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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“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...
USCIS launches ELIS program
A couple of months ago, we wrote about USCIS slowly making the transition to electronic based filings. On May 22, 2012, USCIS launched the ELIS program. As of now, individuals who establish an ELIS account may file Form I-539, Application to Change/Extend Status...
Attorney Angie Garasia elected to NJ Chapter Secretary of American Immigration Lawyers Association
Congratulations to partner Attorney Angie Garasia on being elected to the Executive Board of the New Jersey Chapter of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). AILA is a national association of attorneys and law professors dedicated to the practice and...
Dharun Ravi sentenced in NJ today. Will he be deported?
Dharun Ravi's sentencing hearing is being held today in New Brunswick. Mr. Ravi is the ex-Rutgers student who was convicted of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, as well as hindering charges after his roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide after learning that...
VAWA threatened by HR 4970
Just yesterday, the House of Representatives moved in an ultra reactionary and restrictionist fashion to pass HR 4970 by a vote of 222 to 205. HR 4970 is a bill that undermines and practically eviscerates the protections of the Violence Against Women Act as we know it...
VAWA endangered by HR 4970
Just yesterday, the House of Representatives moved in an ultra reactionary and restrictionist fashion to pass HR 4970 by a vote of 222 to 205. HR 4970 is a bill that undermines and practically eviscerates the protections of the Violence Against Women Act as we know it...