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The Immigration Reform Act, 1996
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As background, the IIRIRA was signed into law on September 30, 1996. It is a draconian measure aimed at controlling illegal immigration through – in some instances – penalizing legal immigrants. I do not oppose curbing illegal immigration. However, among other issues, I do object to the undue and unnecessary burdens [...]
May
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Immigration Reform in 2007?
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Immigration Reform in 2007?
By: Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved
In November 2006, the voters of the United States handed control of Congress-the House of Representatives and the Senate- to the Democrats. President Bush is generally pro immigration. However, during his previous six years in office, he was not able to put his immigration [...]
May
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Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration Consequences of crimes against family members and children
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration consequences of crimes against family members and children
by Farhad Sethna
Each week, I receive at least one phone call from a fellow attorney or legal aid provider posing the question: “I represent a client who is a non-citizen on a charge of domestic violence….what are the immigration consequences…?” So if [...]
May
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The Pendulum Swings Back: Supreme Court Decisions Offer Relief to Immigrants
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In late June 2001 the United States Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases, Immigration and Naturalization Service v St. Cyr, 00-767 and Zadvydas v. Davis, 99-7791. Coming as they did, nearly 4 ½ years after Congress passed sweeping and harsh immigration reforms in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility [...]
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Immigration Court Explained: Part II – Master Hearing and Individual Hearing
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-Immigration Court Part II- Master hearing and Individual hearing
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved
In part I of this series, we talked about how a case gets to immigration court and the charging document called the “Notice to Appear”(NTA). In this article, we’ll continue to explore the basics of immigration court including what [...]
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