Nelson A. Castillo On Wednesday I reported that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) plans to make changes to the automated immigration case information system. Yesterday the EOIR announced that the changes are postponed until October 4, 2010. The EOIR's new decision is due to the ... Read more
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced Monday changes to the automated information system for immigration cases. Improvements were supposedly made to establish a higher level of security for the immigrant, his or her family members and representatives who want access to information about the status ... Read more
Because Arizona's controversial S.B. 1070 law has increased immigration controversy and heightened hostile attitudes toward immigrants, the city of Los Angeles passed a resolution declaring August as "Immigrant Month". The city took the measure in order to show a "positive example" to the ... Read more
People who qualify for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program and do not have the money to pay the corresponding processing fees may be able to receive a waiver from the government. So before you go looking for a loan to pay the $$420 ($$80 for the fingerprints ... Read more
The federal appeals court for the Ninth Circuit denied Gov. Janice Brewer's motion in the S.B. 1070 case. The governor was asking to expedite her appeal of Judge Susan Bolton's decision blocking parts of the controversial law. Had she yielded to the motion, the court ... Read more
The State of Arizona and Governor Janice K. Brewer filed an appeal yesterday in the federal appeals court for the Ninth Circuit, which proposes to cancel the preliminary injunction that was issued by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on Wednesday. Along with the appeal, a motion was filed to expedite ... Read more
Just hours before the law was set to go into effect, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked the most controversial parts of S.B. 1070. The law is set to go into effect tomorrow, Thursday, July 29, but without the provisions that concerned the Latino community and immigrant activists and advocates ... Read more
The company ImpreMedia, which owns the newspapers La Opinión of Los Angeles, El Diario/La Prensa of New York and other newspapers around the country, this week launched a special project on the controversial S.B. 1070 law. Through the digital version, you can watch videos, see photos and learn about the chronology that culminated ... Read more
Family members of immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will now be able to find out which facility they are in by using an online locator. To do so, they must access a page on ICE's website dedicated to searching for people in its custody or who have been placed in ICE detention centers. Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that effective today, new measures are being implemented to improve the Disciplinary Action Program against attorneys and others authorized to represent clients before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Among the ... Read more
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