The decision in Carachuri-Rosendo restores a level of measure and rationality to immigration policies that often are unnecessarily strict and unforgiving. This decision will quickly become a major presence in Immigration Courts across the country.
Federal immigration prosecutions rose to record high levels in 2009, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The federal government’s shift in resources has meant more serious criminals involved in drugs, weapons, and organized crime face a lower probability of prosecution. The number of immigration prosecutions has continued to increase and now make up 54 percent of all federal criminal prosecutions.
The birthright citizenship may be attacked as proposed by Senator Russell Pearce, the architect of SB 1070. This legislation aims at targeting “anchor babies” of those principally of Mexican descent and comes closely on the heels of SB 1070. The law is too nebulous for police to enforce and in some counties police have refused to do so. Furthermore, the law encourages alienage and nationality rather than criminality as the determining factor.
Although not an official federal holiday, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 every year and commemorates the United States flag which was adopted in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
Voluntary departure is a form of relief for an alien who is subject to removal. While voluntary departure carries the advantage of avoiding detention and allowing an alien, if eligible, to apply for admission at some future time, a violation of a voluntary departure order will result in stiff penalties. Before requesting voluntary departure an alien in deportation proceedings should consult with an experienced immigration attorney.
“I am the Master of my Fate, I am the Captain of my Soul” Recently the movie produced by Clint Eastwood starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon has gained much acclaim. The movie comes on the wake of South Africa hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Soccer has been one of the most democratic […]
President Obama has been conferring with the Republicans in Senate and has come to the decision that he will send 1,200 National Guard troops to increase security at the US-Mexico border. Furthermore, he will also request $500,000,000 in order to have more personnel and technology down at the border. His reason for doing so is […]
While blood testing is not and should not be a routine part of the adjudications process, it can be an extremely valuable tool in cases when it otherwise would be impossible to verify a relationship.
Congress should do its part to restore immigration judges’ discretion to consider the particular circumstances in a person’s case, thus affording each person facing deportation an individualized and fair opportunity to be heard.
Religious persecution – The toughest restrictions on the right to worship come from otherwise repressive governments which target religious minorities. Americans should do all they can to highlight religious persecution and aid foreign believers seeking the right to worship God as they believe appropriate.
