Latest Immigration Law News
ACLU: Garfield County reporting domestic violence victims to immigration
Wallace says in at least one case a woman accused of domestic violence had been defending herself against her attacker and eventually had charges dropped. The 2006 Colorado Senate Bill 90 requires law enforcement report suspected illegal immigrants to
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:19P
Chipotle: US Attorney's Office Probing Possible Securities Law Violations
by the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, regarding possible criminal securities law violations for its disclosures related to various probes by government agencies into the immigration statuses of Chipotle's employees.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:10P
Driver's License Campaign For Immigrants In Peril
Critics say granting driving privileges to illegal immigrants creates an incentive to violate immigration laws. Colorado law was changed in 1999 to require proof of legal residency to obtain a driver's license. Advocates for changing the law back argue
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:06P
Chipotle faces criminal probe over hiring practices
Mexican food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said on Tuesday that federal prosecutors are conducting an investigation into possible criminal securities law violations relating to its hiring practices and statements. The company said in a Securities
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:03P
Chipotle Facing Criminal Securities Probe
Last week, Chipotle said that the SEC had joined Homeland Security and the federal prosecutor's office for Washington, DC, in investigating the company's compliance with immigration laws. In its SEC filing on Tuesday, Chipotle said the US attorney's
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:54P
Fixing this US immigration policy folly
His law school application essay was pointedly titled "The Consequences of My Criminal Childhood". He even appeared before a committee of Florida senators to testify in favor of the Dream Act, which would allow the undocumented immigrant children
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:44P
A nuanced look at Milford's immigration problem
I've had cops tell me the current fine is nothing but a cash cow for the state and a cost-of-doing-business for the immigrants. They come in for their 30-second court hearing, pay a $300 fine and get back in their cars and break the law again.
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:43P
Town hall meeting in Dearborn focuses on immigration policy
11, 2001 to foster communication and trust between law enforcement and the Arab-American and Muslim communities. The meeting kicked off with opening remarks from Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly and US Attorney Barbara McQuade, before giving way to a
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:31P
Miller, Bloomberg, Salinas and Lopez. Dana Rubinstein
But while other countries are fast updating their immigration laws to reflect the needs of today's more globalized economy, US law lags, and in Washington, efforts to reform immigration law remain basically dead. The United States allocates only 7
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:18P
Vt. now part of feds' 'Secure Communities' program
The group Migrant Justice planned a Burlington protest Tuesday afternoon outside the Vermont campaign headquarters of President Barack Obama. The advocates say the program could result in the deportation of people stopped by police for offenses as
Updated: 05/22/2012 03:14P