By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The legal status of undocumented immigrants has been a hot-button issue in the United States for decades. Among the most vulnerable populations within the broader immigrant c...
Deportation Defenses and Legal Representation: Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Immigration Law
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/ shutterstock.com Increased deportation enforcement, particularly against individuals who have failed to meet asylum criteria or were o...
Navigating Immigration Consequences: The Importance of Post-Conviction Relief for Non-Citizens
By Brian Figeroux | Editorial Credit: Skyward Kick Productions / shutterstock.com For non-citizens, addressing the immigration consequences of a conviction through post-conviction relief can be crit...
Navigating the Process: How to Obtain Legal Documents in New York City for Past Criminal Offenses
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial Credit: Lev Radin/ shutterstock.com In New York City, obtaining legal documents like a Certificate of Disposition or Plea and Sentencing Minutes for past criminal...
Understanding Executive Clemency: The Impact of a Pardon from the Governor of New York State
By Brian Figeroux | Editorial Credit: Lev Radin /shutterstock.com A pardon from the Governor of New York State is a form of executive clemency that can significantly relieve individuals with past cr...
Ahead of VP Debate, Experts Discuss Economic, Logistical, Community & Family Consequences of Mass Deportation
By Americasvoice.org | Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang /shutterstock.com WASHINGTON — The primary immigration and economic policy position at issue in the 2024 campaigns is whether the mass deport...
Trump’s Team Real Scheme Revealed: A Pledge to Deport Immigrants with LEGAL Status
By Americasvoice.org | Editorial Credit: Ringo Chiu / shuttertstock.com Vanessa Cárdenas: “The Trump agenda is clear and consequential: make as many immigrants as possible deportable, no matter the...
ICE’s Faulty Detention Data Undercounts the Number of People in Its Custody
Raul Pinto U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be severely undercounting the number of people it has in immigration detention. A new report from the Government Accountab...
“Cruel, Unworkable and Extreme” – Assessing House Republicans’ Proposed Immigration and Border Package
Vanessa Cárdenas: “To the extent that this is a policy discussion at all, the immigration policies they propose are a perfect encapsulation of the GOP’s ongoing descent into extremism” Washingt...
On Press Call, Advocates, Legal Experts, and Impacted Individuals React to Latest on DACA
Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Cour...