What exactly is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (also commonly known by its acronym "CIMT")? There are few terms in the English language as frustratingly enigmatic as the above rubric. It is a legal term of art that, in many ways, defies strict definition. The case...
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New Memo Helps Illegal Alien Parents Charged with Deportation
On August 23rd Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) released an administration policy directive entitled "Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities." This memo serves to supplement as well as complement already...
Understanding the 3 and 10 year unlawful presence bars
Confusion is rife when it comes to the topic of unlawful presence in the United States, as is on how long an offending alien has to wait before re-entering the United States. At the most basic level, an alien is unlawfully present when they have entered the United...
End of 287(g) and the Rise of Secure Communities
On December 21st 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced the end of the 287(g) program. What does this mean for you? First, a review of what the 287(g) program was, and second, what will ICE replace it with? The 287(g) program allowed ICE to...
False Claims to US Citizenship– The Immigration Death Sentence
According to AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association), the Department of Homeland Security is in the process of changing its policy towards minors charged with making false claims to US Citizenship. False Claims are particularly dangerous given that one deemed...
Supreme Court will hear case on retroactivity of Padilla PCR claims
In an interesting development, the Supreme Court of the United States has decided to hear arguments and issue the final word on whether the decision in Padilla vs. Kentucky applies retroactively. As we have blogged about earlier, Padilla vs. Kentucky is the 2010...
123 illegal immigrants arrested by ICE in New Jersey
According to the Associated Press, more than 100 illegal immigrants were apprehended in New Jersey last week as a result of a recent sweep by ICE, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to Mr. Tsoukaris, the vast majority of those caught had criminal...
Delaney Hall Immigration Detenton Facility Info
As we informed you last year, there is a new detention facility in New Jersey. The Delaney Hall Detention Facility is located at 451 Doremus Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. For concerned friends and family members, visitation hours are as follows:Monday, Tuesday,...
New Jersey Supreme Court issues ruling on Immigration Based PCRs
Just yesterday, The New Jersey Supreme Court just handed down a decision in the consolidated cases of Gaitan and Gouldbourne. In a very simple nutshell, the court decided that Padilla vs. Kentucky announced a new constitutional rule of law that does not apply...
Stalking considered a Crime of Violence
An interesting decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals came out last month. In Matter of U. Singh, 25 I & N Dec. 670 (BIA 2012), the Board held that a stalking offense for harassing conduct in a violation of a California law did constitute a crime of...