Jeremy Redmon June 12, 2017 A federal judge in Atlanta has ordered the government to reinstate a temporary reprieve from deportation for Jessica Colotl, a Norcross woman whose 2010 arrest in Georgia reignited the contentious national debate over illegal immigration. In the 33-page preliminary injunction he issued Monday, U.S. District Court […]
Department of Labor Announces Increased Scrutiny of Employment-Based Immigration Programs
12 Jun
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently announced a more aggressive enforcement policy directed at employment-based nonimmigrant visa programs, stating that they will more “vigorously” enforce all laws within its jurisdiction and take civil and criminal referral actions against entities believed to be committing visa program fraud and abuse. This […]
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Tristan Smith Atlanta (CNN) Jessica Colotl became a poster child for immigrant rights activists when a traffic violation on her college campus landed her behind bars. Her battle to fight deportation after her 2010 arrest made her a face of the national movement aimed at […]
By Julian Aguilar June 07, 2017 A 15,000-member association of attorneys and law professors said on Wednesday that it is relocating its 2018 convention out of Texas in response to the state legislature passing Senate Bill 4, a sweeping and controversial immigration enforcement measure. The American Immigration Lawyers Association was […]