The Department of Justice yesterday filed a lawsuit to block implementation of Alabama's H.B. 56, claiming it violates the U.S. Constitution. The law, which is being challenged by the federal government, would take effect Sept. 1. H.B. 56 is considered the most restrictive of all ... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-3 vote, this morning upheld an Arizona law that allows the state to severely punish companies that hire undocumented immigrants and authorizes the mandatory use of the federal E-Verify program to verify the immigration status of employees. In its resolution, the majority of ... Read more
The Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals today decided to uphold restrictions against the implementation of sections of S.B. 1070, including the most controversial - the one that would force law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of all persons they "suspect" to be unlawfully present in ... Read more
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court today ruled that some undocumented immigrants will be able to continue to pay the same tuition offered to in-state high school students to attend public community colleges and universities. The ruling upholds California's law, known as AB 540, which allows undocumented ... Read more
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the launch of its new website: www.justice.gov/eoir. According to office officials, the intent is to make it easier for users to navigate the site. Among the new features of the redesigned site is an Action Center with a new ... Read more
Each year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains 400,000 immigrants. Anyone who is in the United States undocumented could be detained at the least expected time. If you or someone you know is not in the country legally, you should be prepared if you are detained by ICE. Read more
A federal appeals court ruled that an anti-immigrant city ordinance passed by the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania is unconstitutional. The court ruled that the disputed Illegal Immigration Relief Act usurped the federal government's exclusive prerogative to regulate immigration. The case had been pending in the courts since 2008. ... 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
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
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