My thoughts on Cuba after the death of Fidel Castro
When I was a law student and then a young attorney, I worked on assisting detained Mariel Cubans with their Cuban Review Plan hearings. A few I assisted had never been released from custody since arriving in the USA. Others were taken into custody after committing some crime. The point of the hearings was to […]
Trump appears to be going with reactionary immigration plan
Today, an astute Associated Press photographer caught Trump immigration adviser Kris Kobach with his (and presumably) President Elect Trump’s immigration enforcement plan. 1. Item No. 1. Bar the entry of potential terrorists. It appears that Trump proposes to do this by re-instituting a Muslim registry abandoned five years ago. This program was called NSEERS. When […]
The San Bernadino terrorists’ fiancee visa petition should have been denied
Fiancee visa petition for San Bernadino terrorists I’ve reviewed the fiancee visa petition of the San Bernadino terrorists. All I got to say is that it should have been denied. These reasons include: 1. There is no statement of intent to marry by the female terrorist in the supporting documents of the petition. USCIS should […]
Unaccompanied minors at the border
The New York Times published an excellent summary of the factors involved in the large number of children apprehended at the border. Most of the children come from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Most range in age from 15 to 17. Complainers say the large number of border apprehensions of minors shows that the current […]
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the one-year mark
Even though it’s November 6, 2013, I thought it appropriate to write about the first year of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The currently available general statistics for DACA go through the end of August 2013, which is one year and 15 days of the program. So far, there have been 573,404 DACA applications made, […]
‘Author’ of 2007 Oklahoma anti-immigrant law convicted of bribery
Former Oklahoma State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, was convicted of bribery in Oklahoma County District Court. Terrill is famous for “authoring” 2007’s anti-immigrant law in Oklahoma, more popularly known as House Bill 1804. I believe that a Washington, D.C., anti-immigrant group actually wrote HB1804 but as Terrill introduced the bill he gets the credit for […]
Business entities for immigrants
The Los Angeles Times reports that immigrants without papers can work legally — as their own bosses. Our firm has extensive experience in business formation for immigrants — both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States. We prepare and file the proper paperwork with the State of Oklahoma as well as assist in obtaining […]
That Lawyer…
RANT ON. THAT lawyer. The one whose name I find on criminal cases that I review for immigration consequences. There is actually more than one THAT lawyer. When families contact my firm for help with a foreign national held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a criminal conviction, I normally review the criminal file at […]
Possession of a fake ID is not identify theft
Today, I was talking to a police detective from Arizona who works identity theft cases. I was contacting him about his queries to area law enforcement over use of a Social Security number. The number was being used by multiple persons across the United States. He explained that he only worked on identity theft cases […]
Anti-immigrant Oklahoma State Rep. Randy Terrill bound over for trial on bribery case
http://bit.ly/uhm4mI “Unseemly actions and even unethical behavior doesn’t necessarily constitute a criminal act,” Oklahoma County Special Judge Stephen Alcorn said during his ruling. “However, when the evidence is looked at as a whole in this matter, in its entirety, it is clear this exceeds business as usual.” For case information, see State v. Leftwich and […]