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“Mr. Villar joins a very small set of Filipinos who have successfully overcome the burden of proving that despite being born outside the United States and out-of-wedlock they are also American citizens.” In an inspiring article, a former Philippine actor who was living undocumented in the U.S. since 2003 was able to win his case at the Administrative Appeals Office…
I have published a new legal guide on Avvo.com. This guide also appeared as an article in the Philippine Headlines news in November 2010. It offers information for those who are conditional residents based on marriage, but find that their marriages are not working out. For more information on my practice, please visit my website at www.alanoimmigrationlaw.com.
I just wanted to share a recent article on the DREAM Act written by a colleague of mine, Carrie L. Rosenbaum, Esq. Also note that it has been reintroduced by the Menendez Bill, which also may not go anywhere. For more information on my practice and to learn how I’ve helped other families, please visit my website at https://alanoimmigrationlaw.com.
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a fact sheet for employers and workers regarding I-9 issues for those in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status. The fact sheet can be found here.
In an update to my previous blog, the Republican push for an amendment to and hearings on the 14th Amendment (or the “Citizenship Clause”) is not gaining steam. A Washington Post article and New York Times Op Ed discuss that issue as well as the distinction between “birth tourism” and birth in the U.S. to parents who are here illegally.…
A group of influential evangelical leaders are aligning with President Obama to support immigration reform. Several of these prominent leaders recognize that Hispanics form a large part of their constituency and feel that they are the key to growth of the evangelical and social conservative movement. The National Association of Evangelicals has made immigration reform one of the top three…
Susan Bolton, a Federal District Judge in Phoenix, has enjoined four of the major and most controversial provisions of Arizona’s SB 1070. Specifically, the law cannot: require Arizona police to verify a person’s immigration status if they suspect the person to be unlawfully present; make failure to carry proof of lawful immigration status a crime; make it illegal to solicit…
Attorneys and families now have access to an online detainee locator system provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This page can help locate a detainee currently in ICE custody or who was within ICE custody within the last 60 days.
Neo Nazi groups are patrolling the Arizona border in an effort to combat illegal immigration and drug running. To quote the article, “The neo-Nazi site also posts “after-action reports” of their own vigilante border activities in Arizona and California, which reads like a cross between a CIA spy novel and a Scooby Doo mystery…”
I am sure scenarios such as these have crossed many people’s minds. This is article discusses the chilling effect of Arizona’s immigration law on the constitutional right to interstate travel.