The Adam Walsh Act prevents a U.S. citizen or permanent resident green card holder from immigrating his foreign family members to the U.S. if petitioner has been convicted of a specified sexual offense against any minor child. This limitation also applies to Fiancee Visa petitions by U.S. citizens. Litigating The Adam Walsh Act in Federal […]
Obama Administration’s Secure Communities
The Obama Administration’s Secure Communities program can be a good way to deport those arrested by law enforcement who turn out to be in the U.S. illegally. When local police make an arrest, fingerprints are sent to an FBI data base to check for prior criminal conduct, warrants for arrest, and so forth. Under Secure […]
Prosecutorial Discretion – Obama Rule
As some may recall, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a memorandum on June 17 2011, requiring that ICE agents and government attorneys exercise prosecutorial discretion when deciding who should be removed (deported) from the U.S. What is “prosecutorial discretion”? This is where the government could remove a foreigner from the U.S. for […]