Last month’s landmark federal court ruling has proven to be a big blow to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the movement for more local immigration enforcement. In the wake of the judge’s decision that the sheriff’s office had racially profiled Latinos in its patrols, Arpaio has, at least, temporarily suspended all his immigration efforts. [...]
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Sheriff Arpaio Reluctantly Suspends Immigration Crackdown Efforts
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ICE Detainee Commits Suicide Inside Infamous Arizona Jail
A Guatemalan woman in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away Sunday at the Eloy Detention Center, of an apparent suicide. Twenty four year-old Elsa Guadalupe-Gonzales was found unresponsive in her cell Sunday evening by another detainee, who discovered her hanging. Detention facility staff immediately called 911. Emergency medical technicians responded [...]
DREAMers Have Reason to Celebrate Over What Newest Reform Bill Offers
The Senate immigration reformers commonly referred to as the “Gang of Eight” have filed bipartisan legislation that would put so-called DREAMers on a more generous fast-track to citizenship than any prior legislation. An estimated 2 million such young people have been waiting for such a bill to be passed that would finally grant them legal [...]
ICE Agents No Longer Allowed To Barge Into Homes During Raids
Following a slew of lawsuits nationwide accusing immigration officials of violating constitutional rights when they conduct raids on private residences, federal authorities have agreed to establish new policies governing the conduct of immigration officers during raids, including restrictions on how and when agents can enter private homes. These invasive raids have long been a source [...]
New Proposals Being Finalized for Immigration Reform
After last year’s election, when Hispanic voters overwhelmingly backed Mr. Obama’s bid for a second term, there now appears to be broad support in the Senate for a so-called path to citizenship. But the length of the waiting period has continued to be at the heart of the philosophical struggle between Democrats and Republicans. The [...]
Obama Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform with Path to Citizenship
In a highly anticipated event that took place at a Las Vegas High School, President Obama emotionally urged the public in supporting bipartisan efforts at immigration reform, appealing both to voters’ pocketbooks and their sentimentality. Obama, who faced much criticism from Latino activists for failing to deliver on a 2008 campaign promise to make overhauling [...]
Sen. Schumer Wants to Revieve Immigration Bill, Affect on Phoenix Immigration Laws?
Very encouraging to see that our elected representatives are not giving up on some type of comprehensive immigration reform. But this has been tried twice under the Obama presidency and both times unsuccessfully. Will the Dream Act finally pass, or is this just pre-election political posturing? Posted by: Phoenix Arizona Immigration Attorneys at Alcock and [...]
MLB All-Stars Irked, But Otherwise Silent on Arizona Immigration Policy
Posted by: Arizona Immigration Attorneys at Alcock and Associates PHOENIX – Carlos Beltran offers a weary shrug when asked about immigration. The issue burned throughout baseball last summer, and still rages in the country. But at this All-Star Game, in this controversial state, the sport has decided to turn to sunnier matters. “I am going [...]
