NYC Immigration Lawyer Hector Roman Temporarily Suspended from Federal Court Practice

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in which it temporarily suspended from practicing before the Court a New York City immigration lawyer, Hector Roman, a partner at the law firm of Roman & Singh, for his misconduct when he filed cases before the federal court.
Prior to being suspended by the Second [...]

Supreme Court Update – Carachuri v. Rosendo (09-60)

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

This session, Supreme Court will be considering whether a person convicted under state law for simple drug possession (a federal misdemeanor) has been “convicted” of an “aggravated felony” on the theory that he could have been prosecuted for recidivist simple possession (a federal felony), even though there was no charge or finding of a prior [...]

New Data on Federal Court Prosecutions Reveal Non-Violent Immigration Prosecutions Up, Organized Crime, Drugs and Weapons Charges Down

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Based upon the latest available information, the American Immigration Council’s (“AIC”) Immigration Policy Center has put together a great summary of the types of federal offenses that are being targeted for prosecution by the government as well as those that are not.
Some interesting facts include:
♦The number of immigration prosecutions has continued to increase and now [...]

Federal Courts Can Review Motions to Reopen Immigration Cases – Follow Up on Kucana v. Holder

Monday, February 1st, 2010

In our November 3, 2009 post, we informed you about the case of Kucana v. Holder (08-911), in which the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 10, 2009.  The issue was whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) strips jurisdiction from federal courts to review rulings on motions to reopen by the Board of Immigration [...]