The Washington Post has a sobering article about the immigration consequences of criminal activity, which led to the following thoughts:
It doesn’t matter how old the conviction is; old crimes can come back to haunt even permanent residents. In one of the articles, a crime committed by a juvenile came back to haunt her years later.
You […]
Last night, I went to an excellent presentation sponsored by the Boston Bar Association at the John Adams Courthouse. Immigration Judges Leonard Shapiro and Matthew D’Angelo and Court Administrator Bob Halpin put in a solid two hours of advice on how to present cases.
The commentary ranged from what should have been obvious (don’t take […]
The new practice manual will become effective on July 1, 2008, and supersede local operating procedures. The highly technical field now becomes more complex and… technical.
… and people are demanding answers as to why ICE is stepping up its enforcement. From what I’ve seen in the Boston area, pre-dawn raids on houses are more and more common. Also, you don’t need to be on the run from a removal order for a “fugitive operations team” to come kicking down your […]
A suggestion from local Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention and Removal Office: call before coming in to make the bond payment. With the recent move to Burlington, “A files” may take longer to get from the Office of the Chief Counsel to ICE/DRO, so call in advance!
New address for payment of immigration bonds, as of Monday, 12/10/2007:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/DRO
10 New England Executive Park
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone number: (781) 359-7500.
WARNING: ICE informs that it can’t keep its schedule and says that they will be open for business in Burlington on the 11th of December. I’d suggest calling first to make sure…
When Immigration & Customs Enforcement (”ICE”) or the Immigration Court set a bond for a detained alien, the person paying the bond, or “obligor,” must bring the amount of money set to an ICE Detention and Removal Office. In Boston, that would be located on the 17th floor of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building […]
For the second time, I’ve run across a situation where US Immigration & Customs Enforcement has detained an immigrant that they say has a removal order — only to find out that, in fact, the immigrant in question never appeared before an immigration judge!
In the most recent case, an immigrant was charged by local police […]
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