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October
- Sex Offender Registration Laws Come under Fire
- ¿Estás listo para el cierre de la temporada H-1B?
- Prosecuting Naturalized U.S. Citizens: What is the Impact on Their Citizenship?
- What Documents Should I Carry to Prove Lawful Status?
- Marijuana Arrests Still Dominate in Some Counties and States
- Immigrant Businesses Fear Workers Shortage May Get Worse
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January
- Valid Search Warrants Dissected
- Sweeping Reform in Texas | The George Floyd Act
- The Differences Between Peaceable Assembly and Riot, and How You’re Protected
- Can CBP Search My Electronic Devices?
- Asserting your Sixth Amendment Rights Under COVID-19 Restrictions
- New Restrictions on H-1B Visas
- Does the Pandemic Affect My Constitutional Rights?
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October
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2020
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November
- Will DACA Be Reinstated with New President Joe Biden?
- How Does the Possession of Marijuana Affect My Immigration Status?
- Minors in Possession of Alcohol in Texas: What You Need to Know
- Four Tips for Parenting Minors About Alcohol
- Do Immigrants Increase Crime Rates in Texas?
- Visa vs. I-94 Expiration Date: How Long Can I Stay In the United States?
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October
- Rules for Minors & the Consumption of Alcohol in Texas
- Learn English In Less Than A Year for Citizenship Test
- Penalties for Boating While Intoxicated in Texas
- How Long Does It Take to Receive a Green Card Through Marriage?
- 5 Things to Remember When Drinking Alcohol & Boating
- Can I Divorce, Remarry, and Request Residency for My Future Spouse?
- Can the Police Pull You Over While Boating?
- What is an Immigration Priority Date?
- What Are the Rules Regarding Open Containers in Texas?
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September
- How does the Appointment of Supreme Court Justice Affect Immigrants?
- What You Should Know About Alcohol To-Go During the Pandemic
- A Court’s Decision is Changing the Future of TPS Holders
- Non-Disclosures in Texas | Am I Eligible?
- Crash Runners: Why You Should Always Stop After an Accident
- Expunctions in Texas | Am I Eligible?
- Eligibility for U Visa, T Visa, and VAWA
- Expunctions: Why You May Need One
- Immigration Law Updates
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August
- 4 Facts About Marijuana Penalties in Texas
- What Happens If You Lie to Immigration?
- 3 Misconceptions About Marijuana Laws in Texas
- THC Infused Products and Marijuana Laws in Texas
- Two Important Legal Terms that Affect Permanent Residents
- Immigration Filing Fees Will Increase
- Defense of Third Parties in Texas
- Examples That Do Not Justify the Use of Force as Self-Defense in Texas
- The Castle Doctrine and the Use of Deadly Force for Self-Defense in Texas
- Can Immigration Check Your Cell Phone? | Immigration Wednesdays
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July
- 4Rules to Justify Self-Defense in Texas | In Your Defense Series
- Options You Have If Your Visa Expires During COVID-19
- Are You Ready for the H-1B Cap Season?
- Student Visas F-1/M-1 and DACA Immigration News Update
- Expunctions: What is it? Who Qualifies? and How Can It Help an Immigration Case?
- TN Visas Under the USMCA
- Students Facing Felony Charges in the War Against Vaping in Some School Districts
- Texas Office of Court Administration Releases Annual Statistical Criminal Justice System Report
- Trump Administration Grants Security Agency Designation to CBP
- How Bonds Work in Criminal Cases
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June
- When is a Person Incompetent to Stand Trial?
- Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions on International Students in the U.S.
- Does My Child Need a Defense Attorney if He or She is Arrested?
- Should I Bother Hiring a Lawyer if I Am Guilty of a Crime?
- CBP Admits Unfairly Targeting Iranian American Travelers
- When Do Teacher-Student Relationships Cross the Line?
- DOJ Sues Over Sanctuary City Laws in Various States
- What Are the Different Categories of Misdemeanor Crimes Under Texas Law?
- Defining Deadly Conduct in Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court Permits Enforcement of New Public Charge Rule to Move Forward
- Can I Appeal a Guilty Plea?
- College Students and Criminal Charges: What Families Need to Know
- New Policy Intended to Fight “Birth Tourism” Could Have More Widespread Effects
- La Corte Suprema de Los Estados Unidos Bloquea la Decisión de la Administración de Trump de poner fin a DACA
- The U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration From Ending DACA
- Will I Face Criminal Charges in State or Federal Court?
- ACLU Sues ICE Over North Texas Immigration Raid
- What Are Common Property Crimes Under Texas Law?
- U.S. Companies that Most Frequently Utilize the H-1B Visa Program
- How Effective Are Hair Follicle Tests in Detecting Drug Use?
- Problems Continue to Grow One Year After Trump Administration Implements Remain in Mexico Policy
- DOJ Continues to Work to Address Increasing Immigration Case Backlog
- Trump Administration Reportedly Seeks to Deport Thousands of Hmong Residents to Laos
- Tampering with Evidence Under Texas Law
- Austin City Council Orders Police Chief to Eliminate Possession of Marijuana Citation and Arrests, but Police Chief Disagrees
- Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Implementation of New Policy to Change Calculation of “Unlawful Presence”
- What is the Difference Between Sexual Assault and Aggravated Sexual Assault?
- Homeland Security Blocks New Yorkers from Global Entry Program
- Animal Cruelty Now a Federal Felony Offense
- Why Do Criminal Cases Take So Long?
- Criminal Justice in Texas: What to Watch for in 2020
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May
- What Should an LPR Do if He or She is Detained at a Port of Entry?
- Legal Elements of Fraud
- Supreme Court Grants Cert in Criminal Removal Case
- How Can a Criminal Defense Attorney Help You if You’re Served With a Federal Subpoena?
- Americans Sue to Overcome Travel Ban
- Texas Landowners Continue to Stand in the Way of Border Wall
- Trump Administration Begins to Remove DACA Recipients
- When Should I Consider a Plea Bargain?
- What is the Difference Between Burglary and Theft Under Texas Law?
- Iranian Americans Report Delays at Border; Government Disputes Reason for Delays
- CBP Launches Pilot Program to Collect DNA From Detainees
- DHS Takes Aim at State DMV Laws Permitting Immigration Licensure
- Texas Implied Consent Law and You
- Legalization of Hemp and Decriminalization of Marijuana Leads to Relief for Overburdened System
- What is Restitution?
- Drug Use, Social Media, and Criminal Prosecution
- Workplace Immigration Developments to Watch in 2020
- Increasing Number of Immigration Judges Quitting in Response to Trump Administration Policy Changes
- What Constitutes Kidnapping Under State Law?
- What is Automatic Visa Revalidation?
- Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce in Texas Contributes $32.2 Billion in Taxes Annually
- Financial Repercussions of a DWI
- White-Collar Crime Prosecutions Hit 33-Year Low
- DWI Offender Education Programs in Texas
- Self-Defense in Texas Assault Cases
- U.S. Lacked Technology to Track Immigrant Families During Forced Separations
- How Does Your BAC Impact a DWI Case?
- Asylum Rejection Rates Triple in America’s Largest Immigration Court
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April
- Advocates Call for Prison Reform as Prisoner Healthcare Costs Skyrocket
- What Constitutes the Reasonable Suspicion Necessary for Police to Stop a Vehicle?
- Critical Developments in Trump Administration’s Fight to End OPT
- Can I Get Discharged from Probation Early?
- Feds Consider New Rules Requiring Photographing of All International Airline Travelers
- Significant Changes at the U.S.-Canadian Border
- USCIS Proposed Changes to Premium Processing Program Likely to Cause Delays
- I-9 Form Mistakes for Employers to Avoid
- Can I Be Deported for a DWI Conviction?
- Can I Get a Passport if I Have a Felony Conviction?
- Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Health Insurance Proclamation for Immigrants
- What is the Difference Between Robbery and Aggravated Robbery?
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March
- White House Prohibits Entry of Some China Travelers Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
- ICE Halts Most Nationwide Enforcement Efforts
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- Prescription Drug Crimes in Texas
- USCIS Launches Pilot Prompt Asylum Claim Review in Texas
- What Types of Community Supervision Are Available in Texas?
- ICE Opens New Detention Facility in West Texas
- 80,000 Texas Residents Caught in Naturalization Delays
- What Are J Visas?
- The Adjustment of Status Process
- Prosecutors Nationwide Fail to Rein in Police Misconduct in Criminal Cases
- Shoplifting Under Texas Law
- States Increasingly Fight Back Against ICE Courthouse Arrests
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February
- USCIS Issues Official Guidance on H-1B Visa Electronic Registration System
- USCIS Showing Preference for Immigrants Holding Advanced Degrees in H-1B Visa Program
- Can a Prosecutor Make My Spouse Testify Against Me?
- Administrative License Revocation Hearings and You
- AG Certifies Two More BIA Decisions Limiting Deportation Defenses
- What is an Allocution Under Texas Law?
- U.S. Puts Brakes on Refugee Resettlement Program, Leaving Hundreds in Limbo
- What is an Occupational Driver’s License?
- U.S. Detains Record Numbers of Unaccompanied Minors
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January
- DOJ Changes Immigration Judge Hiring Practices to Stack BIA
- Drunk Driving Penalties for Individuals Under the Age of 21
- DPS Crime Lab Backlog Exceeds 2,500 Cases
- Proposed Changes to Rules for H1-B, H-4, and Various Other Visas
- House Reaches Agricultural Immigration Reform Agreement
- ICE Increasingly Contracts with Louisiana Private Prison Company Known for Abuses
- Trump Administration Extends TPS for Salvadorans
- Are Assault and Battery Separate Criminal Charges in Texas?
- What to Do Following an Arrest in Texas
- The Many Failures of E-Verify
- What is the Seven-Year Rule for Background Checks in Texas?
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2019
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December
- H-1B Denials Skyrocket
- What is Voir Dire?
- Changes to Health Examinations for Legal Immigrants
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Accuses Trump Administration of Civil Rights Violations in its Migrant Policies
- What is an ICE Hold?
- Migrant Camp on Texas Border Continues to Deteriorate
- USCIS Implements Electronic Registration System for H-1B Visas
- What Weapons Are Illegal in Texas?
- USCIS Makes it Harder for Immigrants to Become Naturalized Citizens
- Trump Administration Failing in Acquiring Texas Private Land Needed to Construct Its Border Wall
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November
- Parole in Place Program Endangered
- The Impact of Federal Immigration Policies on Universities
- Interfering with Emergency Calls in Texas
- What is Curtilage and Why Does It Matter?
- Decline in Refugee Numbers Leads to Closure of Resettlement Offices
- Can a Prospective Landlord See My Criminal Background?
- U.S. Immigration Court System on Brink of Collapse
- Trump Administration Reaches Asylum Deal with Honduras
- What is an Arrest Warrant and How Does It Work?
- National Association of Immigration Judges President Slams Tent Courts
- Sex Crimes on College Campuses
- Can I Get My Criminal Case Dismissed?
- Federal Judge Orders Galveston County to Provide Defense Lawyers at Bail Hearings
- Trump Administration Travel Ban Impacts More Than 31,000 People
- When Does Assault Rise to the Level of Aggravated Assault?
- Trump Administration Reverses Course on Plan to End Immigration Medical Relief Exemptions
- Immigrant Population Growth at Slowest Pace in Over Ten Years
- Intoxication Manslaughter in Texas
- Can DWI Get Me Deported?
- What is a SCRAM Device?
- Immigrants Dropping Medicaid Coverage Due to Misinformation About New Public Charge Policy
- What Rights Do I Lose if I Am Convicted of a Felony in Texas?
- DHS Chief Announces End of “Catch-and-Release” Immigration Policy
- Prosecutors May Be Defending Immigrants From Deportation over Minor Crimes
- DACA Recipients Await U.S. Supreme Court Showdown
- U.S. Citizenship Applications Backlogged
- Interference with Public Duties in Texas
- DHS Issuing “Dummy” Immigration Court Dates in Misguided Attempt to Comply with Law
- What is the Difference Between Probation and Parole?
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October
- What Constitutes Criminal Trespass in Texas?
- Changes to the H-1B Visa Process
- New Gun Laws Go Effective September 1
- What Constitutes a Weapon for an Unlawfully Carrying Weapons Charge?
- When Does a Drug Offense Become a Federal Charge?
- Congress Calls on DHS To Explain Immigration Backlog
- Differentiating Assault and Battery
- What Happens at an Arraignment?
- Rate of Notices of Inspection to U.S. Employers Continues to Increase
- Harris County Reaches Bail Reform Settlement
- Can Immigrants Work in the U.S. While Legally Present on a Student Visa?
- AG Rules in Matter of L-E-A
- Can I Be Arrested for Using Controlled Substances if I Have a Prescription for It?
- Mandatory Minimum Federal Prison Sentences for Drug Trafficking Offenses
- What Happens if I Fled the Scene of a Car Accident?
- USCIS Requests for Evidence and Visa Denials Continue to Increase
- DOJ Takes Action to Decertify Immigration Judges’ Union
- Changes to the Public Charge Rule
- Thousands Added to Asylum Wait List at Mexican Border
- Mississippi ICE Raid Nets Over 600 Arrests
- Police Bait Car Arrests: Are There Any Defenses?
- Federal Court Continues to Require Immigration Courts to Conduct Bond Hearings
- Is It Illegal to Make Prank Phone Calls?
- What Are the Penalties for Using Counterfeit Money in Texas?
- Rent-to-Own Customers Receive New Protections Against Criminal Prosecution
- ICE Alters Internal Guidelines on U-Visas to Deport More Crime Victims
- What is Evading Arrest or Detention in a Motor Vehicle?
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September
- What Should I Do If I Have a Concealed Carry Weapon and Police Stop Me?
- Federal Court Finds Trump Administration Asylum Ban Violates INA
- Four-Day ICE Raid in Texas and Oklahoma Leads to 75 Arrests
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Government Bid to End DACA
- Delays to Access Austin Police DWI Video Cause Problems in Court System
- Public Charge Changes to Immigration Law: What Does This Mean for Immigrants Seeking Green Cards or to Renew Their Visa Stays?
- Blood Vial Recall Could Affect Thousands of DWI Cases
- AG Publishes Final Rule to Expand His Authority Over Immigration Law
- Is Eyewitness Testimony Reliable?
- Federal Government Issues Civil Fines to Some Immigrants in the US
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Mandatory Detention Policy for Asylum-Seekers
- Will I Get in Trouble if I Fail to Report a Crime?
- Major Changes to EB-5 Investor Rules
- Common Probation Violations in Texas
- Texas Legislators Eliminate Red-Light Cameras
- OIG Finds Immigrants in Squalid Conditions at Rio Grande Border Facilities
- When Can I Get Charged as an Accomplice?
- What is Human Trafficking Under Texas Law?
- Court-Ordered Sanctions Against USCIS Could Affect H-1B Visas
- Federal Government Resumes Capital Punishment Almost 20 Year Later
- Defending Yourself Against Drug Charges
- USCIS Expands Digital FOIA System
- Parole and Probation Violators Make Up Bulk of Prison Population
- SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question on Census for Now
- What Should You Do Now if You Are in the Texas Driver Responsibility Program, Since It Will No Longer Exist?
- Can Officers Make Me Wait for a Drug Dog After They Pull Me Over?
- What is the E-1 Visa and How Does It Work?
- What is Stare Decicis and Why Does It Matter?
- Religious Worker Visa Laws to Change
- Civil Asset Forfeiture in Texas
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August
- SCOTUS Strikes Down Portion of Federal Gun Law as Unconstitutionally Vague
- Feds Seeking to Build Temporary Immigration Hearing Facilities in South Texas
- New Law Strengthens Penalties for Switching Price Tags on Merchandise
- Law Shortens Period to Obtain Order of Non-Disclosure for First-Time DWI
- Despite Immigration Crackdown, More Immigrants Obtained Citizenship Last Year Than Ever Before
- Potential Penalties Increase for Assaulting a Pregnant Woman
- Judge Orders Monitoring of Migrant Children’s Detention Centers in Texas
- Immigrant Detention Numbers at All-Time High Thanks to New Facilities in Use
- New Texas Law Prohibits Mail Theft
- Businesses Continue to Feel Impact of Crackdown on Approval of Foreign Worker Visas
- Texas Establishes New Criminal Offense for Sending Unsolicited Sexual Photos to Others
- Texas Secretary of State Resigns After Wrongfully Questioning Citizenship of Nearly 100,000 Voters, Takes Post in Governor’s Off
- Federal Government Extends Definition of Harboring Statute to Prosecute Volunteers Helping Migrants at Border
- Feds Expand Use of Healthcare Fraud Statutes
- U.S. Ships Border-Crossing Immigrants to Other Cities for Timely Processing
- Defining Indecent Assault Under Texas Law
- Texas Poised to Eliminate Driver Responsibility Program
- ICE to Establish Rapid DNA Testing at Seven Locations Along the Border
- Trump Administration Orders Crackdown on Public Benefit Rules for Immigrants
- New Criminal Offense for Possessing or Using Fraudulent Debit or Credit Cards
- White House Releases Statement on Mexican Tariffs Designed to Stop “Border Crisis”
- Governor Rejects Expanded Definition of Harassment Proposed by Texas Legislature
- Trump Administration Considering New Plan to Make Many Immigrants Ineligible to Seek Asylum
- New Law Removes SOL for Some Sexual Assault Cases and Permits Remote SANE Exams
- Asylum Seekers File Class Action Lawsuit Over Indefinite Detention
- HB 374 Establishes New Probation Policies
- OIG Warns that El Paso Immigration Detention Center is Dangerously Overcrowded
- U.S. Tightens Restrictions on Ability of Migrant Children to Apply for Asylum
- What Are Grounds for Suppression of Evidence in Texas?
- State Department Requiring Social Media Information from All Visa Applicants
- State Department Requiring Social Media Information from All Visa Applicants
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July
- CBD Legalization
- H-1B Visa Revocations Increase
- Can I Change a Tourist Visa to a Student Visa?
- OIG Investigates Conditions at El Paso Immigration Detention Center
- Thousands of Dreamers Graduate from Texas High Schools with No Protections in Place
- TPS Immigrants in the American Workforce
- U.S. Targets Some Nations for Small Numbers of Visa Overstays
- New Scam Threatens Individuals with Deportation Unless They Pay Up
- Prosecutors Sue Federal Government Over ICE Courthouse Arrests
- Trump Administration Relies on Questionable Visa Overstay Reports to Crack Down on Legal Immigration
- Changes to Public Charge Rule Drastically Increase Number of Denied U.S. Immigrant Visas
- Attorney General Barr Overrides BIA Precedent to Expand Mandatory Detention for Those Seeking Asylum
- Ninth Circuit Rules in U.S. vs. California
- Immigrant Taxes May Save Social Security System
- Trump Administration Expands Expedited Removal Process, but Ninth Circuit Grants Right to Federal Court Review
- Trump Administration Continues to Seek Further Restrictions on Asylum-Seekers
- Marijuana Decriminalization in Texas
- Criminal Convictions and Collateral Consequences
- Selecting a Jury in a Criminal Case
- Public Officials Charged with Crimes – Texas Has a Long History
- Wrongful Convictions in Texas
- Mistakes to Avoid When You Get Arrested
- Are Phone Calls from Jail Private?
- Is It Possible to Seal a DWI Conviction?
- Can Criminal Convictions Stop Me from Going to College?
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June
- Does a Car Count as a Deadly Weapon Under Texas Law?
- USCIS Suspends Expedited Processing of H-1B Visas
- Compelling Prostitution
- Self Defense and Assault Charges
- Auto Theft in Texas
- DWI with a Child Passenger
- CBD: Legal in Texas?
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Judge Violated Defendant’s Rights by Using Stun Belts in Court
- OIG Criticizes ICE in Timely Deportations
- Most Popular RFEs for H-1B Visa Applications
- Influx of Immigrants in Texas Border Towns as Detention Centers Reach Capacity
- Federal Government Increasingly Denies Work, Family, and Student Visas
- H-4 and H-1B Visa Holders Remain in Limbo
- U.S. Builders and Farmers Suffer Employee Shortages Due to Lack of Immigrants
- Trump Administration Retreats from Threats to Close U.S.-Mexican Border
- ICE Arrests 280 in Texas in Largest Workplace Raid in a Decade
- Can I Record My Encounter with Police?
- Defining Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Do Police Need a Warrant to Test Your Blood that Was Drawn for Medical Purposes?
- DHS to Issue Additional 30,000 H-2B Visas to Fill Seasonal Jobs
- How Can I Stop Someone From Sending Me Harassing Text Messages?
- Federal Court Enjoins Removal of Voters Based on Lack of Citizenship Due to Faulty Data
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May
- Texas Department of State Health Services to Remove Hemp as Schedule I Controlled Substances
- When Do Exigent Circumstances Allow Police to Enter Your Home Without a Warrant?
- USSC Issues Ruling in Nielsen v. Preap
- TPS Updates
- Immigrants More Likely to Initiate Start-Ups than Americans
- U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether Immigration Reform and Control Act Preempts State Criminal Prosecutions
- New Study Shows Younger Americans Far More Likely to Be Arrested Than Younger Americans
- Bill Proposes Addition of Felony Samples to Texas DNA Database
- Report Shows Austin Police More Likely to Stop Black and Hispanic Drivers
- New EOIR Policies to Address “Dark Courtrooms”
- TX Criminal Court of Appeals Rules that Police Can Obtain CSLI Without a Warrant . . . Sometimes
- USCIS to Begin Premium Processing for Some H-1B Petitions on May 20, 2019
- What Are the Penalties for Tampering with Evidence in Texas?
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April
- Texas Workplace Arrests by ICE Increase 4000% in 2018
- U.S. Government Reveals Reasons for Delays in Processing H-1B Visa Applications
- State Department Visa Denials Greatly Increased in 2018
- Texas and Other States Receive Millions in State Taxes from Undocumented Immigrants
- ICE Reportedly Detaining Alarming Number of Infants in Texas
- Federal Government’s Plan for Reducing Immigration Court Backlog
- USSC Decision Casts Doubt on Civil Forfeiture
- Group of Bipartisan Former Senior U.S. Officials Refute Trump Administration’s National Emergency Claim
- SCOTUS Halts Execution of Intellectually Disabled Man
- Texas Jails Have Failed
- State Legislators Seek to Eliminate Driver Surcharges
- DHS Publishes Final Rule for H-1B Visa Process
- TSA Lightens Up on Airline Travelers with Guns?
- Marijuana Oil and Texas Law
- Second Look Bill May Assist Individuals Sentenced as Minors
- What is the Difference Between U.S. Citizenship Status and Legal Permanent Residency?
- What is the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act?
- Marijuana Possession and Work in the Cannabis Industry May Lead to Denial of Naturalization
- U.S. Plans to Expand Divisive Asylum Policy to Additional Cities Along Border
- Crimes Involving Social Media
- Some Lawmakers Seek to Decriminalize Marijuana
- USCIS Implements New Biometric Requirements
- Can a Passenger Be Charged if Police Find Drugs in the Vehicle?
- What is Advance Parole?
- Can I Go to Jail for a Misdemeanor Crime?
- What Are the Penalties for Driving with a Suspended License?
- Types of Bribery Under Texas Law
- How Can I Obtain a Green Card as a Special Immigrant?
- What is the Open Container Law in Texas?
- Can My Child Be Tried as an Adult on DWI Charges?
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March
- Second Look Bill May Assist Individuals Sentenced as Minors
- Can I Vote if I Have a Felony Conviction?
- What is Aggravated Assault?
- What Should I Do if My Visa is Denied?
- Average Delay for Immigrant Visas Has Increased 46% Since 2014
- Amnesty International Condemns Administration’s New Asylum Policy as an Illegal Violation of Human Rights
- Proposed Texas State Laws the Impact Immigrants and Their Families
- What is the Legal Status of CBD Oil in Texas?
- Providing Alcohol to Minors
- Can I Get a Visa to Come To the U.S. If I Am Self-Employed?
- What is the Difference Between L-1 and L-2 Visas?
- Theft: The Basics Under Texas Law
- Marijuana DWI in Texas
- What is the “Law of Parties” Under Texas Criminal Law?
- What is the Driver Responsibility Surcharge Program?
- What is Entry Without Inspection?
- Can I Get a Concealed Handgun License if I Have a DWI Conviction?
- What is a Speedy Trial? Should I Ask for One?
- What is a Criminal Diversion Program?
- Immense Backlog Overwhelming Immigration Courts in Texas
- New Report Shows Immigrants Contribute Billions to Houston Economy
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Changes After Second Child Death
- U.S. Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Injunction Halting Trump Administration New Asylum Policy
- Can an Alleged Victim Drop Domestic Violence Charges?
- Can a Prosecutor Use Text Messages as Evidence Against You in Court?
- Trump Administration Denies Green Cards to Young Immigrants Seeking to Flee Abusive Households
- How Accurate are Breath Tests?
- Shoplifting and Texas Law
- Politica de Privacidad
- Texas Computer Crimes
- The Financial Costs of a Criminal Case
- What is an I Visa?
- Auto Theft, or Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
- Criminal Convictions Can Hinder Your Ability to Find Housing
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February
- Immigrant Workers Comprise 17% of American Workforce
- Removing the Conditions on an EB-5 Visa
- Is It Illegal to Grow Marijuana in Texas?
- Tips for Businesses Seeking EB-5 Funding
- What is Community Supervision and How Does It Work?
- What is an Affidavit of Support?
- Misapplication of Fiduciary Property
- What is Double Jeopardy?
- Smuggling Contraband into Jails and Prisons
- Can Same-Sex Couples Apply for Green Cards?
- Sex Offender Guidelines Under Texas Law
- Theft of Firearms
- DACA Students Remain in Limbo
- DHS Releases Proposed Changes to H-1B Visa Program
- Texas Ruling May Allow Licensing of Migrant Family Detention
- New Study Shows Unauthorized Immigrant Population Decreasing
- Trump Administration Requests US Supreme Court to End DACA
- Fight Over Work Permits for Spouses of H-1B Visa Workers Rekindles
- What is the Difference Between an Acquittal and a Not-Guilty Verdict?
- Federal Judge Refuses to Vacate Order Blocking Implementation of Asylum Ban; Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Agree
- Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Hearings in Texas
- Texas Sues San Antonio Police Over Sanctuary Cities Law
- Can I Get an Order of Nondisclosure for My DWI?
- What is Asset Forfeiture?
- Probation Revocation and You
- What is the “Border Search Exception” to the Fourth Amendment?
- When Can Evidence in Criminal Cases Be Suppressed?
- The Difference Between Charges Being Dismissed With Prejudice and Without Prejudice
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January
- Shutdown Worsens Strain on U.S. Immigration System
- Asylum Denials Hit Record High in 2018
- Types of Fraud Charges Under Texas Law
- Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Immigration Law as Violative of First Amendment
- Trump Administration Considers Charging a Fee to Apply for Asylum
- How Can I Remove Conditions From My Green Card?
- Consequences of a Felony Conviction in Texas
- What Are the Two Different Types of Visas for Students to Study in the U.S.?
- DHS Grants Temporary Extension of TPS for Four Countries
- What is the First Step Act?
- What is the Felony Murder Rule?
- Domestic Violence Laws in Texas
- Problems with E-Verify Continue
- Opioid Fraud and Detection Unit is Launched by the Justice Department
- Should I Apply for a Fiance(e) or Spousal Visa?
- Is Sexting a Crime in Texas?
- What is the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program?
- What is the VIBE Program?
- Proposal to End Birthright Citizenship Likely Unconstitutional
- Open Container Law in Texas
- New Asylum Policy Likely to Violate U.S. and International Law
- What Happens if I Fail to Appear in Court?
- What is Bond Forfeiture?
- What Are the Penalties for Drugged Driving in Texas?
- Defining Drug Trafficking
- Getting a License to Carry a Handgun in Texas
- BREAKING NEWS: New Waiver Process!
- When Are Police Required to Read Me My Rights?
- Trump Administration Requests US Supreme Court to End DACA
- DWI with a High BAC
- What Does the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Do?
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December
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December
- Is It Possible to Abandon or Lose Your Permanent Resident Status?
- New Lawsuit Challenges EB-5 Visa Methodology
- Immigrant Deportation Filings Hit High in 2018
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Injunction that Bars Cessation of DACA
- H-1B and H-2B Visas: What’s the Difference?
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- Proposed Changes to the H-1B Legal Landscape are Coming. Are You Ready?
- What Crimes Make Me Potentially Deportable?
- What is SR-22 Insurance and When Do I Need It?
- What’s Next for the Flores Settlement?
- Can I Waive a Jury Trial in Texas?
- Driving Without a Valid License in Texas
- Check Fraud
- Foreign Entrepreneurs Strengthen National Economy
- Child Abuse in Texas
- Police Lineups: What You Should Know
- What Are the Penalties for Domestic Violence in Texas?
- Immigrants Using Public Benefits Could Face Denial of Green Cards
- F-1 Visa Students with Pending H-1B Petitions Risk Accruing Unlawful Presence
- Increasing Crackdown on Artists’ Visas
- Is CBD Oil Legal in Texas?
- How Can I Help My Sister Get a Green Card?
- What is the “Castle Doctrine?”
- Consequences for Visa Overstays
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November
- Do I Have to Register as a Sex Offender in Texas if I Move Here From Another State?
- Unique Consequences for Texas College Students Accused of Crimes
- What is the Difference Between Evading Arrest and Resisting Arrest?
- U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Nielsen v. Preap
- Interfering with an Emergency Call Penalties
- Drunk Driving and Texas Law
- U.S. Companies Claim Limiting Legal Immigration is Hurting Them
- ICE Arrests 160 Employees at Texas Trailer Plant on Alleged Immigration Violations
- DOJ Charges CEO with H-1B Visa Fraud
- Texas Contractors Seek Immigration Reform Due to Shortage of Workers
- Federal Court Declines to Enter Injunction Blocking DACA in Texas Lawsuit
- When Does Gang Membership Impact a Criminal Sentence?
- Landscape Businesses Suffering Due to U.S. Visa Policies
- What Happens if I Get a DWI with a Child in the Car?
- What is a J-1 Conrad Waiver?
- Are Juvenile Records Sealed Under Texas Law?
- Employer I-9 Audits and Inspections Have Nearly Quadrupled in 2018
- Why You Shouldn’t Discuss Your Criminal Charges with Your Friends and Family
- Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions to Remain Suspended for Six Months
- What Are Drug Courts?
- What is Restitution?
- Violating a Protective Order: What You Need to Know
- What are the Different Types of Fraud?
- How a Criminal Case Can Affect Your Finances
- What is E-Verify?
- USCIS Increases Premium Processing Fees
- Will a Criminal Conviction Affect My Ability to Rent an Apartment?
- What Are the Penalties for Underage DWI?
- SB 4 Requiring Police to Wrongfully Detain U.S. Citizens for ICE
- Is Theft a Misdemeanor or a Felony?
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October
- What Are Drug-Free Zones?
- Immigrants Seeking Citizenship Facing Increased Wait Times
- What is an Order of Nondisclosure?
- How Long Do I Have to Register as a Sex Offender?
- What is Double Jeopardy and How Does It Work?
- How Does a SEC Investigation Work?
- Fewer Immigrants Passing “Credible Fear” Interviews
- What is Importuning?
- Penalties for Overstaying a Visa
- Will a Pot Breathalyzer Really Work?
- Legal Experts Raise Concerns Over Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones at Border
- Defining Arson Under Texas Law
- What is a Stokes Interview?
- What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus?
- Houston Officials Push Back on Proposed Child Immigrant Detention Center
- False Accusations of Domestic Violence
- When Drug Charges Result in Civil Forfeiture Actions
- What’s a Grand Jury?
- Texas Business Organizations File Brief Opposing Texas Efforts to End DACA
- What Documents Do I Need to Apply for a Visa?
- Bonds in Immigration Court Skyrocket
- What to Do When Your Conditional Status is About to Expire
- Hate Crimes in Texas
- USCIS to Implement New Policy on Denial of Incomplete Applications
- Prostitution-Related Crimes and Texas Law
- USCIS Delays Implementation of New NTA Procedures
- Embezzlement in Texas
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September
- National Interest Waivers
- What Crimes Under Texas Law Can Cause You to Be Placed on the Sex Offender Registry?
- Marijuana Charges and Texas Law
- Different Classifications of Felonies in the State of Texas
- What is Intoxication Manslaughter?
- Trump Administration Reducing Legal Immigration
- Will Drug Charges Endanger My Immigration Status?
- Trump Aide Announces Potential for More Temporary Immigrant Workers
- Trump Administration Curtails Asylum for Abuse and Gang Violence Victims
- U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Travel Ban
- What is Deferred Adjudication?
- State Department Terminates BIT with Ecuador
- State Department Requiring Social Media Information from All Visa Applicants
- State Department Requiring Social Media Information from All Visa Applicants
- Bond Forfeiture
- Do I Qualify for a Diversion Program?
- DOL Releases Proposed Changes to H-1B Visas for Companies Placing Migrant Workers
- What is Difference Between DWI and DUI in Texas?
- What is Statutory Rape?
- Can You Lose Your Federal Student Financial Aid if You Are Convicted of a Drug Offense?
- What Are the Different Types of Immigration Petitions?
- Texas Immigration Case Could Influence Family Separation Lawsuit
- Immigrants in Texas Among Least Likely to Have Lawyers
- How Does the Removal Process Work?
- What is Deadly Conduct?
- How Do I Check My H-1B Status Online?
- What is Expunction?
- How to Get a Visa for Your Fiancé(e) to Come to the U.S.
- When Can I Get My Weapon Back?
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August
- What is the Difference Between Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing?
- Defining Reasonable Suspicion
- What is an E Treaty Visa?
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Charges
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Charges
- What is a Pre-Sentence Investigation?
- Court Strikes Down Texas Revenge Porn Law
- DHS Moves to Rescind International Entrepreneur Rule
- What is a L-1 Visa and How Does It Work?
- What is a L-1 Visa and How Does It Work?
- Will I Lose My Immigration Status if I Get a DWI?
- Family Preference Visas
- Heroin Charges Under Texas Law
- What You Need to Know About Animal Cruelty Laws in Texas
- What Do I Do if My Visa is Denied?
- What’s the Difference Between Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment?
- What Alternatives Are Available to H-1B Visas?
- Changes to Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- What Changes Has the Federal Government Made to the E-2 Investment Visa?
- What is Resisting Arrest Under Texas Law?
- How You Can Get Into Legal Trouble Using Social Media
- Do I Have to Let Texas Police Enter My Home?
- How Social Media Posts Can Hurt Your Criminal Case
- Texas Resettling Almost 80% Fewer Refugees
- Can My Green Card Get Revoked?
- What is a Labor Certification Requirement for Some Visas?
- DOJ Institutes Quotas for Immigration Judges
- What Are the Differences Between DUI and DWI?
- Studies Show Illegal Immigration Does Not Increase Violent Crime
- Money Laundering
- Some Asylum Seekers Wait Five Years for a Decision
- What Constitutes Tax Evasion?
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July
- U.S. Adds Prosecutors and Immigration Judges to Process Immigrants at Mexican Border
- Are There Any Alternatives to Incarceration If I Am Convicted of a Crime?
- Texas AG and Other States File Federal DACA Lawsuit
- What Happens if I Am Charged with a Misdemeanor?
- What’s an Implied Consent Law?
- Tech Companies File Suit Against Trump Administration for H-1B Visa Restrictions
- What is a Plea Bargain?
- ICE Repeatedly Targets U.S. Citizens By Mistake
- Making Terroristic Threats: What Does This Mean?
- What Does It Mean to Be a Habitual Offender?
- DHS Announces Termination of TPS for Honduran Immigrants
- Violation of a Protective Order
- Does Texas Have a “Stand Your Ground” Law?
- Delays in Green Card Processing Continue to Increase
- Aggravated Assault Charges: What You Need to Know
- What is a Bail Bond and How Does It Work?
- Immigrant Workers Plentiful in Healthcare, Education Fields
- Marijuana: Conflicts Between Federal and State Laws
- Asylum Applicants May Face New Rules From AG Sessions
- Number of Women in Texas Prison Continues to Grow
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June
- What Are the Penalties for DWI in Texas?
- What is a 705(b) Hearing?
- ICE Arrests Multiple East Texan Immigrants in Three-Day Raid
- What is a Grand Jury and How Does It Work?
- Trump to End Special Status for Liberian Immigrants in America
- Advocates Join Efforts to Fix Austin Police DNA Lab
- U.S. Now Approving Far Fewer Muslim Immigrants, Refugees, and Visitors
- Will Judges Be Allowed to Continue Administratively Closing Certain Deportation Cases?
- The Collateral Consequences of a Texas Drug Conviction
- Immigrants Planning to Enter U.S. Must Turn Over Five Years of Social Media History
- How Social Media Can Lead to Criminal Charges in the State of Texas
- DOJ Keeps Legal Orientation Program for Detained Immigrants in Place
- Trump’s Executive Order Provides for Detention of More Pregnant Immigrants
- Power of Attorney Signatures on Immigration Applications No Longer Valid
- Fifth Circuit Ruling Allows Most of Texas Senate Bill 4 Provisions to Go Into Effect
- Should I Hire a Defense Lawyer if Police Are Investigating Me for a Crime?
- Trump Administration Immigration Policies Create Worker Shortages
- Haitians from North Texas Face the End of Temporary Protected Status
- USCIS Creates New Internal Division to Crack Down on Lenient Immigration Caseworkers
- What Do I Do if My Conditional Residency is About to Expire?
- Harris County Federal Bail Bonds Lawsuit Spreads Beyond Houston
- Wire Fraud: What You Should Know
- Immigrants Make Up Significant Portion of Healthcare Workers
- What Rights Do I Have if Police Want to Enter My Home?
- How Do I Get My Fiancée a Visa in the U.S.?
- What You Need to Know if You Are Charged with Drug Trafficking in Texas
- What Happens if Your Green Card Expires?
- Human Rights Violations Alleged at West Texas Immigration Detention Facility
- Study Finds People Referred to Opioid Treatment by the Criminal Justice System Are Losing Out
- Nine Are Arrested for Smuggling Drugs in South East Texas
- Spike in Human Smuggling Leads Border Patrol to Ask for Help
- Sheriff Touts Biometric Technology to Fight Cross Border Crime in Texas
- What Are the Different Classifications for Felonies Under Texas Law?
- Texas Death Row Inmate Entitled to Mental Health Investigation
- Supreme Court Considers Warrant for Phone Location Data in Crimes
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May
- Violent Crime Rose Three Percent in Austin in 2017
- How to File a Waiver when a Marriage Between a U.S. Citizen and an Immigrant Ends in Divorce
- Police Officer was Shot in San Marcos
- Royal Bride Meghan Markle Faces a Major Tax Bill if She drops U.S. Citizenship
- Bill Would Make Groping More Serious in Texas
- Members of White Supremacist Gang in Texas Are Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
- Texas Homeowners Decline to Report Crimes
- Fort Worth Police Are Accused of Selling Guns to the Public
- Outcry as ICE Arrests Immigrants in New York City Courts
- Trump Calls on Congress to End Diversity Lottery Visas
- Texas Man was Targeted by Gunman in Burnet County
- Texas Sanctuary Cities Crackdown May be Used as a National Template
- Immigrants and Their Children Founded 43 percent of 2016 Fortune 500 Companies
- Sexual Assault Allegations Lead to Calls for Closure of Texas Juvenile Lockups
- Texas House Revises Sexual Harassment Strategy After Flaws Are Revealed
- The Death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco Becomes a Rallying Cry for the Wall
- Federal Government Pulls out of Global Immigration Pact
- Mexican Immigrant is Detained by ICE for Talking to the Press
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April
- Is Sanctuary City Crackdown Depriving Police of Funds?
- Mexico Takes a Stand Against Texas Immigration Law
- What is The Legal Workforce Act?
- State Rep Victoria Neave Pleaded No Contest to DWI Charge
- DACA Initial Applications Likely to be Accepted Again Starting in July
- Texas Prosecutor Seeks New Mental Disability Standards in Death Cases
- Countries Where It’s Easiest for Americans to Get Dual Citizenship
- Woman Sues to Remove Religious Language from Citizenship Oath
- Terrorist Attack Puts Diversity Green Card Lottery in Jeopardy
- What Investment Sources Are Allowed for EB-5 Investors?
- Poll Finds More Texans Oppose Deportation of Dreamers
- Texas Service Center Denies Advance Parole Applications
- Immigrant Checkpoints Keep Workers Away from Texas Farms
- Undocumented Girl Who was Detained After Surgery Was Released
- Frequently Used Street Drugs in Texas
- Federal Agents Deport Wanted MS-13 Member from Houston
- Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Juveniles for Human Smuggling
- Biker Trial Heard Claims The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a Street Gang
- Human Smuggling in Texas – Cartels Raise Their Prices
- Definition of Crime of Violence in the Supreme Court Has a Bearing on Immigration Law
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March
- When is a Warrantless Police Search Allowed in Texas?
- President of Motorcycle Gang Died After Texas Bar Shooting
- More than A Year After the Travel Ban The Issue is Mired in Court Proceedings
- Why Non-Immigrant Visas Were Suspended Between the U.S. and Turkey
- Government Announces New Restrictions on H-1B Visa Renewal Process
- Visa Difficulties Starves Rural North Texas of Doctors
- San Antonio Violent Crime Surge Attracts New Resources
- Firing People for Having Criminal Records – Why Texas Wants to Make it Easier
- Why Police Shootings Seldom Go to Trial
- Student Visas Clampdown is Questioned by Oracle CEO
- Trump Administration Makes it Harder for Immigrant Businesses in the U.S.
- Why Cubans Face Additional Hurdles Visiting the United States
- Supreme Court Looks at Filipino Legal Immigrant Deportation Case
- Supreme Court to Rule if Immigrants Should Have their Detentions Reviewed by a Judge
- Fiancé Visas and Permanent Resident Status
- Texas Teens to be Trained on Police Interactions
- Death Row Inmate Duane Buck has Sentence Reduced to Life
- Operation ‘Safe City’ Removes 498 on Federal Immigration Charges
- Figures Show More K-1 Visas are Being Denied
- Judge Refuses to Release Iraq War Veteran Fighting Deportation
- Bail Process in Harris County Alarms Federal Appeal Judges
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February
- Texas Death Row Inmate Gets New Hearing Because Attorney Refused to Present Defense
- White House Floats Immigration Cuts in Exchange for DACA Deal
- House Judiciary Committee Moves to Clamp Down on H-1B Visas
- Tech Companies Tread Warily on H-1B Visa Reform
- Green Card Seekers Face New Hurdles From Trump Administration
- Trump’s Major Immigration Reform Hits Opposition
- Two Men Are Arrested over a Slaying and Beheading in Arlington
- Key U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Crime and Immigration in 2017
- Immigrant Indefinite Detention Case to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Gives the Go Ahead to Trump Travel Ban
- Austin Police Arrested More than 200 in Pre Labor Day DWI Crackdown
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Halted Last Execution of 2017
- New Pro Gun Laws Went into Effect in Texas
- When is it Unlawful to Possess a Firearm in Texas?
- Austin’s Nighttime Curfew May be Rescinded
- Trump’s Re-Tweeting of Anti-Muslim Material Could Harm Travel Ban Case
- Sponsoring a Brother or a Sister to Come to the United States
- Man Found Guilty of 2015 Stabbing Attack in Travis County
- New Americans Avoid Uncertainty Through Citizenship
- Concerns Mount over Juvenile Life Sentences Without Parole
- Study Finds Mexican Immigrants Don’t Commit More Crime
- Report says Meth and Cocaine are Widespread in Texas’ Oilfields
- Twelve People Arrested in Texas Child Porn Bust
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January
- Businesses Hired American Summer Workers to Avoid Visa Squeeze
- New Restrictions on J-1 Visas May Affect Au Pairs
- House Bill Could Speed Up Deportations
- Outlining V-1 and V-2 Visas for Spouses and Children of Green Card Holders
- Why DNA Evidence is Less Reliable than People Believe
- Another Pedestrian is Killed in an Austin Hit and Run Crash
- Federal Judge Derails Parts of Texas Sanctuary Cities Law
- Missouri Governor Says DACA Recipients in the Military Should Get Path to Citizenship
- USCIS to Start In Person Interviews for Certain Visa Holders Seeking a Green Card
- Trump Puts the Onus on Congress Over DACA
- Federal Authorities Arrest 14 Cartel Members on Drugs Offenses in Texas
- Mother Makes Plea to ICE Not to Deport the Immigrant who Identified Son’s Killers
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Texas – Round Rock Driver is Charged
- Movement to Abolish Cash Bail Systems Gathers Pace
- Would your business survive an Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) audit?
- Texas Police Officer Fired After Letting City Leader Go in DWI Stop
- Man Found Guilty of 2015 Stabbing Attack in Travis County
- Homeland Security Secretary Floats Citizenship for People Shielded from Deportation
- Green Card Replacement is Now Easier Due to Phone App
- US Citizen Held by ICE for Three Years is Denied Compensation
- Austin Kidnapping Leads to Fatal Shooting
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December
- Nearly Half of All Immigrants Enter the US with a College Degree Survey Finds
- The Process for International Adoptions
- Gynecologist from Laredo is Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
- Texas Couple Exonerated For “Satanic Panic” that Never Happened
- Man is Charged with Hate Crime in Texas Mosque Fire
- USCIS Brings in the Delayed International Entrepreneur Rule
- Youngsters Held in the U.S. Are Entitled to Immigration Hearings, Court Rules
- Supreme Court Decision Means Fewer Children of Immigrants Will Gain Citizenship
- North Carolina Feels the Pain of Loss of Seasonal Visa Workers
- Afghan Girls Robotics Team Was Denied Visas to Travel to the United States
- What Happens in a Merits Hearing in an Immigration Case
- Cowboys’ Damien Wilson is Charged with Aggravated Assault
- The Female Prisoner Rate Rises in the United States
- New Rules Mean a DWI Will Lead to Automatic Visa Revocation
- How to Convert An E-2 Visa Into a Green Card
- Shootings in San Antonio Highlight Violence Against Police in Texas
- Grand Jury Reform is Discussed in Texas
- Automation and Criminal Justice May Be a Harmful Mix
- Texas Death Row Inmate Erick Davila Loses Supreme Court Appeal
- Peek Law Group Fifth Friday: On Track Xperience!
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November
- Cross Border Shooting Lawsuit is Sent to Another Court
- Nursing Visas Shortage Continues Despite Lack of Nurses
- U.S. Citizen Mistakenly Detained Sues Miami Authorities
- Three Police Officers Are Wounded in Texas Shoot Out
- How Immigrant Crackdown Puts Domestic Assault Victims in Danger
- Farmers Face Loss of Foreign Workers During Immigrant Crackdown
- Indian Government Asks U.S to Consider Positive Role of IT Firms in H-1B Visa Reform
- Trial Ordered over Heat Deaths in Texas Prisons
- Texas’ Prison Population Continues to Fall
- Outlining Felony Theft in Texas
- Drug Smuggling Rises on the Border as Human Trafficking Falls
- How Probation Can Be Revoked if You Fail to Comply With an Alcohol Test
- U.S. Supreme Court Decision Makes Citizenship-Stripping Tougher
- Texas Abortion Law Opens up Numerous Parties to Felonies
- Sex Trafficking Victims – Investigation Reveals They Are Still Losing Out
- Texas Governor Signs Emergency Bill to Overhaul Child Welfare
- ACLU Issues a Texas Travel Advisory over New Immigration Law
- U.S. Embassies Start More Intensive Vetting of Visa Applicants
- Outlining K1 Visas for Foreign Born Fiancé(e)s
- Frequently Asked Questions About Marriage Adjustment of Status
- What Happens if You Overstay Your Visa Waiver?
- More than 30 U.S. States Have Legislation to Prevent Illegal Immigration
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October
- Tax Filing Requirements Prompt Americans Abroad to Ditch Citizenship
- Lawsuits Are Filed over Texas Sanctuary Cities Act
- Hurricane Leaves Houston’s Undocumented Immigrants Destitute
- Government Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court over Travel Ban
- Protection of Asylum Seekers in the United States is Failing, Says Report
- More Immigrants Die in ICE Custody
- Senators Seek Information on Medical Care of Detained Immigrants
- Three Steps to Apply for an EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa
- Prosecutors Want to Overturn Attorney General Paxton’s Judge Removal
- Undocumented Immigrants Using Fraudulent Documents Will be Charged With Identity Theft.
- Migrant Deaths in Texas Truck Highlights Human Smuggling Crisis
- How an Austin Jail Release Attorney Can Help You
- Texas Battles Federal Ban on Import of Execution Drugs
- Sandra Bland Act is Supported by Texas Senate Panel
- Texas May Require Students to Pass a Citizenship Test
- First DREAMer Deported Under the Trump Administration
- White House is Urged to Keep the International Entrepreneur Rule
- Three Discredited Forensic Techniques Still Used in Criminal Cases
- Texas Tests Out New System to Expedite DWI Blood Draw Warrants
- Violent Crime to be Targeted in Criminal Justice Overhaul
- Questions over the Death of a Student by Police Officers in Balch Springs
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September
- Millions Vie for ‘Last’ Diversity Visa Lottery
- Schools Back Drive for New Sanctuary Campuses
- H-1B Season is Approaching Are You Ready?
- Illegal Border Crossings from Mexico to the US Fall to a 17 Year Low
- Central Americans Are Turning to Mexico for Asylum
- Immigrant Sues Over Arrest, Saying He was Wrongly Placed in Gang Database
- Trump’s Travel Ban – What the Supreme Court Must Consider
- USCIS Adds Restrictions Concerning Computer Programmers Qualifying for H-1B Visas
- Does Trump’s ‘Hire American’ Executive Order Impact Immigration Law?
- H1-B Petitions Fall But Still Exceed the Cap
- Why Federal Detainer Requests Violate the Constitutional Right to Due Process
- Mexican Arrivals Fall According to Study of Unauthorized Immigrants
- What The Ending of the DACA Program Means to Dreamers
- EB-5 Regional Centers Are Subject to Inspections
- New Innovation Centers Are Planned in US Amid H-1B Visa Review
- Temporary Visa Crackdown Threatens U.S. Resorts
- Border Walls Runs Up Against Eminent Domain Issues in Texas
- Officials Seek Motive in University of Texas Stabbing Spree
- Texas Moves to Reduce Handgun License Fee
- Police Warn of Gang Related Round Rock Crime Spree
- Sanctuary City Ban is Signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
- Texas Introduces Statewide Texting While Driving Ban
- Immigrant Facing Deportation to Guatemala is Supported by U.S. Senators
- Loss of Specialty Visa Program for Translators in Iraq and Afghanistan Spells Danger
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August
- Outlining the Revised Texas Bathroom Bill
- Did Honduran Receive the Death Penalty in Texas Because He was an Unlawful Immigrant?
- Feds Accuse Four Men of Drug Trafficking in Houston
- Lockhart High School Teacher Accused of Improper Conduct with a Student
- Few Sex Assaults in Austin Lead to Prosecutions
- ICE Agents Arrests – 150 Immigrants Are Picked Up in South Central Texas
- Should Bad Immigration Legal Advice Mean Another Chance for Deportees?
- Jailed for Life for DWI – Texas Man Receives Seventh Conviction
- Crimes Against Police – Deputy is Shot Dead in Baytown
- Texas Exonerations Are Again the Highest in the Nation
- R Visas for Religious Workers
- Sanctuary Jurisdictions Continue to Deny ICE Detainer Requests
- What is Extradition for a Crime?
- Politician Fights to Make Bestiality a Crime in Texas
- Weddings Are Fast Tracked over Immigration Fears
- Thirteen Texas Counties Seek Authority from Trump to Step Up Immigration Enforcement
- Trump Backs Sweeping Senate Bill on Immigration
- Texas Comes Under Pressure to Stop Jailing Poor People for Unpaid Fines
- Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is Hit with Corruption Charges
- Supreme Court Bars Texas from Using Outdated Medical Execution Standards
- Federal Officials Defend Immigration Arrests in Courthouses
- Immigrant Doctors in Houston Are Given 24 Hours to Leave, Then Reprieved
- E-1 Treaty Trader Visa Attorney Report – How Do You Qualify for a Visa?
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July
- Attorney General Seeks Stricter Sentences in Criminal Cases
- Leisure and Hospitality Industry Faces Acute Temporary Workers Shortage
- Texas Counties Seek to Cash In Through Immigrant Jails
- Jeff Sessions Announces Expedited Removal of Illegal Immigrants Who Committed Crimes
- Sweeping Criminal Justice Bill Would Strengthen Racial-Profiling Law After Sandra Bland Death
- Republicans Seek to End Diversity Immigrant Visas
- Stop and Frisk Changes May Figure in Trump Criminal Justice Reforms
- Smart Crime Fighting App Is Launched in San Antonio
- Texas Appeals Court Rules DWI Blood Sample Taken Without Permission from Boxer is Admissible
- Attorney General Suggests Link Between Marijuana Legalization and Violent Crime
- Supreme Court Rejects Racial Stereotyping in Death Penalty Cases
- Texas Neurosurgeon is Jailed for Life for Botched Procedures
- Common Drunk Driving Myths – an Austin DWI Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Guide
- Texas Department of Public Safety to Recruit 250 More Troopers
- Police Chiefs Object to Trump’s Plan to Enlist Officers in Deportation Actions
- USCIS Report Highlights Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers
- Texas Moves Closer to Making Cyberbullying a Crime
- Child Welfare System is Overhauled to Protect Minors in Texas
- The Exchange Visitor Program and J1 Visas
- Can You Be Charged With Murder for Supplying Deadly Drugs?
- Most Community Colleges in Texas Resist Moves to Ban Guns in Classrooms with Minors
- Sheriffs Who Flout Immigration Rules in Texas Will Commit a Crime
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June
- Department of Homeland Security Steps up Social Media Monitoring of Foreign Visitors
- Father from El Salvador with No Criminal Record is Deported from Houston
- Racially Motivated Attacks – Suspect in Bar Shooting of Indians ‘Thought They Were Iranians’
- Visitor Crackdown Raises Concerns About Tourist Visas to the United States
- Controversial Texas Alien Smuggling Law is Reinstated
- Texas Man Who Killed Woman in DWI Crash Will Have to Mark Her Death Anniversary for Nine Years
- Arab Investors Lead a Surge in EB-5 Visa Applications
- Customs and Border Protection Officials Quiz Nigerian Software Engineer
- Feds Set Up Fake University To Uncover Immigration Fraud Scheme
- What is the Proposed VOICE Office for Immigration Victims?
- ICE Agents Detain Immigrant Moments After She Spoke of Deportation Fears
- The Merit-Based Immigration System – How It Might Work
- Five Ways Trump is Taking on Legal Immigration
- President Trump Offers Possible Undocumented Immigrant Reform
- Raids Spur Undocumented Immigrants to Seek U.S. Passports for their Children
- Judge Says Funds Governor Cut to Punish Sanctuary City Policies Would Have Funded DWI Enforcement
- Final International Entrepreneur Rule is Announced by USCIS
- Police Say Counterfeit Sports Merchandise Ring is Busted in Houston
- Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Lubbock
- Three Ways Trump’s Immigration Ban Threatens Healthcare
- Increased Deportations Impact American Businesses
- Texas Sues the Federal Government over Delay in Execution Drugs
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May
- Online Solicitation – Man Accused of Using Facebook to Solicit Austin Teen
- Austin DNA Lab Flouted Standards for Years, Report Finds
- What is the Australia Refugee Deal With the United States?
- Sanctuary City Austin Takes Shape After Raids and Threats
- Homicides Spike 11 Percent in US Cities
- Does the Death Penalty Apply to People with Disabilities? Supreme Court to Decide Texas Case
- Deportations Increased in 2016, States Department of Homeland Security
- More than Five Million Children in the United States Have Unauthorized Immigrant Parents, Research Finds
- The NFL’s Problem with Domestic Violence is Exposed
- Mexican Government Warns of New Deportation Rules in the US
- Department of Homeland Security Issues Amendments to EB-5 Investor Visas
- Improved Border Security and Enforcement is Promised
- Five Impacts of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Businesses
- The Impact of Legislation on Texas Sanctuary Cities
- Under Threat NAFTA Has Benefitted Texas, Studies Find
- Doctor Banned from Returning to the US Sues the Government
- The Distinction between Murder and Manslaughter in Texas
- New Map Shows How Many Undocumented Immigrants Work in Texas
- Supreme Court Will Decide if Family of Mexican Boy Shot Dead by Border Patrol in Texas Has Right to Sue
- Judge Orders Immigrant Services – In-State Tuition in Georgia
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April
- Deportation of Criminal Noncitizens – The Obstacles Faced by Trump
- Premium Processing of all H-1B Visas is Suspended
- How America’s Busy Immigration Courts Would Swell Under Trump
- Texas Governor Seeks to Remove Sheriffs Over Refusals of Detainer Requests
- Texas Stops Issuing U-Visas to Undocumented Child Crime Victims
- Legislation May Tackle Rent-To-Own Companies Pursuing Charges Against People Who Default
- Homicides Rise Sharply in Austin and San Antonio
- Forensic Science Commission Says Allegations of Improper DWI Blood Testing in Austin Are Unfounded
- How Texas is Fast-tracking Juvenile Offenders to Adult Jails
- Trump Issues Executive Order on H-1B Visas Under ‘America First’ Campaign
- Texas Father Admits Hate Crime Hoax, Say Reports
- The International Entrepreneur Rule is Finalized
- US Department of Defense Announces Extension to Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Program
- Medical Worker Visas Help Meet Shortage of Health Professionals
- Road Rage in Texas Leads to Severe Sanctions
- Austin Mayor Backs Campaign to Support Immigrants
- U.S. Representative Moves to Cut Funds to Sanctuary Campuses
- Legal Ruling Over Family Detention Centers Leads to Release of Immigrants
- Mistakes Over Green Cards Fuel Security Fears
- Trump Administration Considers the Expansion of Immigration Detention Centers
- Lawsuit claims Ex McKinney Police Officer Used Excessive Force at Pool Party
- What Are the Fees to Apply for an H-1B Visa?
- Foreign Tech Workers Face Uncertain Future Under Trump
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March
- H-1B Visa Restrictions Rattle Indian Businesses and Tech Companies
- Poster Boy for Free Speech from Singapore Seeks Asylum in the United States
- Four Key Criminal Justice Reforms in the Texas Legislature
- Extreme Vetting Fears Lead to Upsurge in Calls To Texas Immigration Lawyers
- No Refusal Periods – More Than 230 Arrested for DWIs in Austin over the Holidays
- Immigrant Harboring Measure to Come Before Courts in Texas
- Childrens-Home
- Texas Standards on Intellectual Disability in Death Row Cases Are Questioned by Supreme Court
- Study Finds Immigrant Workers Are Not Cheap Labor
- Texas School District Violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by Restricting Applications to Citizens
- Woman Sues Austin Police for “Excessive Force” in DWI Arrest
- Police stops that result in DWI arrests can sometimes be challenged. Recently, a 26-year-old woman brought a civil lawsuit again
- Trump’s Immigration Executive Order -– Should You Travel?
- Massive FBI Child Porn Sting Raises Legal Questions
- Texas Child Protective Services is Accused of Failing to Help Undocumented Children
- Incidents of Hate Crimes Rise in Texas
- Crime Rates Fell in Austin Under Former Police Chief
- Austin Struggles to Process DNA Backlog After Lab Closure
- Which Work Visas are Used by the Hospitality Industry?
- What is PERM Labor Certification and Why Does it Matter?
- Report Finds Immigration Accounts for 52 percent of Federal Prosecutions
- Defenses to Drug Possession Charges in Texas
- Failure to File Papers – Adopted South Korean Faces Deportation
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February
- Sanctuary City Crime Rates Are Not Higher than Elsewhere
- Students Demand Rape Kits at Texas University
- How Texas Businesses Can Unknowingly Break the Law
- Investigation Finds “High Threat” Border Arrests Include Drunk Driving and Not Paying Child Support
- Texas Attorney General’s Criminal Fraud Trial Moves Closer
- What is the U.S. Green Card Lottery?
- Texas Court Exonerates the San Antonio Four of Child Sex Assault
- How Can Foreign Nationals Find a Job and Gain Work in the US?
- President Trump Announces Major Immigration Reforms
- The Biggest Immigration Cases in 2016
- Undocumented Immigrant Deportations – Up To Three Million Removals Are Planned
- Drug Trafficking – Former Sheriff Warns Drug Cartels are Thriving in Austin
- Border Immigration Surges in Texas Post Election
- Mandating E-Verify Threatens Delays for Job Seekers
- Can U.S. Flag Burners Be Legally Stripped of Citizenship?
- Marijuana Legalization Faces an Uphill Battle in Texas
- Detention of Immigrants Without Bonds is Considered by Supreme Court
- H-1B Visa Lawyer Advice on the Future of the Program
- Naturalization Ceremonies Were Halted Temporarily Due to Background Check Glitch
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January
- States Opposing Obama’s Deferred Action Immigration Orders Ask for Delay so As Trump Can Consider the Policy
- Court Rules Former Gang Members are Not Automatically Eligible for Asylum
- New Austin Police Chief Won’t Reconsider Demanding Immigration Status During Traffic Stops
- Sanctuary Campuses Are Being Created to Help Immigrants
- Should I renew my DACA application now that Trump is President?
- How Can An international Business Prepare for a Trump Presidency?
- Will Trump Presidency Harm Texas/Mexico Trade?
- Travis Sheriff Highlights the Value of Keeping Immigrant Families Together
- Trump Calls For Comprehensive Immigration Reform – What Could It Entail?
- Can Muslim Immigrants Imprisoned After 9/11 Sue?
- Supreme Court to Decide if Sex with a Minor Voids Green Card
- Outlining the New International Entrepreneur Rule
- DACA Dreamers are in Deferred Action Limbo
- More than 500,000 Immigrants Are Involved in Visa Overstays
- Bank is Embroiled in EB-5 Visa Fraud Case
- What is Texas Stateside Waiver?
- Death Hints at Terrible Conditions in Private Immigration Detention Centers
- Immigration Fees Rose in December
- Citizenship Birthright Case to Be Considered by U.S. Supreme Court
- Texas Cancellation of Removal Lawyers – Some Success Stories
- Ruling that Local Jails Can’t Hold Criminal Immigrants May Affect ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Debate
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December
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2016
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December
- How the Presidential Election Result Affects Immigration Reform
- Fewer Undocumented Workers are in the US than in 2008
- Repeat DWI Offender from Texas is Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
- Are DWI Police Checkpoints Legal in Texas?
- Texas Domestic Violence Claims Highest Number of Women’s Lives in 10 Years
- More than Half of All Federal Offenders Re-Offend After Release, Report Finds
- Federal Authorities Prosecute More People for Drug Possession
- How Social Media has Changed the Way Crimes are Committed
- Expert Warns Governments They Are Losing the War on White Collar Crime
- Citizenship Backlog Derailed Voting Hopes of Thousands of Immigrants
- DWI Test Refusal – What Happens if You Refuse a Blood Test in Texas?
- Man is Charged with Drug Trafficking After $90,000 Cocaine Bust in Austin
- Highlighting the Illegal Weapons in Texas
- Bite Mark Evidence is Becoming Discredited in Texas
- Being Poor Should Not Impact Your Jail Release
- Immigrant Crime – Study Finds Immigrants Don’t Commit More Offenses
- How To Determine if You are Eligible for Citizenship Through Your Parents
- Judges Are Accused of Depriving Immigrant Children of Their Right to Asylum
- Court to Decide if “Crime of Violence” is Too Vague in Deportation Cases
- Supreme Court Will not Re Hear Obama’s Deferred Action Immigration Orders
- Study Finds Immigrants Are Vital to Economic Growth
- Can Your U.S Citizenship be Revoked?
- EB-5 Investor Visa Program is Extended Until December
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November
- Lawsuit Filed Against H-1B Visa Lottery Moves Ahead
- What is the Extreme Hardship Waiver in Immigration?
- Three of the Most Pressing Business Immigration Issues
- Immigrant Smuggling – Maintenance Worker Takes 500 Immigrants Through Austin
- How Hair Comparison Evidence was Discredited
- Supreme Court Refused to Block Subpoenas against Backpage.com in Sex Trafficking Case
- Murder Rate Sees Biggest Spike Since 1971
- How to Obtain Proof of Citizenship
- More than 800 People Slated for Removal Benefit from Citizenship Mistake
- Immigrant Jobs Survey Finds Arrivals Aren’t Taking Jobs
- What Are the Penalties for a Texas Assault Conviction?
- Supreme Court Keeps Medical Marijuana Illegal Under Federal Law
- The Penalties for Vehicular Manslaughter in Texas
- Gun Crime in Austin Exceeds 2015 Tally
- New Evidence Suggests Heroin is Behind Crime Spike
- Police Shootings Derail Criminal Law Reform
- Six Defendant Mistakes You Can Make if Charged with a Crime in Texas
- What Are the Penalties for Drugged Driving in Texas?
- Priest is Arrested in Cold Case Investigation into Texas Beauty Queen Killing
- Outlining the Three Types of Domestic Violence Offenses in Texas
- Theft Crimes and Shoplifting in Texas
- Soldiers Are Accused of Alien Smuggling into the US
- The Difference Between a Felony and a Misdemeanor in Texas
- Fighting Deportation – Removals Are at a Nine Year Low
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October
- More than 700,000 Mexicans in the US Are Lacking Identification
- The Key Questions in Donald Trump’s Immigration Reforms
- Key Eligibility Factors for Asylum in the United States
- How to Fill Out Biographical Information on a Green Card Application
- What are K-3/K-4 Visas?
- Rich Donor to the Clinton Foundation Denied a Visitor Visa to the US
- Five Reasons Why You May Need a Texas Citizenship Attorney
- Texas Child Status Protection Act Lawyers Advise Families Seeking to Reunite in the USA
- Immigrant Who Used Fake SSN Wins Victory in Cancellation of Removal Case
- Teen Immigrants from Central America are Targeted in Crackdown
- USCIS Investigates $20 Million Visa Fraud Investigation
- How Difficult is it to Pass the US Citizenship Test?
- Start Preparing for H-1B Season
- Texas to Execute Accomplice Who Never Killed Anybody
- Tech Industry Pushes Immigration Visa Reforms
- New System Will Force Police Departments to Document Arrest-Related Deaths
- Enter to Win an Apple iPhone X or an Apple Watch
- Texas Sees Increase in Domestic Violence Crimes
- Non-citizen Travel – What Documents Do You Require?
- Campus Carry Lawsuit over Guns Is Filed Against University of Texas
- Gun Ban for Domestic Abusers is Upheld by the US Supreme Court
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September
- Texas Leads the Way in Criminal Law Reforms
- Texas Considers Raising Its Juvenile Criminal Age to 18
- Can I Apply for Naturalization With an Expired Green Card?
- Texas Man is Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Crimes Committed in Prison
- Attorney Who Accidentally Revealed Plea Deal by Footballer Johnny Manziel Quits Case
- Texas Rape Victim Who Was Jailed for Fear She Would Not Testify Files Lawsuit
- Residents in Remote Areas Face Rural Citizenship Application Difficulties
- Hillary Clinton Promises to Retain High-Skills H-1B Visas
- Five Major Miscarriages of Justice in Texas
- B-1/B-2 or Esta Visit to the United States: Not Right to Work in the United States. Civil and Criminal Consequences to Us Employ
- Texas Governor Wants Targeted Killing of Police to Be a Hate Crime
- Texas Lawyer Acquitted on Fraud Indictments Over BP Damage Claims
- Undocumented Immigrants Are More Likely to Become Crime Victims – Austin Police Chief
- Austin Police Close Down DNA Lab Due to Shortage of Trained Staff
- Spike in North Austin Crime Causes Concern
- Supreme Court Ruling Implies All Robberies are Federal Crimes
- What is the Crime of Conspiracy Under Texas Law?
- Animal Cruelty and Wildlife Crimes in Texas
- Supreme Court Rules It Can be a Crime to Refuse a DWI Breath Test
- Cost of Wrongful Convictions Hits Almost $100 Million in Texas
- Federal Judge Tosses Out Texas Lawsuit Against Syrian Refugees
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August
- Trump Will Continue to Provide Citizenship Through Military Service
- How the EB-5 Investor Program is Fraught with Perils
- Texas Company Managers Are Convicted of Unlawfully Hiring Undocumented Workers
- New ‘Hotel-Like’ Immigration Center is Proposed in Texas
- $900 Million Health Care Fraud Investigation Focuses on Texas and Florida
- Fines Are Increased For Employers Who Hire Undocumented Immigrants
- Nigerian Man Awaiting Deportation Sues Johnson County Jail
- Survey Finds Obama’s Immigration Actions Are Popular with Americans
- H-1B Visas Hike Has Not Hit Level of Requests
- How to Obtain Citizenship Through Military Service
- New Figures Point to Growth of Immigrant Population in the U.S.
- Supreme Court Decision on Deferred Actions will Impact Temporary Work Permits in Texas
- Supreme Court to Review No Bail Policy for Immigrants Awaiting Deportation
- Undocumented Youth from Central America Face Deportation
- More Than 300 Immigrants Arrested in Six-Month Midwestern Immigration Sweep
- Court Extends the Liability for Family Immigration Sponsors
- How Supreme Court Stalemate over Obama’s Immigration Plan Affects Undocumented Immigrants in Texas
- Texans are Falling Foul of Open Carry Law Confusion
- Texas Jail is Accused of Keeping Inmates Imprisoned Due to Poverty
- Seven Key Questions About Police Power of Search Under the Fourth Amendment
- Teen is Convicted of Murder of Iraqi Immigrant in Texas
- Supreme Court Decides Fourth Amendment Search Case in Favor of Police
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July
- Calls Mount for an End to Driving Offense Surcharges in Texas
- Austin Police Officer Who Lost his Job over a DWI is Re-instated
- More Crimes Are Being Committed with Imitation Weapons in Texas
- What’s the Difference Between Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion?
- Texas Valedictorian Reveals She is an Undocumented Immigrant in Speech
- Lawyer Hailed as a Hero for Saving Christians from ISIS Is Convicted of Fraud
- Challenge on Immigration Detention Centers will be Heard in Texas Court
- Texas Can Do Its Own Background Checks on Refugees says AG
- Trump’s Plan to Deport 11 Million People Would Pose Logistical Challenges
- Texas Judge Causes Outcry by Demanding Names of DACA Immigrants
- USCIS Reaches H2-B Cap For Seasonal Workers for 2016
- Council on American-Islamic Relations Files Lawsuit against USCIS over Long Wait for Muslims to Become Citizens
- Center for Immigration Studies Report on Welfare is Questioned
- Supreme Court Case Decides Non-Citizens Convicted of Aggravated Felony Can Be Deported
- Library of Congress Will No Longer Use the Term “Illegal Aliens”
- Why the H-1B Visa System is Dysfunctional
- What Is the Temporary Worker Bill?
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June
- America makes it hard for immigrant investors
- What Does Continuous Residence Mean in Citizenship Applications?
- House Speaker Paul Ryan Softens His Tone on Undocumented Immigrants
- Court Rules States Can Impose Their Own Penalties on Immigrants who Commit Identity Theft
- How Texas Uses Unreliable LIDAR Systems in DUI Arrests
- Backlog of Rape Kit Testing in Austin and Elsewhere Impedes Justice
- Inaccurate Legal Advice over the Deportation Risks in Criminal Proceedings Can Be Challenged
- ICE to Set up Texas Immigration Center to House Transgender Detainees
- How Much Will a DWI Cost You in Texas?
- Green Cards Are Being Sent to the Wrong Addresses
- Why Does Texas Lead the Nation for Executions?
- Texas is at the Center of Health Care Fraud Investigations
- Violent Crime Levels Are Rising in Many Smaller Texas Cities
- Why Mexican Woman Won’t Face Death Penalty over Alleged Killing of Dallas Dentist
- Five of the Biggest White Collar Frauds in History
- Does Texas Have the Power to Block Syrian Refugees?
- Study Finds How Immigrants are Boosting the Texas Economy
- How Marriage Fraud Allegations Can Destroy Your Green Card Claim
- Increased Sentences Backed for Some Immigration Offenses
- Presidential Election Spurs Race to Citizenship
- Texas Advocates Act for Better Treatment of Immigrants
- Is Obama’s Austin Claim that immigration is at a 40 Year Low Correct?
- Deferred Action Program Would Allow Woman to Visit Her Daughter in Austin
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May
- Judge Blocks Texas from Enforcing Parts of Immigrant “Harboring” Law
- Austin Police Seize $2.1 Million in Liquid Meth
- Key Eligibility Factors for Asylum in the United States
- What Are Immigrant Investor Regional Centers?
- Survey Finds Half of Nation’s Startups Were Founded by Immigrants
- Citizenship and Immigration Services Reaches Statutory Cap for H-1B Visas
- Sheriff in Houston Backs Programs to Deport Illegal Immigrants
- Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes
- Texas Has the Largest Backlog of Immigration Cases
- Your Options If Your L-1 or H1B Visa is Denied
- Why Driver’s License Costs in Texas Are Pivotal in the Immigration Supreme Court Case
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December
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February
- What Should I Do If There is a Warrant Out for My Arrest?
- Understanding Guidelines for Deferred Action in Immigration Cases
- Eye Tests and DWI Charges: Can the Test Be Trusted?
- Five Strange and Interesting Facts about Texas
- Bring Your Valentine to These Romantic Texas Towns
- Will Justin Bieber Face Deportation Charges?
- January
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2013
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December
- What Happens After an Arrest in Texas?
- Driving While Intoxicated in Texas: Know the Facts
- What Forms are Required for an Adjustment of Status Through Marriage?
- Understanding Temporary Protected Status
- An Overview of Requirements for an EB-5 Investor Visa
- How Can Ignition Interlock Devices Affect You?
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November
- Penalties for a Texas DWI
- What Should I Ask My Immigration Attorney?
- What are the Differences Between Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visas?
- Four Tips for Choosing a Texas Criminal Defense Attorney
- Preparing to Meet With Your Divorce Attorney
- Understanding Marriage and Immigration After DOMA
- How Does a Breath Testing Machine Work?
- This Holiday Season, Don’t Become a DWI Statistic
- Understanding Adjustment of Status Through Marriage
- Stop Frisking Me
- Fall 2013: Legal Update, Success Stories, What We’re Reading and Core Values in Action
- Reflections from the Trenches: “How Can You Defend Criminals?”
- For Foreign Nationals, the Degree is the Easy Part, Putting it to Work is the Hard Part.
- October
- September
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July
- Spate of Highway Kidnappings in Northern Mexico Sparks Calls for U.S. Security Review
- If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong Judge, Do It Right
- Right to Remain Silent: Most Powerful and Least Used Right
- Summer 2013: Success Stories, Legal Update, and Core Values in Action
- The Waiver of Right to counsel, 5th & 6th Amendments, and the Immigrant Defendant
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June
- U.S. Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
- SCOTUS: One Must Expressly Invoke His or Her Right to Remain Silent to Invoke 5th Amendment Protections.
- SCOTUS: Federal Law Preempts Arizona From Requiring Documented Proof of Citizenship to Vote.
- SCOTUS: Police Do Not Need a Warrant for Dna Sampling of an Arrested Person.
- May
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April
- Moncrieffe v. Holder: A Little Bit of Marijuana Is Not an Aggravated Felony for Immigration Purposes
- Outline of Senate Proposed Immigration Reform Bill Emerges
- Pillar #1 of Senate Proposal for Immigration Reform: Border Security and It’s Current State
- Spring 2013: Success Stories, Legal Update, and Core Values in Action
- Chaidez Court says Padilla Rule is NOT Retroactive
- Consent Searches of Vehicles
- How to Immigrate Your Foreign Born Spouse to U.S.: The Basics and How New Waiver Procedure Can Re-Unite Families
- February
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December
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2012
- December
- November
- October
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August
- Governor Perry Needs to Read His Own State’s Policies – Deferred Action applicants are eligible for Texas Drivers Licenses
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Is Here! You Can Now Apply for Deferred Action!
- Deferred Action Event at Mission Christiana Maranatha Church in Manchaca, Texas
- Driving While Hispanic: How Law Enforcements Focus On the War on Drugs and Immigration Enforcement Has Made It More Dangerous Th
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July
- Deferred Action Event: Mariscos Tampico Restaurant
- Secretary Napolitano Announces Important Deferred Action Dates
- Deferred Action Event at Cristiana Verbo Church in Austin, Texas
- Deferred Action Event at Crest View Baptist Church in Austin, Texas
- Austin DWI Attorney Report: The Shortfalls of the Breathalyzer Test and the Breathalyzer Equalizer’s Quick Fix
- Illegal: A True American Story
- Deferred Action Seminar at Nueva Vida
- DREAMer arrested just moments after she walked the Graduation Stage…
- A Legal Recap of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Holding on Arizona’s Immigration Law S.B. 1070
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