The Immigration Reform Act, 1996
As background, the IIRIRA was signed into law on September 30, 1996. It is a draconian measure aimed at controlling illegal immigration through – in some instances – penalizing legal […]
Immigration Reform in 2007?
Immigration Reform in 2007? By: Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved In November 2006, the voters of the United States handed control of Congress-the House of Representatives and […]
Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration Consequences of crimes against family members and children
Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration consequences of crimes against family members and children by Farhad Sethna Each week, I receive at least one phone call from a fellow attorney […]
The Pendulum Swings Back: Supreme Court Decisions Offer Relief to Immigrants
In late June 2001 the United States Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases, Immigration and Naturalization Service v St. Cyr, 00-767 and Zadvydas v. Davis, 99-7791. Coming as they […]
Immigration Court Explained: Part II – Master Hearing and Individual Hearing
-Immigration Court Part II- Master hearing and Individual hearing By Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved In part I of this series, we talked about how a case […]
Immigration Court Explained: Part I – The EOIR and the NTA
-Immigration Court Explained: Part 1- The Court and the NTA By Farhad Sethna, Attorney Copyright 2007, all rights reserved This is part 1 of a series of articles on Immigration […]
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction
This article deals with the basic issues concerning the impact that a criminal conviction could have upon a resident or non- resident alien. A resident alien is an individual who, […]
Drink, Drive, and be Deported *
It may be hard to believe, but conviction of a crime for driving under the influence could constitute an aggravated felony, as a crime of violence, and thereby make an […]