Hi Texas chapter – it’s been a very exciting time for all of us as you know. SB-744 is being considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee right now. The goal […]
Archives for May 2013
New Houston ICE ERO Officer Docket List
From our colleague Lawrence Rushton. Please note: This list is for attorneys only. Please do not distribute. Houston CDF Docket Assignments
Important Change in Houston OCC Address
From Raed Gonzalez in Houston The Office of the Chief Counsel announces that effective Monday, May 13, 2013, they are closing their P.O. Box for Polk County/Livingston. Documents for […]
IJ Benton’s Retirement Party June 2, 2013
AFTER 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE HON. JIMMIE L. BENTON IS RETIRING ON MAY 31, 2013 PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT 2, JUNE 2013 SUNDAY 3PM-5PM ITALIANO’S […]
Dallas DACA Volunteer Opportunity
Calling on attorneys willing to assist DREAMers in the Dallas area (from Lissette Moreno in Dallas): I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as the new Attorney […]
Is your detained client in solitary? Texas Civil Rights Project wants to help!
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As you may know, at the end of March The New York Times published an article exposing the abusive way that immigrant detention centers use solitary confinement […]
Houston Catholic Charities Seeks Volunteers for Citizenship Days
Catholic Charities will be hosting a Free Citizenship Workshop at Centro Familiar Cristiano (11000 Dairy Ashford in Sugar Land) on Saturday, May 18th as well as another at St. Charles Borromeo […]
Customs and Border Protection “Frontline Magazine,” Vol. 6, Issue 1
An interesting read. Printable version: frontline_spring2013 Interactive version: http://cbp.gov/frontline/spring2013/
Dallas AILA Chapter – Prosecutorial Discretion Information
Please notify our colleagues that most of the Dallas IJs are inclined to dismiss or admin close proceedings as a matter of prosecutorial discretion. However, they are asking that the parties […]
Driver’s License Bill (HB 3206) in the Houston Chronicle
From our colleague in Austin, Paul Parsons. Please see the call for action on this bill, HB 3206, and contact your state representatives in support of this bill. HB 3206 […]