Blog Posts in August, 2010

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Supporters Rally for Cambodia Man Facing Deportation

Hov Ly Kol, who survived the "killing fields" in the 1970s in Cambodia, is facing deportation from the U.S. He will possibly be deported due to taking part in a robbery that ended in murder. Kol is ...

Canadian Hockey Stars Becoming Citizens

Four former members of the Philadelphia Flyers are trying to become U.S. citizens by the end of the year. They led the Flyers to two Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s. Bill Clement, Orest Kindrachuk, ...

Deportation Cases to Possibly be Dropped

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put pending deportation cases up for review in an effort to terminate those cases against immigrants without felony records. The Immigration and Customs ...

Father of Ill Faces Deportation

Florencio Avila Cachu is facing deportation, but he is afraid that he will be leaving behind his two children who are chronically ill. Cachu states that if he is forced to return to Mexico, his two ...

Immigrant Becoming U.S. Citizen after Voting Illegally

In Tennessee, a immigrant was illegally registered to vote and then voted in 2004 is now trying to become a U.S. citizen. Immigration advocates are claiming that sometimes voting illegally can be an ...

Immigrants Face Deportation After Fishing Arrest

In Tennessee, immigrants were arrested for fishing without a license and now they are facing deportation as a result. The immigrants were caught because they were not carrying valid identification as ...

Pastor May Face Deportation

A pastor is now facing deportation despite the fact that he has been a legal permanent resident since 1988. Hector Villanueva was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement due to his past ...

Man Becomes U.S. Citizen after Not Knowing He Wasn’t One

In Detroit, Michigan, a 90-year-old man has become a U.S. citizen after not knowing he wasn't one for decades. Frank Lenartowicz was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. while he was young with his ...

Son Faces Deportation

Ivan Nikolov are facing deportation as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement decide whether or not they can stay with his fiancée or if he will be deported like his mother. Nikolov was detained when ...

Larry King Waiting on Work Visa to Step Down from Show

Larry King announced his decision to step down from Larry King Live, but is now waiting for the next host, Piers Morgan, to receive his work visa so he can leave. King planned to leave by November 10, ...

Suspect in Shooting had Deportation Hearing

A man who has been accused of shooting at police deputies was reportedly the subject of deportation proceedings this year. Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Sandoval has not been caught in a matter where he ...

Group Reaches Citizenship Status

In Texas, forty-two people were able to reach the goal of becoming a United States citizen. This was the result of one of two naturalization ceremonies that is taking place in Tyler, Texas. Some of ...

H-1B Visas to Result in More U.S. Patents

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is voicing its opinion in favor of more H-1B visas as it believes that these work visas will benefit the economy with more U.S. patents. Reports show that the liberal visa ...

Man Sentenced for Transporting Illegal Immigrants

In Kansas, a man has been convicted twice of transporting illegal immigrants. As a result, he has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Jose Alberto Orozco-Larios reportedly has been ...

Most Deported Immigrants Don’t Have Criminal Records

Immigrants who are currently being deported are supposed to mostly be ones with serious criminal records thanks to a new program by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. However, it is now ...

U.S. Congress Votes on Visa Fee Increase Bill

The U.S. Congress has sent a bill on to Obama that would result in hiking the work visa fees. The bill hike would be so that there would be more money to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. This visa fee ...

Man Faces Deportation for Selling Beer to Minors

A man in the Greenport, New York area is facing deportation after he sold alcohol to minors. Arslan Karagoz was working at a convenience store when he was found selling alcohol to underage kids. This ...

U.S. Suspends Adoptions in Nepal

The United States has suspended adoptions of Nepalese children as they have cited flaws in the system used to determine that the children had been abandoned. The adoption of Nepali children has been ...

Border Security Measures Dealt With

The House of Representatives is going to vote on the border security legislation which would embrace beefed-up security measures approved by the Senate last week. The plan would provide $600 million ...

Fingerprint Sharing Leads to Thousands of Deportations

About 47,000 people have been removed or deported from the United States after the Homeland Security Department sifted through three million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at jails. The ...

Woman Faces Deportation Due to Genocide Allegations

Beatrice Munyenyezi has been in the United States since 1998 with her three daughters, but is now facing deportation on claims that she allegedly lied about her involvement in the 1994 Rwandan ...

Mentally Ill Often Suffer in Deportation

Many mentally ill people are victims of deportation hearings due to the fact that they do not understand what is exactly going on. In some cases, those who are mentally ill do believe that they are ...

Man Dead after Obtaining Work Visas for Illegal Immigrants

A businessman who was being charged and sentenced with fraudulently obtaining hundred of temporary-worker visas for undocumented workers has been found dead. Michael Glah was previously charged with ...

Runaway Convert could be Deported

A Christian convert who ran away to Orlando last year is now facing possible deportation to Sri Lanka where she believes she will be in danger. The teenager is in the U.S. illegally, but wants to ...

Mother Faces Deportation Again

Juana Villegas is facing deportation for a second time after she returned because her children were all born in the United States. According to reports, the woman was put into custody the first time ...
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