Politics, Police Increase Pressure on Illegal Aliens — Advice from our Immigration Lawyer
If our readers will forgive us for stating the obvious, the immigrant community — in particular unauthorized immigrants — are feeling increased pressure from multiple sources. One source is political, with Republicans and other conservatives calling for increased border security as a precondition to any immigration reform. In hopes of appeasing this political element, President [...]
Nevada Illegal Alien Students Spared from Deportation
As the nation grapples with the difficult issue of revising its immigration laws, the Obama Administration has made some gestures toward a kinder, gentler immigration policy to help protect those aliens most vulnerable to the current system’s idiosyncrasies. Military families have quietly been given preferential treatment, and there is growing evidence that young people — [...]
Las Vegas 287(g) Program Draws Criticism as Undocumented Immigrants Detained for Minor Crimes Face Deportation
Strictly speaking, any individual who is in the United States without the benefit of a visa, permanent residence, or citizenship can be removed from the country. It is widely known that the United States has an estimated twelve million individuals who lack immigration authorization, but it is also generally understood that their presence (and work) [...]
Washoe County Nevada Joins Fingerprint Database to ID Criminal Illegal Aliens
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Department recently subscribed to a federal database that utilizes the fingerprints of convicted criminals to establish both criminal history and immigration status. Washoe County — which includes the cities of Reno and Sparks and also part of the Lake Tahoe area — became the first Nevada county to begin using the [...]
Las Vegas Immigrants Breathe Easier as Arizona Law is Blocked
Latinos and the rest of the immigrant community in Las Vegas have been monitoring the situation in Arizona for several weeks since the passage of SB 1070, a law aimed at fighting illegal immigration in the absence of federal immigration reform. The law, passed in April, was immediately criticized by some and celebrated by others, [...]
For Deported Las Vegas Permanent Residents, Vindication Comes Too Late
As often as we can, we try to make use of our Las Vegas immigration Web site to advise the immigrant community of the importance of having an experienced immigration lawyer to consult with. Although the Supreme Court recently ruled that hundreds of lawful permanent residents had been deported wrongfully, it is little consolation to [...]
ICE Begins “Silent Raids,” Threatens the Jobs of Illegal Aliens
On our Nevada immigration news blog we have covered extensively the politics of comprehensive immigration reform. Much of the political dialogue — even if it is not always grounded in reality — focuses on the impact of illegal immigrants on the economy, job markets, etc. The conventional wisdom is that “illegal aliens take American jobs,” [...]
Obama’s Lawyers: Constitution Trumps Arizona Immigration Law
With anti-immigrant sentiment running high in Nevada, undocumented immigrants in the Las Vegas area are breathing easier after a move by the federal government this week. The Obama Administration presented a strong stance this past Tuesday when it challenged the controversial Arizona law, passed in April, that allows police to question the immigration status of [...]
Government Crackdown on Puerto Rican Birth Certificates Scares Many Illegal Aliens
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which is a protectorate territory of the United States, is issuing a recall on all birth certificates issued in Puerto Rico before July 1, 2010. The dramatic measure is aimed at addressing longstanding fraud issues, and it has the immigrant community in Las Vegas and elsewhere worried. According to an [...]
Immigrant Allies in Reno and Elsewhere Protest Unjust Arizona Law
We alerted our Nevada immigration blog readers to the imminent passage of SB1070, a recently passed Arizona law that takes drastic measures to address the slow-growing issue of illegal immigration in that state. Unfortunately, the forces at play in Arizona’s politics were too strong to overcome a nationwide outcry against the bill, and Republican Governor [...]
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