Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that it will inspect the documents of more than 1,000 U.S. companies to verify whether their employees are working legally in the country. This action is part of a strong campaign that the federal government has embarked on against businesses suspected of hiring undocumented workers. Last month I reported that ICE ... Read more
Republican Senators David Vitter (Louisiana) and Rand Paul (Kentucky) on Thursday introduced a proposal in the U.S. Senate to amend the U.S. Constitution to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants born in the country. The initiative seeks to annul the right of automatic citizenship to children born in this country, unless they are ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it has created a new center aimed at increasing the number of audits of large companies in order to identify undocumented workers. The Employment Compliance Inspection Center (ECIC) will be staffed by a team of professionals who will be responsible for ... Read more
At a press conference held today, Wednesday, January 5, coordinated to coincide with the first day of the new federal Congress, five Republican lawmakers introduced two proposals that seek to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. One measure proposes the creation of a new definition of state citizenship, in addition to national citizenship, that would exclude babies born in ... Read more
During the last months of 2010, I exposed a series of problems that several immigrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were experiencing. Among them, employment discrimination. In the following videos I explain how employers should act to avoid discriminatory practices. youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZXTXnsUVpU] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9unD4TcHu8] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9unD4TcHu8]
Santos Delacruz Hernandez, who was illegally fired by his company, returned to work today. Thanks to my intervention and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Hernandez was reinstated to his job. I especially want to thank attorney Jennifer Sultan and investigator Sergio Esquivel of the Department of Justice for all of their ... Read more
A lawyer must always look out for the interests of his clients, representing them in the best possible way. They must act in an ethical and professional manner. If a lawyer does not return your calls, does not advance your case and suspects that something is wrong, or asks you for exorbitant amounts of money without explaining the costs in detail, ... Read more
San Francisco, California City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month filed a lawsuit against Martin Resendez Guajardo for corruption, fraud, unlawful business practices and false representation, among other allegations. The complaint details a pattern of corrupt practices, in which the former attorney defrauded clients of their savings, but whose negligence in ... Read more
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I am very happy to inform you that yesterday Susy Alvarez, a Salvadoran girl whom I helped for free, got her driver's license renewed. I met Susy at the Consulate General of El Salvador in Los Angeles, where I periodically give free consultations to people in need. When I met with her on ... Read more
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