By Aimee Picchi, CBS News The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown may be leading to an unintended consequence: a drop-off in benefits enrollment among legal Hispanic immigrants. An immigration program called Secure Communities, which was rolled out during the Obama administration, is linked to a lower take-up of benefits such as […]
(Reuters) – A group of immigrant fathers, recently reunified with their sons and detained in Texas, have gone on a hunger strike to demand their release, an immigrant rights group representing them said on Thursday. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said there had not been a hunger […]
DOL and DOJ Cooperate to Increase Enforcement of U.S. Worker Protections
3 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Effective July 31, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate and share records in order to better coordinate and increase enforcement of U.S. worker protections under U.S. immigration law. The Immigrant and Employee […]
Dallas immigration attorney sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for marriage fraud scheme
3 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
DALLAS — A Dallas immigration attorney was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to six months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated this case. Co-defendant Amna Cheema, […]