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Latest news related to immigration law in a simple, clear, and interesting manner by a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee office who specializes in immigration matters in the healthcare and technology industries.
By Greg Siskind

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 17:55:32

IMMIGRATION LAWYER AND NOTARIO SENTENCED IN VISA FRAUD CASES

Posted on August 20, 2009
ICE has announced sentencing in two cases related to visa fraud. Houston immigration lawyer Kenneth Rothey has been sentenced to fourteen months in prison for money laundering and visa fraud. Rothey was convicted for his role in securing L-1 visas based on manufactured corporate relationships...

VOA JOURNALIST RELEASED

Posted on August 20, 2009
The Washington Post reports that Rahman Bunairee, the reporter I've been writing about over the last few days, has now been released after demonstrating a credible fear of persecution. He will now be permitted to proceed with an asylum claim.

MORA V. ARPAIO: ACLU SUES SHERIFF JOE!

Posted on August 20, 2009
Here's the press release from the defenders of liberty: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona filed a lawsuit today challenging the illegal arrest and detention of a U.S. citizen and a legal resident by Maricopa County Sheriff?s Office (MCSO) deputies...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JENNIFER CARROLL - POTENTIAL US SENATOR

Posted on August 19, 2009
The early retirement of US Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) has opened up an appointment opportunity for Governor Charlie Crist, himself a candidate for Martinez's seat. Crist will likely not appoint himself and a number of names are circulating for potential replacements...

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WSJ: OBAMA CAN'T WAIT TOO LONG ON IMMIGRATION

Posted on August 19, 2009
The Wall Street Journal makes the case that immigration reform needs to remain at the top of the President's priority list.

DHS SET TO INCREASE NUMBER OF EMPLOYER AUDITS

Posted on August 19, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports that DHS will "intensify" its enforcement efforts against employers around the US: John Morton, the new chief of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, said that the agency is set to increase the number of companies it will audit and systematically impose fines on violators...

DREAMER'S DEPORTATION ON HOLD

Posted on August 19, 2009
I'm pleased to report that Herta, the girl who I wrote about the other day who was set to be deported today, has had a reprieve issued until November 9th. According to the ICE officer in charge of the case, there is a nine inch stack of letters on his desk urging DHS to exercise its discretion here...

PAKISTANI VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST DETAINED AS WOULD BE ASYLUM APPLICANT

Posted on August 19, 2009
McClatchy reports further details on the case: U.S. immigration officials questioned a Voice of America journalist Tuesday to determine whether he could apply for asylum based on a "credible fear" of being tortured or persecuted in his native Pakistan...

WHITE HOUSE HOSTING IMMIGRATION SUMMIT II

Posted on August 18, 2009
Secretary Janet Napolitano is scheduled to host about 130 leaders from immigration advocacy, religious, business and law enforcement groups to discuss immigration reform plans. The meeting at the White House will take place on Thursday.

TELECONFERENCE REMINDER: E-VERIFY - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Posted on August 18, 2009
Just a reminder that we'll have our latest free teleconference tomorrow afternoon at 4 pm eastern/3 pm central/2 pm mountain/1 pm pacific time. The subject will be E-Verify and we'll talk about how the system works and whether it's a good move for your organization to sign up or not...

ACLU DISCOVERS 11 UNREPORTED DEATHS AT ICE DETENTION FACILITIES

Posted on August 17, 2009
From the American Civil Liberties Union: Prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking previously unreleased documents related to the deaths of immigration detainees in U.S. custody, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials today revealed 11 deaths that have occurred at detention facilities since 2004 that the government had previously failed to publicly disclose...

CROOKED LAWYERS LIKELY TO BECOME A BIGGER PROBLEM AS IMMIGRATION REFORM NEARS

Posted on August 17, 2009
The New York Times reports on an uptick in legal actions against less than honest attorneys who bilk clients needing immigration services. In my two decades in practice, I've come across a number of these cases. But they usually increase in number as people grow more desperate...

ONLINE COMMUNITY FIGHTS TO STOP DEPORTATION OF YOUNG WOMAN

Posted on August 15, 2009
The latest example of people from around the country coming together to stop the deportation of a young person who would be a great candidate for the DREAM Act. She's set to be deported on August 19th and needs everyone's help. Here is the link to Herta's story...

VOICE OF AMERICA-SPONSORED JOURNALIST DETAINED BY ICE

Posted on August 15, 2009
The Washington Post reports on a strange story pitting the State Department's Voice of America broadcast service with DHS' Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. immigration officials have detained a Pakistani journalist employed by the U.S.-sponsored Voice of America news service who was hoping to find refuge in the United States after Islamic militants in Pakistan destroyed his house and threatened his life...

MARRIED COUPLE SEPARATED BY DOMA FIGHT TO BE REUNITED

Posted on August 15, 2009
Stories like this are playing out across the US. President Obama campaigned saying he would fight to scrap the appalling Defense of Marriage Act. Hopefully, he will put this on his agenda soon.

SHERIFF JOE'S DEPARTMENT ARRESTS 44 IN RAID ON PAPER PLANT

Posted on August 15, 2009
Phoenix sheriff Joe Arpaio is creating more controversy with a raid on a local paper company. The sheriff's office arrested 44 people at the Royal Paper Converting Company for employer sanctions violations. One has to wonder how DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano will react...

MAYORKAS CONFIRMED AS USCIS DIRECTOR

Posted on August 11, 2009
Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed Friday as the new director of USCIS. Not a lot is known about Mr. Mayorkas since he doesn't come from an immigration-related law or government background, but he appears to be very capable. His skills will be critical in turning around an agency that has had a lot of challenges over the decades and which will no doubt be transformed by immigration reform legislation.

OBAMA ANNOUNCEMENT KEEPS THE ACCELERATOR ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on August 11, 2009
A few readers have posted links already to a statement made by President Obama at the North American leaders summit that immigration reform is a priority for early 2010. Some see that as a retreat from efforts to move the bill this year. But 2009 was not really realistic anyway not because the votes aren't there but because there is a very practical logistical problem of getting a bill done in just four months...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: OMRI CASSPI - BASKETBALL PLAYER

Posted on August 11, 2009
It's not unusual for immigrant sports figures in the US to have big followings in their home countries. When Omri Casspi don's a Sacramento Kings NBA jersey this coming season, it will be extra special for millions of his fellow Israelis who are looking forward to seeing the first one of their countrymen to play in the NBA...

CORNYN TO OBAMA: MOVE IMMIGRATION FASTER

Posted on August 11, 2009
Texas Republican Senator Jon Cornyn is publicly complaining that Senator Obama should finish immigration reform in 2009. That's an unexpected source of pressure and if it means Senator Cornyn is a full convert and plans on supporting a CIR bill, this is great news.

US CHAMBER SEEKS SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF ARIZONA EMPLOYER SANCTIONS LAW

Posted on August 10, 2009
The US Chamber of Commerce is seeking a review by the nation's highest court of the Arizona law that calls for the revocation of business licenses for employers found to have knowingly hired illegally present immigrants and also mandates all employers in the state use E-Verify...

VISA DATA BUSTS MYTHS

Posted on August 10, 2009
The antis regularly trumpet the argument that we need to slash visa numbers to protect jobs for Americans looking for work. But if employers are seeking to slash payrolls and immigrants were a source for cheap labor, shouldn't we see visa applications increasing? The numbers tell a stark story - visa applications in key categories are plummeting...

GRAHAM LIKELY TO REPLACE MCCAIN AS GOP CHAMPION OF IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on August 10, 2009
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said many times in the past that the GOP needs to move back to the middle on immigration reform. He's putting his money where his mouth is and is leading the GOP's pro-immigration wing as they work behind the scenes shaping the bill likely to be introduced in the next few weeks...

PERM MANDAMUS CASE DECISION AND JUDGMENT

Posted on August 09, 2009
Here are documents from the recent case I mentioned where the Department of Labor was ordered by a court to immediately process a PERM case that had been pending too long. Kumylkov decision - Kumalykov judgment -

ICE TARGETS ANOTHER DONUT COMPANY

Posted on August 08, 2009
First Krispy Kreme. Now Shipley Donuts. Write your own punchline.

GOP'S EFFORTS TO COURT HISPANIC VOTERS DEALT BLOW BY MARTINEZ EARLY DEPARTURE

Posted on August 07, 2009
The country's best known Hispanic GOP politician, Florida Senator Mel Martinez, announced this morning that he would not be returning to the Senate after the August recess ends. Martinez had already announced he was retiring in 2010 and it is not clear why he accelerated his departure...

TOP DHS OFFICIAL TO MEET HUNGER STRIKERS IN NEW ORLEANS

Posted on August 07, 2009
From a press release from the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has dispatched her top detention advisor to Basile, Louisiana to meet with detainees who have monitored conditions and staged hunger strikes in the isolated ICE detention center during the last month...

TWO NOTARIOS INDICTED IN NEW YORK

Posted on August 07, 2009
Unfortunately, there are lots of these characters ripping off innocent people around the country. Fortunately, prosecutors around the country are starting to act.

SHERIFF JOE UNDER THE GUN

Posted on August 06, 2009
What's our little sheriff gonna do? His old nemesis Janet Napolitano has changed the rules for the 287(g) program that has allowed him to get on television A LOT. Now he's being told he can only be able to target actual criminals. But he's claiming that HE makes the law, not some legislators in DC.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REFORM ICE DETENTION SYSTEM

Posted on August 06, 2009
Those of you who have been reading this blog awhile will recall the many posts I've written regarding major problems in the system of detention for immigrants facing potential deportation. Nina Bernstein of the New York Times reports this morning that the White House will enact a series of reforms designed to curb abuses...

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