Sentences with phrase «federal immigration law does»

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Federal law regarding Temporary Protected Status does not specify a recipient's behavior as criteria for extending the program and immigration experts say those who receive it are heavily screened before they are granted the protected status.

Even if they did, we exist to protect every person in our city — not to enforce federal immigration laws.»

So, states can not criminalize illegal immigration because the federal laws on the matter don't leave any role for them.

The county executive and his administration had been working with legislators and immigration groups to try and craft a bill that didn't run afoul of federal law, local law enforcement objections and the interest of public safety.

As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.

The turn in court comes after Ms. James had previously called on the city's lawyers represent, pro bono, children facing deportation cases in the federal government's surge docket, and had promised to do so herself after a refresher on family and immigration law.

The city of Albany could be slapped with a subpoena if it doesn't provide documents detailing any guidance provided to local law enforcement regarding communication with federal immigration officials.

On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.

Common Council supporters noted the resolution only calls for police to refrain from asking for immigration documentation and does not call for federal laws to be ignored.

Trump recently signed an executive order that could take needed federal funding away from cities that do not comply with federal immigration laws.

However, Trump has proposed to take away much - needed federal funding from cities who do not comply with federal immigration laws.

According to an executive action Trump signed Wednesday, cities that don't comply with federal immigration enforcement agents «are not eligible to receive federal grants, except as deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes by the Attorney General or the Secretary.»

The new legislation, in addition to piggybacking the current policy, would also prevent law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Customs and Border Protection, which do not give rise to probable cause.

NY TIMES — Oct 17 — In June, the federal immigration service froze 10,000 visa applications for foreign fiancées because they did not conform with a law that went into effect in March.

Federal law does not require school districts or their employees to report undocumented students to immigration authorities.

The bill also clarifies that actions taken by an employer that are required to comply with federal I - 9 verification requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) do not violate California law.

For companies on growth paths regulatory change can have a serious impact says Reis Pagtakhan, a corporate immigration lawyer with Aikins Law in Winnipeg who has done a lot of work lately on changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

There is good basis to believe the Department of Justice lawsuit may fail... The Arizona law does not necessarily preempt the Federal government; rather [it] sets the state and local government as enforcers of what is already available, and on certain cases, mandatory under immigration law.»

Benefits, such as employment protections, immigration, the ability to transfer Social Security benefits to a spouse, and more than a thousand others under federal law, do not apply to legally married or united same - sex partners.