With the commencement of the 112th Congress on January 5, 2011, Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA) was appointed to lead the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Rep. Gallegly is best know for his restrictive immigration policies and push in creating the E-Verify program. He believes the solution to illegal immigration…
Following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Florida Highway Patrol and the Social Security Administration, Ronald Smith was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison on January 5, 2011. Smith, a citizen of Jamaica had been deported from the U.S. in 2003…
MVP “Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 7th, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer…
Hua Huang, manager of China Buffet/Mongolian Grill in Missouri plead guilty to harboring, transporting, and hiring illegal aliens in addition to conspiracy to commit visa fraud on December 10. It was discovered during the investigation that between January 2009 and August 2010, Huang regularly employed illegal workers from Mexico and…
On December 10, two local El Paso businesses signed up to become IMAGE (ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers) partners. The IMAGE program was started in 2006 by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to minimize the number of unauthorized workers being hired, reduce fraud, and create a more…
Tara Ammons Cohen, a Washington state resident, is set to be deported back to Mexico due to an investigation into her citizenship. Cohen was adopted by US citizen parents when she was a baby and believes she is an American citizen. Legally, Cohen is not an American citizen because when…
A Corpus Christi business became a member of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers’ (IMAGE) program on December 10. The IMAGE program was launched in 2006 and actively pursues partnering with businesses in hopes of minimizing the number of unauthorized workers being hired…
After an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security (HSI) Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. were sentenced in a forced labor conspiracy on December 10. It was uncovered during the investigation that Manuel and Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, were forcing…
Following an extensive investigation led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) Marino and Nicole Sandoval, owners of El Balazo restaurants, were charged in a criminal information filed last month with a variety…
Heilber Toro Mejia, Humberto Toro Mejia, and Luz Elena Acuna Rios of Bogota were found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle aliens and conspiracy to commit visa fraud. They were sentenced to 23 months in prison following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security (HSI)…