According to Dr. Josiah Rich, about half of the 2.3 million inmates in the United States have a history of substance abuse and addiction. Not all of these inmates are in custody because of drug related crimes but in most cases their crimes were committed to feed their addictions. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency treatment […]
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According to the Orange County Register, the population of Mexicans in the U.S. illegally shrank by about one million from 2007 to 2011 due to fewer job opportunities, heightened border enforcement and a record number of deportations, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of governmental data from both the U.S. and Mexico. From 2007-2011 the number […]
All immigration forms for public use can be downloaded from the following site: www.uscis.gov/forms Immigration forms are listed by title, and include the form number, filing fee and edition. Additionally, you can search for a specific form by category. The immigration categories are: Employment based form Family based form Green card based form Humanitarian benefits based […]
Using social media can have legal implications if you are going through a messy divorce. Family law attorneys are using social media sites such as Twitter, and Facebook to find a lot of useful information on cheating, and lying spouses during the divorce proceedings. Divorce lawyers can get access to your tweets, status updates, and […]
According to the Orange County Register, various police departments throughout Orange County have scheduled DUI and drivers’ license checkpoints on Friday night and for next weekend. On April 6, 2012 from 8:00 pm to 3:00 am La Habra police will be conducting their checkpoints at an undisclosed location. The California Highway Patrol will conduct a […]
According to the Associated Press, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 206 immigration fugitives and convicted illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area during a national immigration sweep. The six-day operation was named “Cross Check” and ended Thursday with 3,100 arrests nationwide. One hundred six of the 206 immigrants arrested had convictions for serious or […]
Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have paid about $977 million in immigration bail bonds directly to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over the past six years. This allows these inmates to remain free while a judge makes a decision on their deportation case. About 209,163 potential deportees have been able to […]
According to the Orange County Register thirty two counties are setting money aside to increase the number of beds in the county jails. Some of the money may even be used to construct new jail facilities to deal with overcrowding. Currently 50,000 inmates are being held in county jails throughout the state. According to Allen […]
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 — and a series of other changes to immigration law have expanded the list of crimes that can make a legal immigrant deportable. This includes crimes that are considered misdemeanors under State law but have become felonies under immigration law. Felonies make legal immigrants eligible […]
According to statistics from the CDC about 90% of all teenage alcohol consumption is considered binge drinking and this usually peaks at the age of 19. Forty-one percent of high school seniors report having consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. When college kids were asked the same question, 72% of them said they have had […]