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Individuals who are in removal or deportation proceedings, or who are seeking asylum, must attend all immigration hearings or risk losing out on any possible removal defenses. However, given the complexity of the system, individuals often find it difficult to keep track of their immigration court dates and other important immigration information. To help … Continue reading “Immigration Court’s 800 Number – Check Immigration Court Status” The possibility of a federal shutdown looms large as the government must reach a compromise by Friday to avoid it. If a shutdown does occur, how it might affect immigration processing is not quite known. However, the following are a few observations. Since USCIS processing is paid for through filing fees, it is expected that … Syracuse University recently published a report analyzing the Department of Justice’s prosecutions. The report found that immigration enforcement prosecutions made up over half (54%) of all federal prosecutions during fiscal year 2009. The nicely presented report also found that: immigration prosecutions are often completed within 2 days (versus 333 days for narcotics prosecutions) 97% of … The government recently announced that it had previously overlooked one out of every ten deaths that had died since 2003. … Continue reading “10 Deaths in Detainee Centers go Unreported” In a decision that was expected by most immigration practitioners, Attroney General Holder has vacated a ruling that former Attorney General Mukasey made just days before President Obama’s inauguation. Mukasey’s ruling, which overturned long standing precedent, determined that individuals in deportation hearings were not entitled to legal counsel. Holder’s order withdrawal’s Mukasey’s ruling and states … Continue reading “DOJ Reverses Bush Era Ruling On Immigrants Facing Deportation” Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article examining the Department of Justice’s shift in resources to prosecuting more immigration law violators. According to the article, the number of federal immigration prosecutions rose to over 70,000 last year. The focus has created two negative changes at the Department of Justice. First, the focus on … |
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