The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a petition filed by a unit of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., meaning there could be a resolution this year to a 13-year-old lawsuit led by Richard Tatum of Winston-Salem against the
Continue ReadingThree former police officers of the Mocksville Police Department, sued the Mocksville Police Department (MPD) claiming they were fired in violation of their right to free speech for speaking out against the corruption in the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Parsonage, Elliot Morgan Parsonage PLLC “The Immigration and Nationality Act is a bit of a beast. It is not known for being warm or cuddly; words like ‘intricate’ and ‘Byzantine’ come more readily to mind
Continue ReadingBelow are links to two informative publications highlighting the obstacles faced by indiviuals when injured at work: In a recent blog post, Lydia Depillis of the Washington Post detailed the struggles faced by injured
Continue ReadingPor Michelle Mendez Los notarios en los EE.UU. no son abogados pero cada vez que se rumora o se anuncia un nuevo programa de inmigración salen los notarios haciéndose pasar como abogados de inmigración para atraer
Continue ReadingEnforcement Priorities. Many of the existing memos on enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion will be replaced by a new memo that will name three enforcement priorities, which will be operational immediately
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know: Eligible immigrants will have the opportunity to request temporary relief from deportation and work authorization if they come forward and pass criminal and national security background checks, pay
Continue ReadingAuthor : Alice Chen Anderson In Upland, California, during the 1980’s, it was common for an uncommon Taiwanese-immigrant family to travel 90 minutes west to Los Angeles for an “ordinary” dinner. “Ordinary” to this
Continue ReadingAuthor : Ama Frimpong After receiving bad advice from several immigration attorneys before coming to us, George and his wife Bernice lived in fear that their profoundly-disabled 16-year old daughter could be deported at any
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