaited Congressional vote on the DREAM Act, and despite its passage in the House of Representatives, the Senate Democrats decided to put this bill on hold in stead of trying to break ...
Continue reading "The Dream Act - Update" »
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By admin
The DREAM Act, a bill that would give a path to legalization for many undocumented young people, narrowly passed in the House of Representatives yesterday evening by a 216-198 vote. The bill's passage ...
Continue reading "Dream On" »
Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By admin
Today, the first of December, is a day that will go down in history. It marks the first World AIDS day in which HIV-positive non-citizens are no longer banned from entering the U.S. or barred from ...
Continue reading "World Aids Day with an End of the HIV Ban" »
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 By admin
To make our law firm more accessible, we have developed an i-phone application. Click here to download the application. The application has many of the features of our existing website, including our ...
Continue reading "New i-phone Application for Pozo Goldstein, LLP" »
Posted on Nov 21, 2010 By admin
The American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU") filed an administrative complaint with the United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") for having arrested and detained two U.S. Citizens who ...
Continue reading "Constitutional Violations by ICE" »
Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By admin
Senator Harry Reid has promised that the Senate will vote this year on enactment of the DREAM Act, which would give thousands of undocumented immigrants who wish to pursue higher education a chance to ...
Continue reading "DREAM Act in 2010?" »
Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By admin
Effective November 18, 2010, the Orlando Immigration Court will be located at 3535 Lawton Road, Suite 200 Orlando, Florida 38203. The phone number is 407-648-6565. Our Miami Immigration Lawyers ...
Continue reading "Orlando Immigration Court Relocates" »
Posted on Nov 4, 2010 By admin
As immigration attorneys, sometimes we have to realize that a little publicity is a bad thing. In today's Miami Herald, there is a report about the number of Miami immigration court cases ...
Continue reading "Sometimes Publicity is Not a Good Thing for Immigration" »
Posted on Nov 1, 2010 By admin
Family-based immigration, where either a spouse or an immediate relative petitions for their loved one to adjust their status as a legal permanent resident, is arguably the most preferred method for ...
Continue reading "How Immigration Enforcement Discriminates Against Gays" »
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By admin
Cristina Hernandez joins Pozo Goldstein, LLP Please join us in welcoming Cristina Hernandez to the firm. Cristina will be handling all incoming client calls and making sure that all new and existing ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2010 By admin
Our client suffered gunshot injuries to the shoulder, left leg and right thigh that resulted in fractures to his right side. He was placed in removal proceedings for entering the United States and ...
Continue reading "U Visa Granted for Native of Nicaragua" »
Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By admin
Today, we represented a 60 year old Cuban gentleman who was imprisoned in Cuba on numerous occasions, the longest of three years duration, for protesting against the communist government there. ...
Continue reading "Political Asylum From Cuba" »
Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By admin
Florida State Representative William Snyder has drafted an immigration bill, styled in a similar fashion as the Arizona bill, that would create new concerns for Hispanics and Latino groups who amount ...
Continue reading "Proposed Florida Bill May Target Hispanics and Latinos" »
Posted on Oct 19, 2010 By admin
A few weeks ago, John Morton, head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, authored an internal memorandum (that quickly became external) spelling out new procedures to dismiss ...
Continue reading "Deportation Cases Being Dismissed" »
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By admin
With its October session already underway, the Supreme Court has decided to provide the clarity and uniformity that the problem of hiring unauthorized aliens requires. It has granted the petition for ...
Continue reading "U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Issue of Employment of Non-Citizens" »
Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By admin
Our client is the direct victim of a qualifying "criminal activity" which is attempted murder under Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. He is statutorily eligible under the ...
Continue reading "U Visa Granted in Miami, Florida" »
Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By admin
John Morton, head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed that the "Secure Communities" initiative where local police share fingerprints with federal immigration authorities is ...
Continue reading "Secure Communities is Mandatory" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By admin
Deportations Hit a Record High (According to New York Times article by Julia Preston published Oct. 6, 2010) Immigration authorities deported a record 392,862 immigrants over the last year, Homeland ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2010 By admin
From the Los Angeles Times, on October 6, 2010, it is reported that the Obama administration deported more people than last year according to figures released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
Continue reading "United States Government Deports More Than Last Year" »
Posted on Oct 5, 2010 By admin
This blog will be dedicated to keeping you up to date on Pozo Goldstein, LLP news along with news on current events involving immigration law and criminal defense. Check the blog frequently for new ...
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