Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By admin
South Florida has become a U.S. hub for human and sex trafficking, reports The Miami Herald, further stating that officials are calling it a type of "organized crime where humans are used as ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By admin
The threat imposed by the newly proposed bill by Rep. William Snyder (R-Stuart) that would ban undocumented immigrants from soliciting work is reason enough for many laborers to look towards the near ...
Continue reading "Proposed Immigration Bill Stirs Concern Among Laborers" »
Posted on Jan 30, 2011 By admin
Opposition from Republicans seems to be growing for the immigration enforcement bill proposed in Florida, with one state senator saying it was created for "racist reasons." According to Think ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2011 By admin
The public reaction from the immigration bill introduced in Florida on behalf of state representative William Snyder (R-Stuart) has been anything but acquiescent. Despite the backlash, Rep. Snyder- ...
Continue reading "Florida's Immigration Bill" »
Posted on Jan 30, 2011 By admin
Our firm represents a person from Argentina who, on his own, volunteered to assist law enforcement in New York resulting in many arrests of perpetrators of serious offenses. Now, the very agency that ...
Continue reading "Former ICE Informant Faces Deportation" »
Posted on Jan 22, 2011 By admin
In a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that wealthy El Salvadorian male deportees with criminal histories who oppose the gangs in El Salvador is not a narrow enough ...
Continue reading "Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Social Group Asylum Claim" »
Posted on Jan 22, 2011 By admin
The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's ("ICE") Miami Tactical Dive Team have found a human skull off of Miami's coast. The skull has since been turned over to the Miami-Dade Police Department ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2011 By admin
Last year ended on a sour note for immigration policy with the defeat of the DREAM Act. Now, as the new state and federal congressional houses begin their new legislative sessions, more states than ...
Continue reading "Arizona Ethnic Studies Curriculum Outlawed in Schools" »
Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By admin
It is NOT the DREAM Act, but it is a step in the right direction. Florida is considering allowing in-state tuition to colleges and universities for undocumented students who wish to attend. The ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Considering In-State Tuition of Undocumented" »
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 By admin
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ("ICE") Miami Violent Gang Task Force apprehended more than 50 members and associates of violent street gangs in South Florida. In the wake of the shooting by ...
Continue reading "ICE Cracks Down on Gangs" »
Posted on Jan 14, 2011 By admin
This week, a three-hour briefing took place for the sole purpose of introducing the new lawmakers that have taken office with the current complex U.S. immigration laws. One of the main discussion ...
Continue reading "Lawmaker Wears His "Papers" in Tallahassee" »
Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By admin
In an age where bombs can be detonated from an unprecedented distance with the mere push of a button, and where a computer has the ability to wreak the kind of havoc that resonates around the world; ...
Continue reading "ICE Initiative for International Cooperation" »
Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By admin
As the year quickly draws to a close and we prepare to spend the holidays with our loved ones, we reflect in awe at the year that was. For all of the roller coaster-worthy twists and multiple turns it ...
Continue reading "A Look Back at 2010" »