Blog Posts in December, 2009

Asylum Seekers will No Longer be Detained

Recently, the Obama administration informed that nation that it will stop detaining asylum seekers if they have reasonable fear of persecution in their home countries. In order to be released, asylum ...

Workers in New York Used Forged Immigration Documents

In Newburgh, New York, authorities are reporting that approximately one dozen workers at a warehouse in New York used forged immigration documents to obtain positions. Each of the immigrants were ...

Judge Puts Temporary Hold on College Student's Deportation

The deportation of a Florida State University graduate student has been delayed. The immigration judge presiding over 23-year-old Andrea Huerfano's case has given the student and activist six more ...

ICE Arrests 286 Immigrants in California

On December 10, one of the largest operations conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ended. The operation lasted three days and led to the arrest of 286 foreign nationals with ...

Georgians May Need to Prove Citizenship in Order to Vote

The Georgia State Elections Board will vote today whether or not to adopt a ruling that would require all Georgia voters to prove their citizenship. If adopted, the controversial ruling would take ...

Why Hire an Immigration Lawyer?

Whether you are applying for a work visa, you are petitioning for citizenship, or you need help fighting a deportation order, there are many benefits to working with a skilled immigration attorney. ...

Man Facing Deportation Dies in Detention Center

Boston, Massachusetts - officials from the state are reporting that a man from the Dominican Republic died while he was in federal custody. The many was being held for immigration violations when he ...

Law Office of Ruby Lichte Powers becomes a member of Find an Immigration Attorney

Law Office of Ruby Lichte Powers becomes a member of Find an Immigration Attorney. We are pleased to announce that Houston Immigration Attorney, Law Office of Ruby Lichte Powers, has become a member ...