Democratic Senator Harry Reid today announced that he will introduce the "DREAM Act," which would allow for the legalization of undocumented students, as a stand-alone bill after Thanksgiving - with the intention of bringing the bill to a vote during the current special session of the House. The "DREAM Act" ... Read more
I have been informing you about the cases of two Salvadorans, whose unemployment benefits were suspended because their employment authorization cards have an expiration date of September 9, 2010, even though the validity of those documents was automatically extended until March 9, 2011. After writing a letter to ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, has been conducting a wave of audits of companies to verify whether they are complying with the law in hiring employees. This affects not only the owners or managers of the companies, but also the employees. ... Read more
The number of cases currently pending and awaiting resolution by the immigration courts rose to 261,083 by the end of September. The backlog continues to grow, according to statistics compiled by Syracuse University's TRAC. To get an idea of the increase, check out this graph: The time to ... 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
Three Georgia immigrants have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows local authorities to enforce federal immigration law. They are also seeking to have the lawsuit declared a class action so that many other immigrants will also be represented. According to experts, the lawsuit, filed last week ... Read more
In recent months, I have been consulted by a large number of people whose cases have been harmed because they previously went to notaries public or immigration "consultants" to do their immigration paperwork. Some of the people who consulted with me had valid cases, but because they used a notario who misadvised them, there is now nothing ... Read more
Senator Bob Menendez and Senator Patric Leahy, both Democrats, introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the Senate on Wednesday, one day before Congress is scheduled to recess. The Senate will be in recess until November 12. This means there will be no movement or debate on the immigration issue until ... Read more
After pressure from attorneys, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and groups representing thousands of immigrants, certain changes proposed in August to the immigration case information system will not be made. In the middle of last month, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) had ... Read more
In a 56-43 vote, the U.S. Senate today blocked a defense bill that included the DREAM act in an amendment. Sixty votes were needed for the bill to be debated and the bill to move forward. Not a single Republican voted for it. Two Democrats also ... Read more
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