Immigration Law

Police Often Ticketed Fort Dix Suspects

Responding to suggestions that police should have checked the immigration status of suspects accused of plotting to attack Fort Dix, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said new laws and more money are needed to fight illegal immigration. Gonzales responded today to questions about a Washington Post report that four of the…

May 10, 2007 5:10 PM CDT

Cuba Blasts Exile’s Victory

A judge’s decision yesterday to dismiss the indictment against Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles took both sides by surprise and prompted both condemnation and jubilance. Cuba’s top diplomat in Washington labeled Posada “the bin Laden of this hemisphere” and said the administration was doing all it could to protect him,…

May 10, 2007 2:36 PM CDT

U.S. Iraq Vets Make Asylum Case in Canada Court

Arguing that the U.S. war on Iraq is illegal, a Canadian lawyer is now seeking asylum there for some three dozen American soldiers who have deserted their units and fled to America’s northern neighbor. The situation may seem reminiscent of so-called draft dodgers going to Canada decades ago rather than…

May 10, 2007 1:11 AM CDT

‘New Sanctuary’ Churches Aid Illegal Immigrants

Churches in five major cities throughout the country are joining in a “New Sanctuary Movement” intended to help illegal immigrants. It will include efforts to provide legal help and other assistance, but at least some of the churches plan eventually to offer shelter within their buildings to one illegal immigrant…

May 9, 2007 7:27 PM CDT

Posada Freed; ‘Fraud, Deceit & Trickery’ by Feds

A federal judge dismissed all charges Tuesday against Luis Posada Carriles, speaking in scathing terms of the investigation and prosecution that put the Cuban exile and militant in jail on immigration fraud charges. That may not mean the end of all U.S. prosecution for the 79-year-old Posada, however, because he…

May 9, 2007 5:24 PM CDT

Anti-Immigrant Laws Spur Costly Lawsuits

Local ordinances cracking down on illegal immigrants have resulted in lawsuits and big legal bills. Some of the laws penalize landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and businesses that employ them, according to the Associated Press. Escondido, Calif., spent $200,000 defending an ordinance barring rentals to illegal immigrants before it…

May 7, 2007 5:30 PM CDT

Lawsuit: 7-Year-Old Citizen Locked In With Dad

A 7-year-old California boy was rousted from his bed at home by federal immigration authorities and illegally held with his father for 10 hours in a locked room earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court in San Francisco. Even though Noe Reyes showed agents his…

Apr 27, 2007 12:52 AM CDT

Judge Suspended for Jailing Immigrants

A western Kentucky judge is being suspended without pay for 15 days for jailing indefinitely 17 immigrants initially stopped for traffic violations. Judge Carol Sue Browning arranged for police to jail immigrants without identification, and then denied them bail while federal authorities investigated their status, the AP reports. Some were…

Apr 20, 2007 6:16 PM CDT

Court Bars Release of Cuban Militant

A federal appeals court issued an order yesterday requiring anti-Fidel Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carilles to remain in jail. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, acted in response to an emergency motion, the Associated Press reports. Posada has been in custody since his arrest…

Apr 18, 2007 2:19 PM CDT

Unlicensed Brazilian Lawyer Practicing in N.J.

A Brazilian lawyer has apparently openly practiced immigration law in New Jersey for a decade, although she is not admitted to the state bar and is licensed only as a foreign legal consultant allowed to represent clients for the purpose of giving advice on the laws of the country in…

Apr 16, 2007 5:32 PM CDT

L.A. Cops Ignore Illegal Immigrant Status, Suit Claims

A lawsuit seeks to force the Los Angeles Police Department to report illegal immigrants arrested in drug cases to immigration officials. Department policy is to ignore the immigration status of most suspects, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit, filed in state court, contends the department is violating a state law…

Apr 12, 2007 8:03 PM CDT

LA Prosecutors Push to Deport Gang Suspects

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have partnered with federal law enforcement agencies to deport some suspected gang members before they are convicted of new crimes. Police officers in Southern California have generally not inquired about the immigration status of suspects, fearing that…

Apr 5, 2007 4:04 PM CDT

Police Often Ticketed Fort Dix Suspects

Cuba Blasts Exile’s Victory

U.S. Iraq Vets Make Asylum Case in Canada Court

‘New Sanctuary’ Churches Aid Illegal Immigrants

Posada Freed; ‘Fraud, Deceit & Trickery’ by Feds

Anti-Immigrant Laws Spur Costly Lawsuits

Lawsuit: 7-Year-Old Citizen Locked In With Dad

Judge Suspended for Jailing Immigrants

Court Bars Release of Cuban Militant

Unlicensed Brazilian Lawyer Practicing in N.J.

L.A. Cops Ignore Illegal Immigrant Status, Suit Claims

LA Prosecutors Push to Deport Gang Suspects

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