Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova U.S. Supreme Court Accepted One Section and Rejected Three Sections of AZ Immigration Law. The Supreme Court rendered its decision on the highly controversial Arizona immigration law that proposed extensive regulation of undocumented immigrants. The justices upheld one section of the Arizona law and reje ...
Author: NY Law Firm of Alena Shautsova Deciding certain cases may require the court to determine the weight of immigration law versus employment law. This is what happened in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002), a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court for final decision. The case involved a ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova California must deal with an immigration issue that other states may soon face as well. An undocumented immigrant, who came to the United States with his parents when he was 17 is now 35 and has obtained a law degree in California. His name is Sergio C. Garcia. The State Bar of California certified Garcia base ...
Author: Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova The purpose of any national law is to lay ground rules that safeguard its people and promote the country's growth and well-being. Current U.S. immigration laws have not kept up with the times. While proposed solutions for reform differ, politicians from both camps, the left and right, agree on the need ...
Author: NY immigration lawyer of Alena Shautsova Undocumented immigrants can find themselves in a variety of situations where they may need to hire an immigration lawyer. Findlaw reported about a very interesting case with a different twist that involved an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala who bought a lottery ticket and won the jackpot. Nat ...
Author: Law Office of Alena ShautsovaBecause immigration law is under federal jurisdiction, whether an appeal is heard by a U.S. Court of Appeals in New York or a U.S. Court of Appeals in Texas, it is still a federal ruling that can set a precedent for immigration law. Within the past few years, states and even municipalities have attempted their ...
Author: immigration law firm of Alena Shautsova While the U.S. Supreme Court's review of Arizona's immigration law is underway, reports are coming in from numerous media outlets about the Supreme Court justices' questioning and oral arguments of both sides of the case. Both sides took the floor with Obama administration Solicitor General Donald Ve ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova The Obama Administration has been in a tough spot regarding immigration, with advocates on both sides of immigration reform clamoring for their demands. States that feel the Administration has failed to enforce existing immigration laws have passed their own more stringent laws. Other states that favor immigr ...
Author: immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova One of the more recent stands that the Obama Administration has taken regarding controversial state-passed immigration laws is its legal challenge against Alabama's new immigration laws. In 2011, Alabama passed some of the most stringent laws in the nation to deal with immigration violations. According to ...
Author: Attorney Alena Shautsova The New York University School of Law through an immigrant-rights clinic recently released a report indicating mistreatment of immigrant detainees held in Essex County. Conditions included denial of medical help, inadequate nutrition (1,000 to 1,500 calories a day), and unsanitary and freezing spaces. The 39 page ...
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