DHS Memo on "Secure Communities" Program

January 14, 2015

http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1120_memo_secure_communities.pdf

No Departure Bar in Sixth Circuit – Recent Victory before BIA and Immigration Court

December 8, 2014

  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW UNITED  STATES IMMIGRATION COURT DETROIT, MICHIGAN   File No.: A035-946-280   December  3, 2014     In the Matter of:                                        TADIC, Miroslav Petar   Respondent         In Removal Proceedings Charges:   Section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii)  of the Immigration  and Nationality  Act (“INA” or “Act”), as […]

A Guide to the Immigration Accountability Executive Action

November 26, 2014

This information can be found at the Immigration Policy Center at the following link: http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/special-reports/guide-immigration-accountability-executive-action A Guide to the Immigration Accountability Executive Action   On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Obama announced his “immigration accountability executive action,” which includes a series of measures that are first steps towards common-sense reforms to an outdated immigration system.The […]

Obama’s Latest Executive Action on Immigration: Information and Links

November 24, 2014

The below information is provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website. http://www.uscis.gov/immigrationaction FORMS NEWS CITIZENSHIP HOME GREEN CARD TOOLS LAWS Home > Executive Actions on Immigration Skip shares and print links Share This Page Get Email Print Executive Actions on Immigration Executive Actions on Immigration Español  On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions […]

Obama's Latest Executive Action on Immigration: Information and Links

November 24, 2014

The below information is provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website. http://www.uscis.gov/immigrationaction FORMS NEWS CITIZENSHIP HOME GREEN CARD TOOLS LAWS Home > Executive Actions on Immigration Skip shares and print links Share This Page Get Email Print Executive Actions on Immigration Executive Actions on Immigration Español  On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions […]

Deportations Don’t Lower Crime Rates, Study Says

September 3, 2014

By KIRK SEMPLE, New York Times, SEPT. 3, 2014 Six years after the federal government opened an immigration enforcement program intended to improve public safety, deporting hundreds of thousands of people, many of them convicted criminals, a new study has concluded that the program has had “no observable effect on the overall crime rate.” The finding “calls into question […]

Withholding of Removal Relief for Pakistani National

April 3, 2014

Detroit Detention Center (2011): Obtained Withholding of Removal relief for Pakistani National who faced the prospect of severe persecution upon his return to his native country.

Post-Conviction Relief for Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana

April 3, 2014

Calhoun County (2012): Obtained post-conviction relief for Canadian National by having her conviction for Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana reduced to simple Possession of Marijuana, which protected her immigration status and her ability to apply for Adjustment of Status.

Post-Conviction Relief for Possession of Marijuana

April 3, 2014

Washtenaw County (2013): Obtained post-conviction relief for Australian National by having his conviction for Possession of Marijuana reduced to a civil infraction for Disorderly Conduct, protecting the Defendant’s immigration status.

Release of Immigrant from Immigration Detention

April 3, 2014

Detroit Detention Center (2012): Obtained release of immigrant from immigration detention, and then successfully applied for Cancellation of removal on behalf of Defendant.