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In Flores-Villar v. United States, a case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruben Flores-Villar claimed laws pertaining to U.S. citizenship promoted unconstitutional gender-based discrimination.  Flores-Villar claimed an equal protection violation and argued the federal immigration law applied to determine his U.S. … Continue reading →

On Monday November 15, 2010 the California Supreme Court unanimously held undocumented immigrants can qualify to pay cheaper in-state tuition rates at California public universities. The decision applies to 112 community colleges, 33 universities and two independent postgraduate schools in … Continue reading →

Aftab Ali, aka Aftab Ali Khan, 28, the Pakistani citizen convicted of carrying out the attempted Times Square bombing has been charged with immigration fraud.  Ali entered the U.S. in August 2009 to marry his then-fiancé and began working at … Continue reading →

The Farr Group would like to thank all the men and woman who selflessly serve and served in the armed forces for their patriotism and willingness sacrifice for the common good. Today’s post is in the spirit of Veteran’s Day: … Continue reading →

Over the course of 72 hours members of the Clearwater Area Human Trafficking Task Force rescued four juveniles and arrested 35 adults.  The Tampa Bay sting was part of a countrywide initiative, the FBI’s Innocence Lost National Initiative, that included … Continue reading →

The Executive Office for Immigration Review will close the Orlando Immigration Court on November 12, 2010 to prepare for relocation.   The Orlando Immigration Court is anticipated to reopen for hearings at its new location on November 18, 2010.  The … Continue reading →

The current expiration of March 17, 2011, for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of eligible nationals of Somalia has been extended to September 17, 2012. The 18-month extension was deemed necessary because conditions that prompted the 2001 TPS re-designation of Somalia … Continue reading →

USCIS is increasing application and petition fees and any new applications or petitions filed or postmarked on or after Tuesday, November 23, 2010 without the new fees will be rejected. Most fees are increasing such as the I-130 Petition for … Continue reading →

The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that does not take positions on policy issues.  The “Pew” recently conducted a study in English and Spanish, from August 17 through September 19, which surveyed 1,375 Latino adults conducted by … Continue reading →

President Obama in an interview with the syndicated radio program “Piolin por la Manana” urged Latino voters to go out on November 2 and vote.  The President stated, it “makes no sense” for those impatient for immigration reform to stop … Continue reading →