Musings on Immigration

Porque a partir de Noviembre 20, 2014, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (“DHS” por sus siglas en Ingles), tiene nuevas prioridades de deportación ( http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1120_memo_prosecutorial_discretion.pdf ). Si usted no es ciudadano Americano y su situación conlleva uno de los escenarios descritos aquí abajo, usted podría caer en un centro de detención: • Usted tiene una condena por una felonía; • Usted ha sido recientemente aprehendido en la frontera con Estados Unidos; • Usted tienen una condena por una felonía agravada como está definida en la sección         101(a)(43) de Acta de Naturalización e Inmigración (“INA” por sus siglas en inglés); • Usted tiene una condena por un misdemeanor significante (por ejemplo, ofensas de         DUI, violencia doméstica, abuso sexual, robo, armas de fuego, y distribución y         trafico de droga); • Usted entró a los Estados Unidos...

A year ago I began my journey as AILA President with a speech at the annual conference in Vancouver. I focused my words on five principles in which I believe, God, Family, the Constitution, Service, and Litigation. Today is my last day as AILA President. As I reflect on the last year, I see that it was my belief in these five principles which carried me through what has been an amazingly difficult year. From the economic disaster that started in the fall and continued through the spring of this year, to an election that has promised change, but which has not yet had time to fulfill all its promise, to the impending departure of two of AILA’s long time and key leaders, we have seen our fair share of challenges and obstacles. BUT, we stand at the dawn of a new day. We believe that with the key personnel the Obama administration has begun to put into place at the Department of Justice, USCIS, ICE, CBP, and within the White House that we will see aggressive and positive administrative chan...