Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Oct. 19, 2022 "[A] coalition of undocumented student leaders and some of the nation’s top legal scholars is proposing that California, a state that has served as an incubator for progressive policies on immigration, begin employing...
Ariane de Vogue, CNN, Mar. 18, 2019 "The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case [ Kansas v. Garcia, No. 17-834 ] next term concerning Kansas' prosecution of three undocumented immigrants for using stolen Social Security numbers in an effort to...
Law360, June 6, 2016 - "The first individual in western Washington convicted of repeatedly and knowingly hiring workers who were in the U.S. without permission has been sentenced to a fine and probation in a Washington federal court. David Jones, 47, who pled...
"Deferred deportation of unauthorized spouses and children of individuals legalized under 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ... Bush INS Commissioner issued blanket “ Family Fairness ” policy, and dropped “compelling or humanitarian factors” requirement...
"The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) was an important milestone in U.S. immigration history, representing the first and most comprehensive legislation to take on the issue of illegal immigration to the United States. Like all major legislation...
Reporter Liz Goodwin profiles six people who benefited from the 1986 Reagan amnesty, IRCA: - Introduction - From 'Dreamer' to Teacher: Maria Hernandez
"By privatizing immigration enforcement as a date-of-hire requirement foisted on employers, but not making identity verification essentially foolproof through the creation and distribution of a national ID card, Congress doomed IRCA to fail. In effect...
The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) investigates and prosecutes allegations of national origin and citizenship status discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment or referral for a fee, as well as...
"On November 6, 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). The law, which is best known for connecting strengthened immigration enforcement with legalization provisions for unauthorized immigrants, marked...
See pp. 5-6 of today's DOJ Final Rule : " The Department of Justice is adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by components of the Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, for...
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 236 / Monday, December 13, 2021 "The Department of Justice is adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by components of the Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget...
Kansas v. Garcia (5-4) Majority - "Kansas law makes it a crime to commit “identity theft” or engage in fraud to obtain a benefit. Respondents—three aliens who are not authorized to work in this country—were convicted under these provisions for fraudulently...
Kansas v. Morales Kansas v. Ochoa-Lara Kansas v. Garcia In all three: "Defendant's prosecution for identity theft for using another person's Social Security number to obtain employment is expressly preempted by the federal Immigration Reform...
Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 - "In accordance with the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the Department of Justice is adjusting for inflation civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by components of the...
IRAC, June 22, 2016 - "The Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, LLC, is pleased to release the most recent update to the 2016 edition of the Index of Unpublished BIA Decisions , which now contains decisions issued through June 9, 2016. Among other...