Justice Department Announces Court Order Revoking Naturalized Citizenship, Citing Fingerprint Issue
Operation Janus may revoke the citizenship of thousands of people, according to the Department of Homeland Security, some of whom have been U.S. citizens for decades. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that a judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey “entered an order” canceling a person’s naturalization certificate, revoking […]
Trump says he wants immigration ‘bill of love’ to protect DREAMers
Gregory Korte and Deirdre Shesgreen and Eliza Collins, USA TODAY 14 seconds ago WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday he’s confident he can reach an elusive deal with Democrats to protect up to 800,000 immigrants from deportation — legislation Trump called a “bill of love.” “We have something in common — we’d like to see this get done,” […]
Sanctuary no more: Feds seize 1 immigration detainee per day from Miami-Dade jails
BY DOUGLAS HANKS. Miami-Dade jails turned over an average of one immigration detainee per day to federal authorities during 2017, a pace set by the county’s controversial decision to comply with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people being sought for deportation. Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered county jails to comply with the federal detention requests days […]
Trump Administration Considers Separating Families to Combat Illegal Immigration
By CAITLIN DICKERSON and RON NIXON December 21, 2017 The Trump administration is considering a plan to separate parents from their children when families are caught entering the country illegally, according to officials who have been briefed on the plans. The forceful move is meant to discourage border crossings, but immigrant groups have denounced it as draconian and inhumane. […]
He told them they could become citizens by getting adopted. Now he’s going to jail
Helaman Hansen, a charismatic Elk Grove businessman who defrauded 471 undocumented immigrants out of their savings by promising them they could be adopted into citizenship, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday. “He has hurt so many people, and even today he still believes he’s done what he could for these people,” said […]
N.J. immigration sweep by ICE leads to 101 arrests across the state
Dozens of people–many from Mexico and Central America–were arrested in New Jersey by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, in a five-day operation that officials on Tuesday said was targeted at “criminal aliens” and those charged with immigration violations. ICE said most of those arrested, who ranged in age 20 to 71 years old, […]
Why citizenship is important
Allowing immigrants a path toward becoming citizens and fully integrating into everyday life in the United States will create a sense of belonging and attachment to our nation, just as it did for Irish, Italians and countless others who all had the chance to be full-fledged Americans. We cannot allow those who have immigrated to […]
Halloween Safety Tips
U.S. Immigration Law Counsel® would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween. Please share the following safety rules to make this Halloween a safe one. 1. Children under the age of 12 should not be alone at night without adult supervision. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, they should […]
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Salman Amin Khan (born October 11, 1976) is an American educator who founded the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, originally focusing on mathematics and sciences. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a brick-and-mortar school associated with Khan Academy. As of December 2016, the Khan Academy channel […]