Japanese schoolgirl told to choose country or family
The Japanese government gave a 13-year-old schoolgirl the choice between leaving Japan with her parents, who were being deported, or with staying in Japan. She chose Japan. The story estimates 500 other such cases in Japan with so called families of blended ctizenship and immigration status. I estimate that Oklahoma City’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Immigration court system releases FY 2008 Statistical Year Book
The immigration court system actually is called the Executive Office of Immigration Review. It is part of the United States Department of Justice. The FY 2008 Statistical Year Book was just released. Prior Year Books are available here. The Dallas Immigration Court case load grew by 12 percent according to the 2008 report. The Oklahoma […]
Citizens held as unlawful immigrants
More than once in the past year, I’ve been at the county jail or the Oklahoma City office and encountered the phenomenon of citizens being detained as unlawfully present foreign nationals. The most recent occurred while I sat waiting on another matter at the Oklahoma City field office of the Department of Homeland Security. An […]
Elderly Ukrainian immigrant faces deportation over second set of war crime claims
From March 24, 2008 The U.S. government again moves to deport suspected World War II Nazi prison guard, John Demjanjuk. If proven true, the allegations should lead to the harshest punishment allowed by law. However, the case illustrates the innumerable do overs that immigration authorities get even after a person becomes a naturalized citizen. Why […]
Veterans court? Drug court? DUI court? Why not immigrant court?
From March 10, 2009 In Tulsa, Oklahoma, they’ve got a criminal court that helps veterans rehabilitate rather than going through the traditional criminal justice system. One of the judges I admire, the Hon. Candace Blalock, started something called domestic violence court in the District Court of Garvin County, Oklahoma. Most of us know about drug […]
United States still penalizing widows
From November 25, 2008 Watch CBS Videos Online For more information, see visit the website of attorney Brent Renison.
Attorney General Mukasey wants another look at female gential mutilation
From September 22, 2008 The story is here. An often overlooked horror is that we also deport young female United States citizens to face the same scourge when ICE deports the foreign national parents.
ICE raids cause economic and human damage, critics say
From August 30, 2008 ICE raids cause damage to towns, critics say.
University researcher and family denied permanent resident status over eight months of unauthorized employment
From August 6, 2008 Because she worked for eight months without authorization, a university researcher now finds herself ineligible for permanent resident status.