We are a country of immigrants, it’s in the Declaration of Independence

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.” Fact No. 7: “[King George […]

Steven Langer appearing at Panic Nation documentary Oklahoma City premiere

Here is the press release from the director: Event Invitees, I wanted to let you all know that Oklahoma House Representative Shane Jett and celebrated Immigration Attorney Steven Langer are scheduled to attend the screening. These gentlemen were kind enough to sit down with our film crew to share their views and insights on the […]

Republicans say immigration reform is DOA in 2011

http://wapo.st/hqbgiy The Washington Post reports that Republicans are announcing any immigration reforms including the Dream Act dead on arrival in the next Congress. They say the question is border security. The Dream Act and other immigration reforms in the USA have been held hostage by one party or the other for several years looking for […]

Tenth Circuit upholds most of injunction against Oklahoma immigration law

The story is here. This is not surprising at all. This law was poorly thought out in many regards. While the anti-immigrant think tank in Washington, D.C., who wrote this law can keep pushing these state anti-immigrant laws, what about the taxpayers of each state who have to foot the bill for these ill advised […]

An excellent judge

Reg Gaston was a fine judge. He understood the concept of being an impartial decisionmaker and practiced it daily. Win or lose, all any good trial lawyer wants is a fair hearing. I always got it with Judge Gaston. *** Retired Special Judge of the District Court of Cleveland County Reginald “Reg” Gaston, 65, died […]

Somedays you see justice

I remember back in the early 1990s while in law school and then as a young attorney when I faced off against the U.S. Department of Justice in a case involving an immigration detainee being held indefinitely in a federal prison. The idea, according to the government, was that his detention was not indefinite because […]

IAQ — Immigration Alien Query

One of the procedures used by state and local law enforcement called “Immigration Alien Query” is outlined below. August 4, 2007 three Newark, NJ college students were murdered and one seriously injured when they were shot execution style. Four suspects were arrested, one of which was in the country illegally and had been previously arrested […]