Sentences with phrase «do civil immigration»
«Commissioner O'Neill has been very clear that N.Y.P.D. does not do civil immigration enforcement,» Mr. Byrne said, but he added that the commissioner was equally clear in saying, «If you commit a crime, we're going to find you.»
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«Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,» incoming Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement.
«This bill does not address comprehensive immigration reform; instead it will restrict civil rights and further marginalize immigrant communities.
Dauphinais said the Democratic party has embraced a host of liberal policies that conservative Democrats just don't feel comfortable with, from immigration to transgender civil rights.
That constitutional right, however, is not granted to undocumented immigrants whose cases are typically handled in civil, not criminal, court and who often do not have access to free counseling to help navigate immigration proceedings.
And it seems it doesn't matter what area of law you practice — civil litigation, corporate - commercial, real estate, family, criminal, immigration law, etc. — there's always a bad egg out there somewhere.
If the default rule does not apply because a civil rights law unrelated to immigration bars discrimination against a tenant, someone's undocumented immigrant status probably doesn't provide an absolute defense to the civil rights law, but might be one factor among many that a landlord could consider in choosing among available tenants in much the same way that credit ratings, income, and a prospective tenant's criminal record, and other factors might be considered.
We do this, in part, by offering discounts to lower - risk practitioners (criminal law, immigration, part - time practitioners, new lawyers) and by charging transaction levies for higher - risk work (real estate, civil litigation).
CCLA has also monitored the immigration and refugee process as it has been used to fight against the terrorist threat, but in so doing has created new civil liberties violations and no clear security gains.
She completed a clinic program at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, volunteered at Civil Society, a non-profit assisting victims of trafficking, and did a practicum at the immigration firm of Contreras Edin & Associates.
It does not address issues related to criminal law or procedure, sentencing, post-conviction remedies, probation, parole, or immigration detention or other forms of civil incarceration.