Author Archives: Mike Baker

Defendants Get Enough Warning About a Guilty Plea’s Consequences? 6th A. requires defense lawyers to advise on Immigration Consequences?

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Mike Baker

Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky: Interpreting Strickland’s Applicability to Misadvice Regarding Immigration Consequences (Argument Recap)”>Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky: Interpreting Strickland’s Applicability to Misadvice Regarding Immigration Consequences (Argument Recap) Does the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of … Continue reading →

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Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants? Not in Illinois

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Mike Baker

Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants? In Illinois, a social security number is required to apply for a driver’s license, which makes it impossible for illegal immigrants to get one. But it also makes it difficult for some legal aliens to … Continue reading →

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What happens when your Immigration Case is Denied? Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals or Federal Courts from denial by IJ/officer

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Mike Baker

What Happens If Your Immigration Case is Denied? The Immigration Act provides the opportunity to appeal decisions of immigration officers or immigration judges to a higher level. How, and which court or agency, your appeal should be directed is the … Continue reading →

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Overcharge, deport & destroy: overzealous use of the civil immigration laws & raids is itself quasi “criminal.”

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Mike Baker

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal identity-theft law can not be applied against many undocumented workers who used false Social Security numbers to work in the U.S. In Flores-Figueroa v. United States the Supreme Court held that, to … Continue reading →

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“Four score and seven years ago,” 146th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Mike Baker

Thursday, November 19, 1863: “one of the most quoted speeches in United States history, dedicating to the struggle to ensure that ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.’” “Four score and … Continue reading →

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