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Pro Bono Law - Akin Gump Honored for Pro Bono Work on Behalf of LGBT Asylum
(New York) On May 17, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's pro bono work on behalf of asylum clients referred by Immigration Equality—a national organization fighting for equality under US immigration law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
Updated: 05/21/2012 10:43P
Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 pm CDT
(AP) — Minnesota is betting big that bringing technology to small-dollar bar gambling will draw a surge of new players whose wagers will help build a $975 million football stadium for the Vikings. But even those involved in the charitable gambling
Updated: 05/21/2012 10:11P
Larsen hears concerns of women's groups in Bellingham over Violence Against
BELLINGHAM - Protections for undocumented immigrants would be curtailed, and new authority for American Indians wouldn't come to pass if the Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act becomes law. US Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett,
Updated: 05/21/2012 09:21P
Supreme Court to hear case on international wiretapping
In a second unanimous decision, the court made it harder for illegal immigrants to avoid deportation by arguing their immigrant parents had obtained legal status as lawful US residents. Immigration law permits leniency for an illegal immigrant who
Updated: 05/21/2012 09:13P
West Java plans expat crackdown
West Java Manpower and Transmigration Agency head Hening Widiatmoko said on Monday the agency would form a task force with the Law and Human Rights Ministry's Immigration Directorate General to improve supervision. The task force was needed due to a
Updated: 05/21/2012 08:46P
Amherst town residents want to opt out of secure community's initiative
What we need to do is find a way for immigrants to become legal." ICE officials told 22News they are not asking local police departments to enforce immigration law and the sharing of information is on a case by case basis. Amherst town meeting members
Updated: 05/21/2012 08:32P
Amherst town residents want to opt out of secure community's initiative
What we need to do is find a way for immigrants to become legal." ICE officials told 22News they are not asking local police departments to enforce immigration law and the sharing of information is on a case by case basis. Amherst town meeting members
Updated: 05/21/2012 08:32P
Defeat Law of the Sea Treaty—Again
Hagel, Warner, and Lugar share an internationalist mindset: all three Senators supported “comprehensive immigration reform” (aka amnesty) bills that failed to pass Congress in 2006 and 2007. In support of LOST, they are joined by former Republican
Updated: 05/21/2012 08:22P
'TRUST Act 2.0?: Amended CA bill would only let cops hold convicted criminals
At the time, California was one of several states in which some state and law enforcement officials had come out against the federal program, which allows the fingerprints of people booked at local jails to be shared with immigration officials.
Updated: 05/21/2012 07:55P
Divisive Secure Communities measure rolls out in Vt. Tuesday
"We need a major change in immigration laws," Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told New England Cable News Monday. In Leahy's view, Congress has taken way too long to seriously address immigration reform. One small measure that would help Vermont, he said,
Updated: 05/21/2012 07:52P
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