Immigration Law

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Report: Citizenship Delayed: Civil Rights and Voting Rights Implications in the Backlog in Citizenship and Naturalization Applications
Posted on 13 Sep 2019 by Daniel M. Kowalski

USCCR, Sept. 12, 2019 "The Colorado Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its report, Citizenship Delayed: Civil Rights and Voting Rights Implications of the Backlog in Citizenship and Naturalization Applications .... Read More

BIA on Unlawful Voting: Matter of Fitzpatrick
Posted on 7 May 2015 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Official Headnote : An alien who has voted in an election involving candidates for Federal office in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611(a) (2012) is removable under section 237(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(6... Read More

Federal Court Distinguishes Immigration Cases Where Aliens Voted in Elections
Posted on 23 Aug 2012 by Daniel M. Kowalski

" Two immigrant aliens who married U.S. citizens and had pending petitions to become lawful permanent residents voted in federal elections. That’s a problem. One just lost his federal appeals fight to remain in the country. The other still... Read More

How Illegal Voting Can Affect One’s Naturalization Application (Podcast)
Posted on 3 Nov 2012 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"The 2012 Presidential Election is right around the corner and we’ve created this podcast featuring Special Projects Attorney, Su Yon Yi, and Executive Director, Eric Cohen, to address how illegal voting can affect an individual’s naturalization... Read More

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Florida Telling Hundreds of U.S. Citizens: You Can't Vote
Posted on 29 May 2012 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Governor Rick Scott (R) has ordered the state to purge all “non-citizens” from the voting rolls prior to November’s election. But that list compiled by the Scott administration is so riddled with errors that, in Miami-Dade... Read More

Supreme Court Rejects Arizona Voting Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship
Posted on 17 Jun 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Arizona may not require documentary proof of citizenship from prospective voters, the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-to-2 decision on Monday. Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, No. 12-71,... Read More