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Is Dora the Explorer an Illegal Immigrant?
Many of the Dora images assume the Latina character is an illegal immigrant from Mexico. Several websites have narrated Dora’s mock capture by immigration authorities. One picture circulating on Facebook shows an ad for a TV show called “Dora the Illegal Immigrant.” On the Facebook page “Dora the Explorer is soo an Illegal Immigrant,” there [...]
The challenge of being unable to find people in detention centers, documented in the Human Rights Watch report, is worsened when one does not even know where to look. The absence of a real-time database tracking people in ICE custody means ICE has created a network of secret jails. Subfield offices enter the time and [...]
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The US has lifted a 22-year immigration ban which has stopped anyone with HIV/Aids from entering the country. Read more here.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seem to be deporting U.S. citizens without ascertaining their immigration status. ICE has jurisdiction over illegal immigrants and cannot deport or illegal detain U.S. citizens, however, more and more instances of mishaps have resulted in U.S. citizens being wrongfully deported. Here’s the latest article. Veloz had to prove his citizenship [...]
Continue reading …U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seem to be deporting U.S. citizens without ascertaining their immigration status. ICE has jurisdiction over illegal immigrants and cannot deport or illegal detain U.S. citizens, however, more and more instances of mishaps have resulted in U.S. citizens being wrongfully deported. Here’s the latest article. Veloz had to prove his citizenship [...]
Continue reading …More media coverage of Barack Obama’s aunt, Aunti Zeituni, regarding her deportation appeal and upcoming court date. ABC News’ Jason Ryan reports that officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no comment on the arrest request filed by the conservative group ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration) for President Obama to honor his proclamations about upholding [...]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration quietly withdrew in the weeks after Barack Obama’s election a new rule requiring high-level approval before federal agents nationwide could arrest fugitive immigrants. The future for Obama’s aunt, who had been living in the country illegally, will be determined at an immigration court hearing in April.
Continue reading …When a Widow is No Longer Considered a Spouse Under U.S. Immigration Laws
January 16, 2009 No CommentThis article by my vigilant colleague, Brent Renison, has a poignant message regarding the rigid immigration system and its archaic interpretation of a spouse. I was inspired by Brent and went on to represent two widows who were entangled in this immigration mess, and while one was successful, the other is part of Brent’s class [...]
Continue reading …Today on the Boston Globe, Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff, writes about what most immigration advocates have been pondering, whether Obama will carry through on his promise for immigration reform. Boston Globe: Before a huge crowd in San Diego last summer, Barack Obama vowed to make fixing illegal immigration a top priority as president, and Latinos [...]
Continue reading …A homeowner in Georgia who tried to evict a potential buyer and renter from his house, was exposed of his illegal immigration status when the woman was unable to complete the sale. If she is alleging that Lorenzo Jimenez is not supposed to even own the house, then why is she pushing to make the [...]
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