United States Citizenship and Immigration Service has recently added their own blog to the blogosphere. It is called The Beacon and can be accessed at the following URL: http://blog.uscis.gov/ Besides covering important issues like advanced parole, immigration is now publishing stories about adoptions and recognizing our veterans under their “wounded warriors” program. It is nice to see that immigration is …
BIA on Application of the Modified Categorical Approach to Conviction Assessment
Another bad decision issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals, February 19, 2010 — more often in recent months the Department of Homeland Security is trying (successfully sometimes) to go behind a state court’s conviction records to sustain removability charges against an individual in immigration proceedings. Obviously the line between federal and state is becoming very blurred, and it seems …
“Mikey Hicks, 8, Can’t Get Off U.S. Terror Watch List”
Okay, so I completely understand and fully support the need for a watch list to protect the safety of all of those who fly, and for protecting the United States in general. What I don’t understand is why they didn’t pat down the Nigerian underwear bomber to the same degree that they have been patting down this eight year old …