Deportations from Florida on the Increase
3942 people were forcibly deported from South Florida by Homeland Security during the first six months of 2007. 5889 people were deported from South Florida during the first six months of 2008. An...
View ArticleFlorida Criminal Convictions and Deportations
IMMIGRATION DEPORTATION CONSEQUENCES OF PLEAS Deportation of those convicted of crimes has become a major focus of Federal immigration authorities. Over the past three years the numbers of persons...
View ArticleCriminal Adjudication and and Federal Law
Florida courts permit those charged with a crime to avoid a conviction with a “withheld adjudication”. You can truthfully answer “no” to the question: “Have you been found guilty of a felony?” if the...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Extends 4th Rights
The US Supreme Court held that the 4th Amendement can apply in deportation cases. This is a big step towards granting constitutional protections to those without legal status in the U.S. Fort...
View ArticleHaitian Immigration Woes In South Florida
Over the summer of 2008, Haiti was hit hard by four consecutive hurricanes and tropical storms almost immediately after experiencing multiple food riots. Displaced by the storms were thousands of...
View ArticleFederal and Florida State Immigration Laws Seeked
On the national forefront of news, family immigration is being fixed by US lawmakers as a source of dishevelment in a currently creaky system. Representatives claim that families have been split apart...
View ArticleHow to Set Aside Your Florida Conviction When Deportation Threatens
Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the newly formed Department of Homeland Security has decided that the best way to secure the homeland is to deport as many people as possible. This horror is...
View ArticleDeportations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach under the “Secure...
South Florida criminal defense attorneys representing people swept up in the homeland security removal process witness horrors of epic proportion inflicted on communities and families in Miami, Fort...
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34,500 Cubans in U.S. Face Deportation
For fifty years, the policy of the United States was to permit Cubans convicted of deportable crimes to remain in the United States. This policy is coming under review and may be reversed. The United...
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