Supreme Court Decision Could Spur New Immigration Laws [Video] by Bloomberg Law on 5/3/2012 May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the case over the constitutionality of the new Arizona immigration law known as SB 1070. While the design, implementation and enforcement of...more
Justices Seem Open To Upholding Ariz. Immigration Law by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/1/2012 Originally published in Law360, New York (April 25, 2012, 4:53 PM ET) The federal government appeared to find little support at the U.S Supreme Court on Wednesday for its arguments that one key provision of Arizona's...more
April 3, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 4/3/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Padilla v. Kentucky’s Inapplicability to Undocumented and Non-Immigrant Visitors by Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez on 4/1/2012 The Supreme Court’s recognition in Padilla v. Kentucky that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel requires criminal defense attorneys to advise noncitizen defendants of the possibility of deportation prior to pleading guilty...more
United States Supreme Court Raises the Stakes for Tax Disclosure by Green Card Holders and Other Resident Aliens by Venable LLP on 3/27/2012 Tax Amnesty Programs As discussed in a number of previous Tax Alerts, since 2009 the Internal Revenue Service has created three separate tax amnesty programs in order to encourage U.S. taxpayers to properly report and...more
Non-Citizen? Commit a Crime, Get Deported by Lawyers.com on 3/26/2012 Two Japanese-born restaurant owners who lied on their taxes more than 20 years ago have been ordered by the Supreme Court to leave the country and never come back, in the latest decision to drive home the importance of...more
MSC Indicates That A Jury May Discuss A Criminal Case Before Deliberation Begins by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 3/12/2012 This past Friday, the Court denied application for leave to appeal in six cases. Three of those involved a question arising under Padilla v Kentucky, the 2010 United States Supreme Court case holding that it can be...more
Tax Preparer Testimony May Lead to Deportation by Sanford Millar on 2/27/2012 Two cases when considered together raise the prospect that communications in writing and notes and recollections of conversations between taxpayers and return preparers may have serious consequences for members of the...more
Another Reason To File A Correct Return by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 2/24/2012 Filing a false income tax return can result in civil penalties, and also criminal fines and jail time. Now you can add deportation from the U.S. (if you are not a U.S. citizen) to the list of penalties. Mr....more
Deportation Ordered for Immigrant Tax Evader by Sanford Millar on 2/23/2012 A case that was decided February 21, 2012 by the United States Supreme Court should send shock waves through the resident alien community. Those persons, who are non-citizen U.S. resident taxpayers, face the prospect of...more
The Constitutional Right To Be Advised That A Pleading Guilty Will Result In Automatic Deportation Does Not Apply Retroactively by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 2/16/2012 In Padilla v. Kentucky,130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), the United States Supreme Court held that illegal immigrants who are not advised that a guilty plea will subject them to automatic deportation have not received effective...more
Cheating in AC may not be a Removable Immigration Offense by Michael Cohen on 1/19/2012 In determining whether a crime involves moral turpitude, we consider whether the act is accompanied by vicious motive or corrupt mind. Where knowing or intentional conduct is an element of an offense, we have found moral...more
February Visa Bulletin, EB-2 For China And India Moves 12 Months And Other Immigration Law Updates by Duane Morris LLP on 1/19/2012 In This Alert: •February Visa Bulletin, EB-2 for China and India Moves 12 Months •USCIS Ameliorates I-601 Waiver Policy for Immigrants Subject to the 3/10 Year Bar •Five States Add E-Verify Requirements for...more
January 17, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 1/17/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
FBAR Conviction of NJ MD Affect Dual Nationals by Sanford Millar on 1/16/2012 On January 11, 2012 Michael Reiss, a physician from NJ was sentenced for failing to report offshore (Swiss) bank accounts(11:CR:0068),United States District Court SDNY. The sentencing memos of the U.S make some important...more