Recent Posts in Immigration Law

• Posted By Law Offices of Scott D. Hughes 6-Feb-2017

  United States Border Patrol Shooting Lawyer

  Dozens of border patrol shootings have happened over the past several years. A March 2016 report in The New York Times detailed the 2012 death of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot 10 times in the back by Border Patrol agents ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 22-Oct-2015

  New California Law Penal Code Section 1016.3

  The new California law Penal Code Section 1016.3 was signed by Gov. Brown imposing additional duties on California Criminal Defense Lawyers. In Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), the United States Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 11-Oct-2012

  Orange County Deferred Action and California Driver's Licenses

  On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced that his administration "will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children and have since led law-abiding lives." The ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 9-Oct-2012

  Orange County Dream Act and Deferred Action Requirements

  The Dream Act and Deferred Action – The Dream Act is a piece of Federal Legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants who entered the United States. DREAM is an acronym for the Development, Relief, and ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 31-May-2011

  Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Restricting Hiring of Illegal Aliens

  The Supreme Court in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting voted 5-3 and upheld an Arizona law that penalizes employers for knowingly hiring unauthorized foreign workers. Under the Legal Arizona Workers Act, the state can revoke the licenses of businesses ...

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