Category Archive: Immigration

Aug 23

The Obama Administration’s Immigration Announcement is NOT an Amnesty Program

The Obama Administration announcement is NOT an amnesty, it is NOT about granting legal status, and is NOT something that you can sign-up for! The August 18th announcement was preliminary and nothing has been implemented yet. Any details about how the review process will work, what cases will be considered low priority or how to …

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Aug 17

AILA releases report on immigration enforcement

The report‘s anecdotal accounts, 127 case examples from AILA members covering incidents in 24 states and the District of Columbia, are consistent with DHS’s own data showing deportation of tens of thousands of individuals who have been picked up for minor infractions and who pose no threat to our communities. The report questions whether federal …

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Aug 12

ICE’s worksite enforcement strategy in effect

Are you a business owner with employees that are potentially in the US illegally?  You might be interested in the news that just came out of Boston: Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 14 New England employers have been fined this …

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Aug 09

AILA Announces DREAM Defender Initiative

From the president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA): I am thrilled to announce the launch of AILA DREAM Defenders (AD2), a dynamic new collaboration between AILA, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the National Immigration Law Center, DREAM Activist, United We Dream, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, and Educators for …

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Aug 05

Email Scam – Avoid Green Card Lottery Fraud

Have you or someone you know recently received an email claiming you’ve won the Green Card lottery and asking you to send or wire money? The Department of State, Office of Visa Services, advises the public of a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery) applicants. …

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Jul 18

Nolan Garrido, Attorney at Law, Now with Amerihope Alliance

Amerihope Alliance Legal Services is pleased to announce that Nolan Garrido, Esq. will be joining our firm as of Monday, July 11, 2011. Mr. Garrido earned his J.D. From Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center. He will be handling foreclosure defense cases along with spearheading another of our goals for 2011 and beyond – …

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