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California Supreme Court Take on Law Allowing In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens (new)

Monday, January 5, 2009, 9:43 AM

The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will determine the constitutionality of a state law that grants in-state tuition rates to undocumented students.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Illegal Aliens' Use of Fake IDs

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:49 AM

The Supreme Court accepted a case on Monday that could have a large impact on the government's enforcement of illegal aliens. The case will review whether or not prosecutors have to prove that defendants knowingly victimized real persons in identity theft cases.

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Calif. Court Says In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens Violates Constitution

Thursday, September 18, 2008, 11:06 AM

A California court has ruled that a law granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens is unconstitutional and ordered the state to start charging 80,000 out-of-state students the lower in-state rates. This ruling can be used to challenge similar laws in nine other states.

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Arrested Illegal Aliens Get Help From Bond Fund

Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:55 AM

Boston financier Robert Hildreth has formed the National Immigrant Bond Fund in an effort to aid arrested illegal aliens, the Washington Times reports. Critics fear the fund could make it easier for illegal aliens to disappear after being released on bail.

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Supreme Court Turns Down In-State Tuition Case

Updated Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 5:00 PM

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to Day v. Bond, a case challenging a Kansas law that gives in-state tuition discounts to illegal aliens.

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Supreme Court Ruling Lets Voluntary-Departure Aliens Back Out of their Deal

Updated Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 9:44 AM

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that deportable illegal aliens can back out of their agreement to voluntarily depart the country and get another opportunity to make the case to immigration officials that they should be allowed to adjust their status.

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Settlement Will Provide Amnesty for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants

Monday, December 15, 2008, 10:35 AM

A court decision in Washington state will open up amnesty for thousands of immigrants. The settlement allows for a one-time amnesty to immigrants who were unlawfully in the United States from 1982 to 1988 as result of the 1986 immigration law reform.

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Ariz. E-Verify Mandate Upheld in Appeals Court

Updated Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10:00 AM

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week upheld an Arizona law that requires businesses to use E-Verify to check worker eligibility and revokes the business licenses of those who knowingly hire illegal aliens.

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Immigration Attorney Gets One-Year Jail Sentence for Document Fraud

Friday, September 12, 2008, 3:45 PM

An immigration attorney and restaurateur from Hartford, Conn. was sentenced this week to one year in Federal prison for knowingly falsifying and filing paperwork for a woman in Poland to begin the citizenship process without her knowledge or consent, the Hartford Courant reports.

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Nevada McDonald's Franchisee Fined $1 Million for Hiring Illegal Aliens

Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11:22 AM

A Reno McDonald's franchisee has been fined $1 million for giving illegal aliens false Social Security numbers so they could be hired.

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Supreme Court Denies Fence Lawsuit

Updated Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 6:20 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear a lawsuit brought by environmental groups challenging the Bush administration's ability to expedite construction of a section of border fence near Naco, Arizona.

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Supreme Court to Decide if Illegal Aliens can Receive In-state Tuition

Updated Monday, June 16, 2008, 3:11 PM

Several states, including California, Texas, and Kansas, currently allow illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition. However, the same privilege is not granted to legal Americans from out-of-state.

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In the News

Massachusetts Wage Laws Protecting Illegal Workers

In the News - Monday, December 29, 2008

Massachusetts courts and lawmakers are forcing companies to pay fair wages to illegal aliens.

"Lawyers and advocates say that beyond the unfairness to victims, abuses against immigrants are a threat to American workers, because the practices - common in cleaning, construction, and other industries - could spread to the general workforce during the economic downturn."

By Maria Sacchetti, Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/state_wage_laws_also_protecting_illegal_workers/

Immigration lawyers' misconduct targeted in federal proposal

In the News - Saturday, August 23, 2008

"The Bush administration has quietly proposed to overhaul the disciplinary process for lawyers practicing in the nation's immigration courts, aiming to weed out abusive and incompetent ones.

The proposed changes would set new minimum standards of conduct for the attorneys and give judges greater power to punish them...."

Richard B. Schmitt, LA Times, 23 August 2008

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immig23-2008aug23,0,1727048.story

Immigration cases now lead federal prosecutions

In the News - Thursday, July 17, 2008

"Americans who have demanded better enforcement against illegal immigrants are getting it. Immigration prosecutions are skyrocketing, according to an independent group that analyzes federal data...."

Patrick McGee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/764507.html