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• Arrests Made at Rally for Immigration - Women for Fair Immigration Reform' group were detained at the United States Capitol last September for blocking traffic in a protest. The women gathered at the location to push for reforms to immigration, angry at the lack of response made by Congress.


• Law License Granted to Illegal Immigrant - In SF, California, The Supreme Court has recently allowed a law license to a male individual who has resided in the U.S for 20 years, illegally. This law brings hope of the possibility of immigrants searching to enter the fields of medicine, accounting and teaching in the U.S.


• Nebraska Facing Lawsuit For Ignoring Immigration Law Changes - The State of Nebraska is facing a lawsuit filed by Mayra Saldana who claims the state is violating her constitutional rights by ignoring recent changes in federal immigration law.


• Judge Forces Changes in Immigration Law for Mentally Disabled Immigrants - A federal judge in California has provided a landmark ruling that forces immigration law courts to provide immigrant detainees with legal counsel paid for by the government if they are mentally disabled or otherwise deemed mentally incapable of defending themselves.


• Million-Dollar Federal Lawsuit Settlement Includes Immigration Law Changes - As part of a legal settlement in a class action lawsuit, the United States government has agreed to change immigration law so that ICE agents can no longer barge into private property without consent or judicial warrants.


• Deported American Child’s Parents File Immigration Law Abuse Complaint - The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing an immigration law abuse complaint filed by the father of a 4-year-old child born in America, who was mistreated and deliberately deported to Guatemala, and now suffers from PTSD.


• Immigration Law Helps Jose Fematt After Abuse by Chicago Cops - Chicago resident Jose Fematt, 21, and his family have been helped by a specific provision in the immigration law meant for victims of abuse and crime.


• PA ACLU Files Immigration Lawsuit Against ICE for Unlawful Detainment - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and others on behalf of a woman who was unlawfully detained.


• Family Gets Millions for Immigration Detention Center Death - On behalf of the wife and two children of Hiu Lui “Jason” Ng, the Rhode Island ACLU has won a multi-million dollar settlement against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, RI.


• Asheville Restaurant Workers’ Labor Lawsuit Holds Immigration Law at Bay - Five restaurant workers facing deportation after an ICE raid have successfully held immigration law in check by filing workers’ compensation claims against their former employer.


• USCIS Sued Over Arbitrary Standards for EB-5 Immigration Visa Program - The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is facing a lawsuit over denial of entry to investors/entrepreneurs into the EB-5 Immigrant Visa Program.


• Undocumented Workers, Immigration Law and Lottery Theft - In what looks to be the second such case involving immigration law and charges of theft of an undocumented immigrant’s lottery winnings, Guatemalan native Ramon Ortiz has filed a lawsuit against a co-worker accusing her of stealing his lottery winnings.


• Texas Organization Faces Lawsuit over Immigration Law Assistance Fraud - Austin, TX-based Just for People, Inc., is facing a lawsuit over allegations of defrauding people in need of help with immigration law issues.


• Government Faces Immigration Lawsuit Over DOMA Denials - Jane DeLeon, an accounting clerk in Irvine, CA and originally a native of the Philippines, has been sponsored by her employer for a green card.


• Immigration Law Violation Suspect Gets Settlement in Abuse Case - Claudia Leiva-Deras, age 27, a mother of three children and a resident of Storm Lake, Iowa, has received an undisclosed settlement from Cass County, Nebraska for alleged indifference to her medical needs while she was being held on suspicion of immigration law violations.


• Undocumented Man Wins Lottery Dispute - On March 8th an undocumented laborer won a court case concerning a winning lottery ticket, as awarded to him by a jury, in a dispute with a businessman in Georgia.


• Cua-Toc Immigration Case - Jose Antonio “Tony” Cua-Toc, age 27, is currently awaiting deportation at the ICE Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia


• New Bill Would Bar Illegal Immigrants from Attending College - If passed, Senate Bill 458 would bar illegal immigrants from attending approximately 35 universities and 25 technical colleges in the state of Georgia.



• Georgia Immigration Law Under Discussion - The Justice Department is reviewing Georgia's strict new immigration regulations and is discussing it with law enforcement officials in the state.



• Immigrant in Same-Sex Marriage Won’t Face Deportation - Until recently, life for a same-sex couple in New York, Alcota and Ojeda, had been put on hold for two years.


• Arrests at Mexican/United States Border for Illegal Immigration Have Decreased - Arrests of unlawful immigrants along the Mexican and United States border are at the lowest amount since the Nixon administration, indicating that less individuals are trying  to illegally cross the border to work and/or live in the country.


• Hispanic Students In Alabama Do Not Show Up In School In Response To Immigration Law - In Alabama, Hispanic students failed to show up for school in large numbers Thursday and Friday in response to a federal judge’s ruling


• Bloomberg Supports Deportation Obstacle - In a major turnaround on Friday, the Bloomberg administration announced that it would support a City Council bill


• Corporation Leaders Pursue Immigration Changes - Approximately three years after former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff declared government triumph in improving the legal path to United States residency, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined company leaders Wednesday.

Do you have questions or concerns regarding immigration and obtaining a visa or greencard? If so, contact an immigration attorney in your area to discuss your legal options today.