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Wash. court: Illegal worker status inadmissible

SEATTLE: The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that a man's undocumented immigrant status in the U.S. should not have been introduced in a trial while the man sought damages in a negligence lawsuit against a construction contractor.
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DHS scraps nationality based profiling at airports

NEW YORK: South Asian community groups have welcomed the new measures announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with regard to aviation security whereby travelers would no longer be screened based on their country of origin. ...
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ABIL meets USCIS, proposes immigration reform

On March 3, 2010, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), including Cyrus D. Mehta, met with Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and several members of his leadership team. ...
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Oregon ends ban on religious wear by teachers

NEW YORK: After almost a year of campaigning by Sikh advocacy organizations, the Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski signed a legislation ending an 87-year old ban on religious dress for public school teachers....
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Symposium highlights South Asian immigrant concerns

NEW YORK: Community members, students, lawyers, and advocates gathered in Washington DC March 29, for a symposium on 'South Asian in America: An {Immigrant} Dream Deferred', presented by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and the South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) as part of the Washington College of Law at American University law school's 2010 Founder's Day celebration. ...
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Discrediting circularity argument in EB-1 petitions

The recent decision in Kazarian v. USCIS, goes a long way in discrediting the circularity argument that the USCIS often deploys to shoot down petitions filed under the extraordinary ability category (EB-1). ...
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Arkansas youth struggles to become a US citizen

CALICO ROCK, Ark.: Twelve-year-old Bryan Parnell remembers at an early age having no shoes for his feet and little, if any, food to eat. He can still remember the gangs who roamed the streets in Managua, Nicaragua and how poor it was in comparison to the United States. Here, he no longer has to worry about having clothes on his back, shoes on his feet or where his next meal is coming from. ...
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Witness describes alleged NY bias attack

RIVERHEAD, N.Y.: A childhood friend of an Ecuadorean immigrant allegedly stabbed to death by a group of Long Island teenagers testified he heard the sound of his friend bleeding before setting eyes on the fatal stab wound. ...
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Smuggler of immigrant kids sentenced to 18 months

WICHITA, Kan.: A smuggler convicted of transporting a dozen illegal immigrants was sentenced to 18 months in prison for trafficking in a case in which agents found an unaccompanied 2-year-old girl in soiled clothes and an unchanged diaper who had been fed only Gatorade during the trip. ...
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Thousands rally in DC for immigration reform

WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington's National Mall on March 21 to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws....
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