Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled on the controversial Arizona law SB1070. The 5-3 ruling was a generally positive one: out of the four provisions that were challenged by the Obama Administration as being pre-empted by federal immigration law, the High Court agreed...
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Month: June 2012
“What is the new 2012 immigration DREAM law in New Jersey?”
Since President Obama's historic announcement last Friday, I have a received a flurry of inquiries from interested New Jersey residents (legal and otherwise) about the "new law." First off, we should clarify that there is no "new law." There is no DREAM ACT. The DREAM...
Deferred Action for DREAMers in New Jersey
As announced on Friday by President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security will begin exercising its Prosecutorial Discretion to offer Deferred Action Status to eligible DREAMers. The actual guidelines and procedures have yet to be released. The Administration has...
Deferred Action Program for DREAMERS
In breaking news, the AILA National Office has indicated that The White House will be making an announcement today regarding DREAMers. "DREAMers" are generally those individuals who came to this country at a young age, and through no fault of their own, may have...
Expungements Do Not Eliminate Immigration Consequences
There is a common misconception out there that when a criminal conviction or arrest is expunged or "wiped out," it is gone. Since the record is sealed, for all practical purposes, it is as if the event never happened. While this is true in many ways, it does not...