Updates from the Immigration News section of www.hardinlawoffice.net

Monday, October 6, 2008:

ICE Slow to Deport Detained

A Washington Post.com article over the weekend discusses the broken system characterized by waste and dysfunction, according to lawyers, detainee accounts and observations of courtroom proceedings.

Personally, I have mixed feelings. I have seen aliens in mandatory detention for months while we tried to speed along their cases. I've sat there and listened as families without head-of-households have tried to make ends meet while dealing with language and culture barriers.

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Friday, October 3, 2008:

Congress want DHS to target criminal illegal immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security has been given about $5 billion towards programs with the goal of finding and deporting criminal illegal aliens. The money was included in the department's fiscal 2009 appropriations bill, which was signed into law Tuesday by President Bush as part of the continuing resolution to keep the federal government functioning in the new fiscal year. The bill specifically directs ICE to spend $1 billion on finding and deporting illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes.


You can find links to both stories (and more) at http://www.hardinlawoffice.net/ImmigrationNews.html

Onward & Upaward!
ITH

We Got Trouble...Right Here in River City!

October 1, 2008:

We Got Trouble, Right Here in River City!

I was contacted yesterday in regards to the case of Mr. Rabia Kwider, an Egyptian national living and working in the United States. Mr. Kwider has a very unfortunate story...and one that we in the immigration law community hear far too often.

We'll keep you updated as his story progresses. FYI, the "attorney" mentioned in the news article is not me-Mr. Kwider was referred to me after speaking to the "attorney" mentioned in the article.

Here is a link to the article on my website (forgive the areas still under construction):

http://hardinlawoffice.net/ImmigrationNews.html