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 […]

ICE self-deportation program gets ‘icey’ response

From August 6, 2008 For a limited time, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will allow unlawfully present immigrants to self-deport who have squeaky clean records. One commentator points out that Americans should want the dregs of illegal aliens given incentives to leave before anyone else. One of the leaders of an anti-immigrant group was on TV […]

Los Angeles Immigration Court faces backlog

From July 21, 2008 The Los Angeles Times reports the LA Immigration Court is overwhelmed. In Oklahoma, Immigration and Customs Enforcement removes approximately 180-300 aliens per month. And, not surprisingly, our local Immigration Court faces the same issues as the one in Los Angeles. These issues include a soaring case load and long waits for […]