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This law authorizes local police officers to ask for the immigration status of those individuals who the police suspect might be in the United States illegally. Police officers are allowed to ask about people’s status based on the race and physical appearance of those who are arrested for felonies and class A misdemeanors and those […]

Do you daydream about a world without crime? People would not be harmed. There would be no gang violence or drug wars. There would be peace. You could leave your door unlocked without fear. You would not have to worry about where your children are and who they are with. A crime-free world would, however, […]

Several months ago, I blogged about Cesar Vargas, a graduate of the City University of New York School of Law who had passed the New York State Bar Exam, but may not be admitted to practice law due to his status as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. In that blog, I mentioned that […]

Parking lots/garages across the nation are high crime areas for both men and women. Women tend to be victimized more so than men, but both need to be aware of their surroundings, especially when in a parking lot/garage. There are a few things that we can do to help avoid some of the dangers of […]

As the August 15 open date for deferred action approaches, many questions about the DACA process remain. Hopefully, this blog post will help answer some of those questions. What is deferred action? Deferred action is a decision within the Department of Homeland Security’s discretion to defer pursuing enforcement against a person for a specific period. […]