Immigration Law

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Presidential Memo on Means-Tested Benefits
Posted on 24 May 2019 by Daniel M. Kowalski

White House, May 23, 2019 "PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA Memorandum on Enforcing the Legal Responsibilities of Sponsors of Aliens By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby... Read More

Tags: Aliens , Benefits , immigrants , Trump

Alabama Sues Census to Try to Stop “Illegal Aliens” from Being Counted as “Persons”
Posted on 5 Jun 2018 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Joseph Fishkin, May 29, 2018 - "The State of Alabama, along with U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), filed an unusual lawsuit last week against the Census Bureau. The suit demands that the census bureau stop counting “illegal aliens”... Read More

Tags: Aliens , persons , Alabama , census

Babies and Children Listed in DHS "Criminal Alien" Database
Posted on 27 Apr 2017 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, Apr. 27, 2017 - "A database the Trump administration said would help victims of crimes track the custody of suspected criminal immigrants mistakenly listed babies and other children. The public database included... Read More

Tags: Aliens , criminals , voice , Children , DHS , database

HHS Final Rule: Medical Examination of Aliens - Revisions to Medical Screening Process
Posted on 27 Jan 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is issuing this final rule (FR) to amend its regulations governing medical... Read More

Tags: Aliens , HHS , admission , Medical , final rule

CRS on Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986
Posted on 1 Oct 2011 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986 Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service September 22, 2011 RL33874 - CRS Report for Congress - Prepared for Members and Committees... Read More

Tags: Aliens , wasem , estimates , crs , unauthorized

Transporting Padilla to Deportation Proceedings: A Due Process Right to the Effective Assistance of Counsel
Posted on 27 Oct 2011 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Transporting Padilla to Deportation Proceedings: A Due Process Right to the Effective Assistance of Counsel Stephen H. Legomsky St. Louis University Public Law Review, 2012 Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper 11-10-04... Read More

Tags: Aliens , counsel , ineffective assistance , immigration , removal , padilla , deportation , migration

Do undocumented aliens have workman's comp coverage? DC court says, yes.
Posted on 5 Jan 2011 by Molly J. Liskow

There was a recent development in the debate as to whether aliens not authorized to work in this country -- or perhaps not even to be here -- can recover for legal wrongs. The local appeals court for the District of Columbia decided in Asylum Company... Read More

Tags: Aliens , workman's compensation

USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System
Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by Jennifer Hermansky

By Jennifer Hermansky, Associate, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP USCIS has published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that would establish an H-1B electronic pre-registration system for cap-subject employers. The purpose... Read More

Tags: Aliens , pre-registration , nonimmigrants , visa cap , USCIS , Jennifer Hermansky , employment visas