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August 8, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #AmericanImmigrationCouncil, #BorderSecurity, #CriminalJustice, #DataNotFear, #DEA, #DrugPolicy, #FentanylCrisis, #FentanylFacts, #FentanylLegislation, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationFacts, #MigrantMyths, #Misinformation, #PortsOfEntry, #PublicHealthCrisis, #ScheduleIDrugs, #SmartBorderSecurity, #StopTheStigma, #TrumpPolicy, #USCitizensSmuggleFentanyl

US Citizens—Not Migrants—Smuggle the Majority of Fentanyl Into the United States

By: Melissa Cruz | americanimmigrationcouncil.org President Donald Trump signed The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act into law on July 16, 2025, aimed at strengthening prison sentences for ...

January 21, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #BorderSecurity, #CongressDebate, #CriminalJustice, #DetentionReform, #HumanRights, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #LakenRileyAct, #LawAndOrder, #PublicSafety, #RacialProfiling, #VictimAdvocacy, #VisaSanctions, deportation

The Laken Riley Act

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / shutterstock.com The Laken Riley Act has garnered significant attention in Congress, mainly dividing lawmakers along partisan lines...

October 11, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: DeportationTags: #AggravatedFelony, #CriminalJustice, #CriminalRecord, #DeportationRisks, #Expungement, #ImmigrationConsequences, #ImmigrationLaw, #IneffectiveCounsel, #LegalAid, #LegalResources, #MoralTurpitude, #NewYorkLaw, #PostConvictionRelief, #RestorativeJustice

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...

October 9, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: DeportationTags: #CivilRightsRestoration, #ClemencyApplication, #CriminalJustice, #CriminalRecord, #ExecutiveClemency, #Forgiveness, #LegalResources, #NewYorkLaw, #NYSPardons, #PardonProcess, #Rehabilitation, #RestorativeJustice, #SecondChances

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...

US Citizens—Not Migrants—Smuggle the Majority of Fentanyl Into the United States

The Laken Riley Act

Navigating Immigration Consequences: The Importance of Post-Conviction Relief for Non-Citizens

Understanding Executive Clemency: The Impact of a Pardon from the Governor of New York State

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