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1555 ABA Journal Immigration Law articles.

Anti-Immigrant Laws Spur Costly Lawsuits

Local ordinances cracking down on illegal immigrants have resulted in lawsuits and big legal bills. Some of the laws penalize landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and businesses that employ them, according to the Associated Press. Escondido, Calif., spent $200,000 defending an ordinance barring rentals to illegal immigrants before it…

May 7, 2007 5:30 PM CDT

Lawsuit: 7-Year-Old Citizen Locked In With Dad

A 7-year-old California boy was rousted from his bed at home by federal immigration authorities and illegally held with his father for 10 hours in a locked room earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court in San Francisco. Even though Noe Reyes showed agents his…

Apr 27, 2007 12:52 AM CDT

Judge Suspended for Jailing Immigrants

A western Kentucky judge is being suspended without pay for 15 days for jailing indefinitely 17 immigrants initially stopped for traffic violations. Judge Carol Sue Browning arranged for police to jail immigrants without identification, and then denied them bail while federal authorities investigated their status, the AP reports. Some were…

Apr 20, 2007 6:16 PM CDT

Court Bars Release of Cuban Militant

A federal appeals court issued an order yesterday requiring anti-Fidel Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carilles to remain in jail. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, acted in response to an emergency motion, the Associated Press reports. Posada has been in custody since his arrest…

Apr 18, 2007 2:19 PM CDT

Unlicensed Brazilian Lawyer Practicing in N.J.

A Brazilian lawyer has apparently openly practiced immigration law in New Jersey for a decade, although she is not admitted to the state bar and is licensed only as a foreign legal consultant allowed to represent clients for the purpose of giving advice on the laws of the country in…

Apr 16, 2007 5:32 PM CDT

L.A. Cops Ignore Illegal Immigrant Status, Suit Claims

A lawsuit seeks to force the Los Angeles Police Department to report illegal immigrants arrested in drug cases to immigration officials. Department policy is to ignore the immigration status of most suspects, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit, filed in state court, contends the department is violating a state law…

Apr 12, 2007 8:03 PM CDT

LA Prosecutors Push to Deport Gang Suspects

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have partnered with federal law enforcement agencies to deport some suspected gang members before they are convicted of new crimes. Police officers in Southern California have generally not inquired about the immigration status of suspects, fearing that…

Apr 5, 2007 4:04 PM CDT

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What You’ll be Talking About in 2007

Jan 1, 2007 3:54 PM CST

Tales Of Hoffman

A 2002 High Court Case Figures Prominently in Immigrant Rights Battle

Dec 25, 2006 8:22 AM CST

Asylum Ordeals

Some Immigrants Are ‘Ground to Bits’ in a System That Leaves Immigration Judges Impatient, Appellate Courts Irritated and Lawyers Frustrated

Nov 24, 2006 11:59 AM CST

Asylum Logjam

Streamlined Immigration Cases Are Flooding Federal Appeals Courts

Oct 29, 2005 10:38 AM CDT

Stripping Citizenship

Do New Cases Signal Tougher Government Stance in Naturalization Matters?

Apr 28, 2005 8:17 AM CDT

More Work Ahead

Congress Is Expected to Revisit Controversial Immigration Measures

Mar 28, 2005 6:09 AM CST

New Debate On Immigration

Congress and the ABA Tackle President Bush’s Temporary Worker Plan

Mar 1, 2004 9:10 AM CST

Children Without a Country

Thousands of Kids Arrive Each Year Without an Adult and Without Knowing English. Lacking a Lawyer, They Face a Daunting Legal System.

Mar 1, 2004 7:54 AM CST

ABA Resources

• Commission on Immigration

• ABA Priorities & Policies on Immigration Reform

• South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR)

• Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA)

• Immigration Justice Project (IJP) of San Diego

• Detention and LOP Information Line Internship

ABA Journal Featured Content

We the Immigration Lawyers: 9 attorneys share what drives them
Immigrants coming to the U.S. can face legal uncertainties, difficult living conditions and the pain of family separations. Yet a hope that opportunities will outweigh the travails is strong with many new arrivals. That's something lawyers who help immigrants understand well. » Read more


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