Immigration

In July, a woman in Placentia, California reported to the police department that a man came to her place of work and tried to extort money from her. Luis Flores-Mendoza “allegedly wore a green uniform similar to a police uniform complete with a vest, badge and gun. The man allegedly gave her a phony letter…

Removal, or deportation, is the process of removing an immigrant from the United States. Only non-citizens can be removed, so an individual in the U.S. on a “Green Card,” on another visa, or who is undocumented can face removal. The removal process starts with a Notice to Appear before an immigration judge for a hearing.…

In 2015, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) removed or “deported” more than 235,000 immigrants from the country. Not all of them were removed because of criminal activity. In fact, an immigrant may face removal from the U.S. for many reasons. At the Law Office of Perry A. Craft, PLLC, we help immigrants who are…

One method of protest for those who are virtually powerless – such as detainees in ICE facilities awaiting removal – is to refuse to eat for a long time, called a “hunger strike.” A hunger strike’s purpose is to show the protester’s strong disapproval of his or her treatment or of particular policies or procedures.…

The head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Karnes Family Residential Center located in Texas is scheduled to close. One of the three family detention centers in the U.S., Karnes currently has 500 beds. It was converted to a family detention center in 2014 “in response to the influx of…

Immigrants facing removal proceedings may be accused of committing a crime involving moral turpitude, or CIMT, by U.S.C.I.S. On the government’s website, it actually says “CIMT is a term used in the immigration context that has no statutory definition…[however] The courts have held that moral turpitude ‘refers generally to conduct that shocks the public conscience…

Part of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – or ICE, as it is usually called – is the department that “enforces federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety.” They are in charge of Homeland Security investigations, and they are the ones…

Ever since President Obama announced his executive action on immigration in November 2014, opponents have filed lawsuit to challenge them. We have covered the lawsuits and the delays, knowing that if the Supreme Court denied to take the case, 4 million people could be at risk of deportation. On January 19th, the Supreme Court agreed…