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Articles on Immigration Law

So I’m an alien? I beg your pardon!—Why the Governor’s pardon may be required to avoid your client’s deportation from the United States (Part I) By Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, September 2003 Immigration lawyers must sometimes go to Springfield or Chicago to ask the Governor, through the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, to issue executive clemency for even seemingly minor criminal offenses.
New Department of Homeland Security includes most immigration functions By Gabrielle M. Buckley International and Immigration Law, June 2003 On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created a new cabinet-level position and the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Life’s lessons By Jorge Montes Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, May 2003 Recently I was jogging with my nephew Manny in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood when I spotted a "teachable moment" for my nephew, a student at DePaul.
Special registration and third-country nationals By Jacqueline Lentini McCullough International and Immigration Law, May 2003 How would you respond if a client asks, "I am a Canadian citizen, but I was born in Iran. Do I need to comply with Special Registration?"
Immigration Practice and Process In the Era of Homeland Security International and Immigration Law, March 2003 The International and Immigration Law Section presents a CLE With Lunch program on Monday, March 31, 2003. The program is at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office, 20 South Clark Street, 9th Floor.
Driving home security By Mark E. Wojcik International and Immigration Law, December 2002 You need a social security number to get a driver's license in Illinois. But what happens when you are a foreign citizen and suddenly find that you can no longer get a social security number, if the only reason you need one is to get that driver's license?
Electronic tracking of foreign students in the U.S.—An introduction to ISEAS & SEVIS By Marta Delgado & Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, December 2002 Recent changes in federal law require the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and U.S. consulates abroad to exercise greater oversight and control over the educational institutions authorized to enroll foreign students, and to better track the nearly 1,000,000 nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors during their stay in the U.S.
Supreme Court limits rights of illegal aliens in U.S. workplace By Joy A. Roberts & Vickie Gillio Administrative Law, October 2002 In a recent precedent-setting case, the U.S. Supreme Court held the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) does not have discretion to award backpay to an illegal alien who was never legally authorized to work in the United States, as it would unduly infringe upon explicit statutory prohibitions critical to federal immigration policy, as expressed in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), 8 U.S.C. 1324a.
Termination of H-1B workers By Jacqueline Lentini McCullough International and Immigration Law, September 2002 With a downturn in the economy upon us, many companies have no choice but to terminate some workers.
Hot topics in immigration law By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, June 2002 Recent updates of interest to immigration law practitioners.
Three Web sites keep you up to date on immigration law By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, June 2002 Looking for a quick, easy way to get up to date on the latest developments in immigration law? Try three Web sites for a comprehensive look at what's happening in Immigration.

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