... limited effect because 47 states and the federal government already have laws that allow DNA testing in some circumstances. William Osborne, convicted in a brutal assault ... s decision limits federal authorities' use of a 2004 identity theft law against immigrants who are picked up in workplace raids and found to be using false Social ... Mayola Williams and against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA. Williams persuaded a jury in 1999 that the company should be held accountable for misleading people ...
July 1, 2009 11:21 am

Delays in LPR Card Production

(Immigration Visa Attorney Blog)
... immigration law firm of Fong & Chun in Los Angeles has recently received quite a number of phone calls from people who are waiting for issuance, re-issuance, or replacement ... card-production equipment. If you have not yet had your immigration or adjustment of status interview, please remember to bring your passport with you to the interview. ... stamp" in the passport. The I-551 stamp will temporarily allow you to travel in and out of the USA and work legally, until you receive your LPR card. If ...
June 30, 2009 08:38 am
... events. ... See all stories on this topic BLOGS: Loopholes in San Francisco's immigrant policies threaten state ... By Juliana Barbassa June 3rd, 2009 Ex-Detroit ... convincing enough argument .... Why must you impose your standards of criminal law on people around the world simply because these poor oppressed souls have ... them? ... Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/ ยป Ethiopia: An Analysis of The Draft Anti-Terrorism Law Abbay ... By Editor Human Rights Watch takes no position as to whether anti ...
June 29, 2009 04:32 am

Michael Jackson's Concerts in Britain

(Immigration Visa Attorney Blog)
The immigration law firm of Fong & Chun in Los Angeles has received several calls about artists who have been involved in the preparations for the series of Michael Jackson concerts which were scheduled to take place in ... artists can qualify for the O-1 visa ("extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics) to enter the USA. However, when something catastrophic happens -- like the death of a performer -- the performance or concert on which the O-1 visa is based ...
June 27, 2009 09:47 am

Update on Immigration Reform: 26 June 2009

(Immigration Visa Attorney Blog)
... for most people. As immigration attorneys in Los Angeles, the Fong & Chun law firm advocates for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system in the USA. The President, Vice President, and pivotal cabinet members met with members of Congress from both parties to discuss the timing for and shape of a Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill expected to be introduced before the end of 2009. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will ...
June 26, 2009 11:05 am

SWEDEN- The Secret Files

(THE PHARMA LAW BLOG)
... may exclaim 'Wow! What a cool guy!' In Sweden they'll say 'What a tax-dodger'. Business climate in Sweden In the USA business people go to their therapist's after a nervous breakdown. In Sweden people running their own businesses go to ... application form and they may be called to interview. Of a population of just under 9 million, there are 1 million immigrants. Sales of peroxide are unusually high in Sweden. Nature The relationship Swedes have with Nature is particularly difficult to explain to a ...
June 25, 2009 03:22 am

Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime, Prisons

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... stories on this topic Letters, 6/22: Scope of immigration Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,Nebraska,USA "... like the law very much. And there's no ... a rogue legal system has meant that serious issues of torture are disregarded. Therefore, law enforcement authorities .... Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was arrested by Pakistan authorities and held ... prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs .... MsMoviefone watching Law and Order while job hunting. Bong, Bong! emilydoesthings I'm easily ...
June 24, 2009 02:28 am

Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime, Prisons

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... 40 bills, from guns to abortion Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA SB 1280 creates criminal penalties for those who sponsor the drophouses where illegal immigrants are kept. SB 1281 expands the definition of sex trafficking ... See ... -fighting program that relies on persuasion, rather than arrests, to cut down on criminal behavior. Under the project, law-enforcement officials ..." Evolving Excellence - http://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/ Sabr: Report of the Committee against Torture By admin " ...
June 15, 2009 05:57 am
... place where to start a company, but not very good for seking refuge from the FBI... His lawyer did not advise him of the 1991 Panama-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty [www.oas.org] The new Immigration Law makes the existence of arrest warrants abroad a just cause for revokation of tourist or residency visas, which results in deportation. Video Courtesy of KSL.com . Man wanted for wire fraud arrested in Panama April 24th, 2009 @ 5:16pm SALT ...
June 13, 2009 10:27 pm
... the dearth of Hispanics on the federal bench. She has exhorted young people to value immigration. She has mulled over the "deeply confused image" America has of its own racial ... against them. It is not, however, possible for any of us to be without bias as this article in the Cornell Law Review -- Blinking on the Bench: How Judges Decide Case -- demonstrates. Below: me and ... lawyers this, all of whom were weaned on this proposition: if you don't have the facts, argue and law and if you don't have ...
June 9, 2009 10:44 am
I am based in Chicago and require the assistance of a Toronto immigration law firm for Canadian work permit applications. My company has contracts with a Canadian company in Toronto for software installation. I need my workers to enter Canada within a month for a 6 month period. Can your law firm in Toronto assist . . .
June 5, 2009 05:59 am
It's recently been reported that a cancer patient traveling to the USA was detained at a Port of Entry (POE) for over five hours because he had been taking a drug that caused his fingerprints to fade or become indistinct. Clients of immigration law firm Fong & Chun in Los Angeles travel all the time, of ... acidic chemicals which can erode the tissue. Fong & Chun warns clients that immigration authorities at POEs and at Application Support Centers can be myopically devoted to getting ...
May 28, 2009 09:08 am

A STRANGER AMONG US

(Real Estate Law Blog)
... -held technology to "vote" on real-life cases. Should the adage "all men are presumed to know the law" apply to recent immigrants? You be the judge. Professor Renteln will be signing copies of her award-winning book, The Cultural Defense, ... , President, New York City Bar Moderator: JONATHAN TURLEY, Professor, George Washington University School of Law; MSNBC Commentator/Analyst; Contributor, USA Today Speakers: ALISON DUNDES RENTELN, Professor, Political Science & Anthropology, University of ...
May 26, 2009 08:00 am

Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime Prisons

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... By Daphne Eviatar " 'It's deceptively benign,' said Joan Friedland, Immigration Policy Director at the National Immigration Law Center, talking about the Secure Communities program. Friedland and ... a criminal justice degree - NOT THEIR JOB!!!!! Sexual abuse is a crime and that is Law enforcement's job! Get rid of SRS and put in place a system ... But No Military Commissions and ... Foreign Policy Journal - New York,NY,USA "He delicately put down the fearmongers in both parties who have recently tried ...
May 22, 2009 08:44 am

New York Criminal Law News May 19, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... of the Criminal Courts Bar Association of ... ... someone with serious understanding of criminal law - the serious consequences and ... ... including courses in criminal law, immigration law and ... ... written extensively on criminal sentencing, terrorism and other aspects ... Staff writer Rocco Parascandola contributed to this story. ... at the officers, according to the criminal complaint filed against ... NEW YORK, USA (93%) 28. Newsday (New York), May 19, 2009 Tuesday, ALL EDITIONS, NEWS; Pg. ...
May 19, 2009 10:16 am

New York Criminal Law News May 15, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... treasurer sentenced in NYC, NEW YORK ... Treasurer Sentenced; Financial,Crime,Legal,Religion,Law NEW YORK, USA (91%) 2. Daily News (New York), May 15, 2009 Friday, ... & BATTERY (77%); ... ... ARRESTS (73%); IMMIGRATION LAW (72%); IMMIGRATION (67%); LAW COURTS & TRIBUNALS (65%) NEW YORK, USA (94%) 5. The New York Post, May ... (90%); ASSAULT & BATTERY ( ... ... GAYS & LESBIANS (77%); LAW ENFORCEMENT (77%); RESTAURANTS ( ... NEW YORK, USA (92%) 8. The New York Times, May 15, 2009 Friday, ...
May 15, 2009 07:53 am
... with sought-after skills and brainpower to leave the country, as pointed out by a new USA Today editorial. As explained by USA Today, federal law limits the number of highly skilled foreign workers whom U.S. companies can hire under the H-1B program. Every April 1, U.S. ... Bernanke has now spoken out against this counterproductive system, telling a congressional panel, "[o]ur immigration laws discriminate pretty heavily against highly talented scientists and engineers who want to ...
May 14, 2009 07:18 am
... Force raided the premises of Suburban Textiles, Inc. and confiscated the property of Suburban and one of its prime subcontractors, Technical Garment USA Co. The NYS DOL charged Suburban with breaking a number of labor laws, and Technical Garment with ... expose sham subcontracting arrangements that exist just to shield the client company from wage and hour, immigration and other employment laws. Companies that rely heavily on subcontractors should never turn a blind eye to employment practices that ...
May 7, 2009 09:46 am

New York Criminal Law News May 6-7, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company ... IDENTITY THEFT (90%); CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS (90%); ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (90%); LAW COURTS & TRIBUNALS (90%); LITIGATION (90%); ... 2009 The New York Times Company ... an LL.B. from New York University School of Law and ... ... for the Southern District of New York, he became a partner ... ... in White Collar Crime, ... New York Super Lawyers. We will ... NEW YORK MAGAZINE (51%) NEW YORK, USA (94%) 5. Newsday (New York), May 6, 2009 Wednesday, ALL EDITIONS, ...
May 7, 2009 09:15 am
Fong & Chun is an immigration law firm with extensive experience with family-based petitions. Although we are located in Los Angeles, we handle cases throughout the USA, and we have recently noticed that the economic ... and other circumstances can cause a perfectly legitimate married couple to have to live apart for a time. Couples with marriage-based immigration cases should take care to (a) document the circumstances of the separate residences, (b) include any employment contracts or offers, ( ...
May 1, 2009 07:32 am
 
 

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