Arrests at Southern Border Doubled in 2019

By Hannah | Published November 11, 2019 | Posted in Deportation & Removal, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: border patrol, border security, CBP, ICE, ICE raids | Comments Off on Arrests at Southern Border Doubled in 2019

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it arrested twice as many people attempting to illegally cross the border in 2019 as it did in 2018. This increase makes 2019 the year with the largest number of arrests at the southern border since 2007. While not as high as they were in Read More

Form I-9 Audits

By Kerry Bretz | Published August 5, 2018 | Posted in Employment-Related Immigration Matters | Tagged Tags: employment, Form I-9, Form I-9 audit, ICE, ICE raids | Comments Off on Form I-9 Audits

As an employer in the United States, you are required to complete Form I-9 for each employee who works for you. According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. These documents are subject Read More

ICE Agents Continue to Make Arrests Outside NYC Courthouses

By Kerry Bretz | Published May 10, 2018 | Posted in Deportation & Removal, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, ICE, ICE raids, New York City courts | Comments Off on ICE Agents Continue to Make Arrests Outside NYC Courthouses

Since the Trump administration expanded the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency’s priorities to detain and deport non-citizens in February 2018, agents have sought new techniques to detain individuals who have been ordered to be removed from the country. For the last year, ICE agents have been appearing at New York courts to make arrests. Read More

Fear Among Immigrant Communities Mounts as ICE Launches Raids

By Kerry Bretz | Published February 27, 2017 | Posted in Deportation & Removal, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: executive action on immigration, ICE, ICE raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration reform, President Donald Trump | Leave a comment

The timing of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids less than a month after President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on non-citizens living in the U.S. illegally has spurred fear among immigrant communities. The ICE raids took place nationwide from February 4 to February 10 and resulted in nearly 700 immigrant arrests. During the ICE raids, immigration Read More

Immigration Consequences of Criminal and Fraudulent Conduct

The immigration consequences of criminal or fraudulent conduct can be harsh and often illogical. Even a very minor offense could have a dramatic immigration consequence, including deportation, detention without bond, being denied naturalization, a visa or re-entry into the United States. Likewise, the use of fake or fraudulent documents, aliases, and other misrepresentations can have similar immigration consequences. Kerry Bretz and Bretz & Coven have been counseling non-citizen criminal defendants, as well as their lawyers, for over 20 years. We have a long history of strategizing deportation and removal defenses, as well as applications for waivers, in very complicated cases.

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