Posted on September 1st, 2010
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona community college for requiring its prospective employees to show proof of a green card before hiring them.
Officials at the Phoenix-area Maricopa Community Colleges are alleged to have acted illegally in their practice of requiring non-citizens to bring in a green card before they could start working.
The lawsuit comes after a year of investigations into the community colleges. In 18 months, almost 250 non-citizen prospective employees of the community college were required to bring in green cards and other proof of work-eligibility documents not required by federal law before being hired.
The Immigration and Nationality Act states, “it [is] unlawful to treat authorized workers differently during the hiring process based on their citizenship status”.
If you or someone you know is seeking a green card application, contact the Orange County green card attorneys of Garg & Associates P.C. at 562-590-7300 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 25th, 2010
The Houston Chronicle reported today that the Department of Homeland Security has been reviewing pending cases of immigration petitions and dismissing many of those who do not have a criminal record. Sources say that the systematic review of thousands of immigration cases is a part of the agency’s nationwide attempts to prioritize deportation to those who could most likely be a threat to public safety.
Department officials are, in general, dismissing cases of immigrants who have been here for two years or more and have no felony convictions. The DHS is reviewing 2,500 cases in Houston, Texas alone. However, immigration activists want to make it known that although many of these immigrants are seeing their cases dismissed, they are not being granted any form of citizenship or legal status.
If you or someone you know is filing an immigrations petition, contact the Orange County immigration petitions lawyers of Garg & Associates P.C. at 562-590-7300 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 20th, 2010
Last week, the White House signed a law to increase border control along the Southwest by hiring more border patrol agents and deploying arial drones. The $600 million bill also increased fees related to the temporary H-1B work visa.
Temporary work visas last for three years and can be renewed once. They are reserved for specialty occupations and only 85,000 per year are given to private firms. Non-profit organizations do not have a yearly cap for H-1B visas.
Usually, temporary work visa fees are around $2,000 to $2,500. With the new bill, H-1B visa fees will double for firms employing 50 or more foreign workers and firms with 50 percent or more of its employees working with temporary work visas.
Critics worry that the increased tax on temporary foreign worker visas will further slow business expansion during already tough economic times.
If your or someone you know needs to file for an H-1B temporary work visa, contact the Orange County temporary work visa lawyers of Garg & Associates P.C. at 1-877-517-4275 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 11th, 2010
A San Diego couple, 38-year old Gregory Denny and 52-year old Karen Denny, was charged for posing as U.S. marshals and deporting Gregory Denny’s cousin’s wife back to the Philippines. The couple faces charges of kidnapping, conspiracy, and other crimes. The two have been jailed without bail.
The two broke into Denny’s cousin’s home, showed his cousin’s wife of three years, Cherriebelle Hibbard, a false badge and gun, and handcuffed her claiming she was in the United States illegally. Hibbard’s husband and Denny’s cousin, Craig Hibbard, told police officers that she had been given permission to stay in the U.S. while she was pregnant while she waited for a new green card to be processed.
Hibbard also said that he did not question his cousin because of his badge and phoney U.S. Marshals shirt.
If you or someone you know needs to obtain a green card, contact the Orange County green card attorneys of Garg & Associates P.C. at 562-590-7300 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 4th, 2010
A recently released study done by ACLU and Human Rights Watch showed that people with mental disabilities, including U.S. citizens, are at a much higher risk of lengthy detention and wrongful deportation than people without mental disabilities because they are unable to represent themselves. The research included the stories of 58 mentally ill people, some of which did not even know their own names.
Now, immigration activists are arguing that immigration detainees with mental disabilities should receive legal representation in court. A coalition of legal organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday evening in the federal court in Los Angeles, California to win try to win the constitutional right they believe mentally disabled immigrants deserve. The lawsuit was filed in support of six immigrants with disabilities ranging from depression to schizophrenia and mental retardation fighting for their rights in immigration courts across the country.
Director of immigrant’s rights for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California Ahilan Arulanantham stated, “If someone cannot understand the proceedings against them, due process requires that they be given a lawyer to help them”.
If you or someone you know has questions regarding immigration, contact the Orange County immigration petitions lawyers of Garg & Associates P.C. at 562-590-7300 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on July 28th, 2010
Last week, Orange County officials announced that they will house immigration detainees in two jails in the county. This new deal will help bring jobs to public safety officials and bring in millions of dollars in revenue.
The jails will hold up to 800 detainees, one of the jails is in Orange and one near Irvine. The Sheriffs Department has been negotiating this deal with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months to decide where and how the jails will be run.
Both jails will need to undergo some renovations in order to have more office space and courtrooms. Officials say that an influx of detainees may be seen in August, but it should be steady after that.
If you or a loved one has a question regarding an immigration issue, contact the Orange County green card attorneys of Garg & Associates, P.C. by calling 562-590-7300 today.
Posted on July 20th, 2010
Recent polls show that residents are split over the new anti-immigration law. The split also shows which candidate the person is backing in the upcoming gubernatorial race.
The attitudes are near 50-50, with 49 percent of voters in agreement with the law and 45 percent that disapprove. Different areas of the state are also in different favor of the law.
San Francisco is supporting immigration and does not support the anti-immigrations law and the more conservative area of Orange County is in agreement with Arizona’s law. California is one of the only states that is split like this.
If you or a loved one has any question on their status in the country, contact the Orange County immigration lawyers of Garg & Associates by calling 1-877-517-4275.
Posted on July 13th, 2010
The immigration rules for Temecula City, Calif. may be changing and a debate has begun for people who agree with the new law and those who do not.
The new law will require local business to confirm a new hire’s immigration status and if they do not they could risk losing their license to operate their business in the city. Temecula is following other neighboring towns that have already implemented the E-Verify program.
The program will use the Social Security Administration and Homeland Security to find out whether a person is a legal citizen or not. The owners of the business can find these answers on the internet and it is free of charge to do so. Therefore, if a business hires an undocumented worker, there license could be lost.
If you are looking to work legally and have questions on how to do so, contact the Orange County work visa lawyers of Garg & Associates by calling 1-877-517-4275.
Posted on July 7th, 2010
Orange County Republicans were not in support of Obama’s speech regarding immigration while immigration advocates were in support of it completely.
Republicans who oppose benefits for illegal immigrants said that they feel the speech is the same thing that Democrats have been saying for years. In the speech, Obama called for a reform in the immigration system and mentioned again that he does not agree with Arizona’s immigration law.
Democratic congress members felt as if this speech can help begin the process of a nationwide change in the system. Obama asked that Democrats work with Republicans on the issue in order to better enforce the system.
If you or a family member has a question concerning an immigration issue, contact the Orange County immigration lawyers of Garg & Associates by calling 1-877-517-4275.
Posted on June 30th, 2010
The demand that people have to live in the United States far out weighs the amount of people the U.S. allows to immigrate legally, thus leading to a high illegal immigration rate.
In 2009, there were 1.1 million people that legally immigrated to the United States and became permanent residents, according to statistics from the Department of Homeland Security. Also in 2009, nearly 744,000 people became naturalized citizens. Nearly 11 million people are illegal immigrants in the country.
Temporary visas are also a popular way that people come to the United States. Nearly 163 million people entered the U.S. this way last year, with the largest amount of people coming from Britain, Mexico and Japan.
If you or a loved one has questions on an immigration issue, Contact the Orange County work visa attorneys of Garg & Associates by calling 1-877-517-4275.
