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Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. An immigrant is someone who intends to reside permanently, and not a casual visitor or traveler. Immigration means "in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or "out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as migration... [ Wikipedia ]
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Arizona files opening brief with Supreme Court on immigration law
February 7, 2012
Attorneys for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer filed an opening brief with the US Supreme Court on Monday, asking the court to lift an injunction that has blocked many contentious provisions of a state immigration law from taking effect. SB 1070, passed in April 2010, makes illegal immigration a state cr....... [more]
Retroactive Application of Immigration Law is Impermissible
February 2, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnists Ira Kurzban and Christopher Rickerd of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli & Pratt P.A. say that the US Supreme Court should not retroactively apply certain immigration laws when deciding Vartelas v. Holder because such a ruling would impose a new disability on the settled ex....... [more]
Arizona legislature introduced bills challenging birthright citizenship
January 27, 2012
On January 27, 2011, the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate introduced bills challenging the right to US citizenship for the children of legal and illegal immigrants born in the state. By introducing revisions to Title 36, Chapter 3 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature sought a....... [more]
South Carolina appeals order blocking portions of immigration law
January 26, 2012
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asking the court to overturn the decision to block provisions of the state's new controversial immigration law. The state is asking the court to overturn the district court ruling block....... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments in immigration cases
January 19, 2012
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday, both dealing with different aspects of immigration. In Holder v. Sawyers, consolidated with Holder v. Gutierrez, the court heard arguments on whether alien children of legal residents can have their parents' years in the country i....... [more]
Supreme Court allowed deportation for aiding car theft
January 17, 2012
On January 17, 2007, the US Supreme Court ruled that an alien convicted for aiding and abetting a theft offense can be deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez, a permanent US resident, pleaded guilty to the unlawful d....... [more]
A Date With Justice: Mugesera's Inevitable Deportation from Canada
January 16, 2012
JURIST Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that Léon Mugesera, who allegedly incited genocide in Rwanda and subsequently obtained asylum in Canada, must finally be deported to Rwanda to face trial for his role in the 1994 genocide... Léon Mugesera, t....... [more]
Uncertainty for Iraqis as Troops Withdrawal and Private Contractors Remain
January 13, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Leila Sayed-Taha, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2012, currently works as a translator for Ace Languages Centre, where she aids asylum seekers at the Immigration Advisory Service. Here she discusses the ongoing issue of immunity as troops withdrawal and private cont....... [more]
Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration lawsuit
January 11, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Monday placed a hold on a lawsuit over the state's new immigration law pending the outcome of a similar case to be heard by the US Supreme Court. The South Carolina legislation requires police officers to check a suspect's immi....... [more]
State laws that took effect New Year's day range from immigration to cell phones
January 2, 2012
On Sunday, January 1, 2012, a number of new state laws took effect ranging from abortion, gay rights, immigration and more. California became the first state to require public schools to teach the positive contributions of gays and lesbians, and added individuals with disabilities to the list of pe....... [more]
Federal judge blocks portions of South Carolina immigration law
December 22, 2011
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Thursday blocked portions of South Carolina's controversial immigration law. The legislation requires police officers to check a suspect's immigration status during a lawful stop, seizure, detention or arrest if they believe th....... [more]
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