Individuals detained for alleged immigration law violations should be told they have a right to counsel, be allowed to contact their lawyers by telephone, and be instructed of their rights…
In an unusual approach to a crime problem that may be of interest elsewhere, a French official has signed a decree rewarding illegal immigrants who agree to serve as witnesses…
A perp walk on Wednesday featured more than 200 individuals in shackles and prison stripes headed to a new tent city for illegal immigrants in Phoenix.
Days before a new presidential regime will be in place at the White House, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey issued a written opinion (PDF) yesterday finding that…
Federal courts in a number of major cities apparently are happy to get a $14.09 fee for each immigrant to whom a judge administers a citizenship oath. But several are…
The chief counsel for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services isn’t disclosing what he told an Obama “parachute team” during transition briefings today. But his agency’s efforts to reduce a huge…
A New York-based law firm that bills itself as the nation’s biggest immigration law firm has reportedly laid off seven or eight associates in its U.S. offices, as well as…
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has asked lawyers in three immigration cases to submit briefs on whether aliens have a right to effective assistance of counsel and if so, how they…
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