DES MOINES, Iowa — An aspiring New York lawyer trying to become one of the few immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to be granted a law license hit a glitch Wednesday when an Iowa judge refused to prematurely end his probation on a misdemeanor conviction. Cesar Vargas, who was […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments in a case Friday that could lift the injunction that has put President Obama’s executive actions expanding protections for millions of undocumented immigrants on hold. The appeal stems from the order Texas Judge Andrew Hanen issued to freeze […]
SEC Charges Oil Company and CEO in Scheme Targeting Chinese-Americans and EB-5 Investors
7 Jul
by Foster, on News
Washington D.C., July 6, 2015 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Bay Area oil and gas company and its CEO with running a $68 million Ponzi-like scheme and affinity fraud that targeted the Chinese-American community in California and investors in Asia, including some solicited as part of […]
Former Bosnian prison guard extradited to Bosnia-Herzegovina for war crimes trial
7 Jul
by Foster, on News
WASHINGTON – The United States government extradited a wartime camp guard to Bosnia last week, following an extended investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and legal proceedings that spanned multiple years. Almaz Nezirovic, 54, formerly of Roanoke, Virginia, was extradited July 1 to […]