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New Year….New Laws: A Preview of 2013 Family Law Statutes

Each new year brings us new laws, and this year is no different. Some years there are more significant law changes than in others, but regardless of the significance or insignificance, each and every person is responsible...more

The Double-Dip Recession is Here - Top 10 Ways It Will Affect You

We're definitely in a double-dip recession, and it will affect consumers clients in divorce, credit cards, bankruptcy, real estate, traffic tickets, job discrimination, litigation, immigration, wills and crime....more

ICE - New Immigration Detainer Form

Immigration Detainer - ICE may issue a document commonly referred to as a “detainer” to a local jail or correctional facility when it is seeking custody of an individual in that facility for purposes of instituting removal...more

Prosecutorial Memorandum from John Morton at Immigration and Customs Enforcement -

ICE Memo on Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities - ICE 6/17/11...

One of ICE's central responsibilities is to enforce the nation's civil immigration laws in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). ICE, however, has...more

Pro Bono Newsletter - Summer 2010

In This Newsletter: - Schnader Successfully Obtains Complete Acquittal on Murder Charges Against Pro Bono Client Stemming from 1966 Shooting and 2007 Death - Awards and Accolades - Schnader Continues Its...more

Siskind's Immigration Bulletin – April 12, 2010

IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Openers 2. The ABC's Of Immigration: Visa Waiver Program 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News -Napolitano shifts policy on border fence -Recent restaurant raids show immigration...more

Severe Penalties for Sham Marriages to Gain Citizenship

On July 24, 2009, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an Ohio immigration attorney and a businessman on charges of marriage fraud. The Ohio-based immigration attorney and the businessman were alleged...more

Visas for Victims of Crimes and Spousal Abuse

US Immigration Laws offer many protections to victims of crimes committed inside of the United States and physical, mental, or emotional abuse at the hands of a US citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse. These victims...more

Volume IV, Issue 4 of The Pro Bono and Community Service Newsletter of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

A Message From the Director of Pro Bono Activities The last edition of our Community Matters@Manatt newsletter focused on the pro bono work we have done to benefit refugees and the organizations that serve them. And, while...more