President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, faced pointed questions about his plan to overhaul the immigration system in a closed-door meeting with Republican senators Tuesday — and failed to offer solutions to some key concerns, according to GOP officials who cast doubt on the viability of the proposal. Publicly, senators emerged […]
Author: Foster LLP
Before Trump’s purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests
17 May
by Foster LLP, on News
In the weeks before they were ousted last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and top immigration enforcement official Ronald Vitiello challenged a secret White House plan to arrest thousands of parents and children in a blitz operation against migrants in 10 major U.S. cities. According to seven current and […]
Nearly 100 people indicted, 50 currently in custody in massive Houston-based marriage fraud conspiracy
13 May
by Foster LLP, on News
HOUSTON — Fifty people are now in law enforcement custody following last week’s return of a 206-count indictment criminally charging 96 people for their alleged roles in a large-scale marriage fraud scheme. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston, and U.S. […]
Twice-deported Guatemalan man sentenced in Iowa for illegal re-entry, document fraud
8 May
by Foster LLP, on News
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A twice-deported Guatemalan man was sentenced Friday to eight months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States, and fraudulently using a social security number to obtain work. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations […]