| Dismissal of Guilty Pleas Is Sought for Immigrants The immigration lawyers’ national bar association called on the Justice Department to consider dismissing the guilty pleas of nearly 300 illegal immigrant workers arrested in a plant raid in Iowa. nytimes.com |
US naturalization ceremony for sailors in Pacific On 19 October 2009 USCIS Bangkok District Deputy Director Stacy Strong and Seoul Field Office Director Kenneth Sherman visited the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to enable nine sailors to complete the naturalization process. The two USCIS officers held interviews and made it possible for the nine sailors to take the naturalization tests. The nine sailors were originally from China, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, Jamaica, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom.... workpermit.com |
The Pulse: Obama Comes Under Fire From the City Council President Obama was the target of sharp criticism last week from an unlikely place: his hometown’s City Council, where all members save one are fellow Democrats. nytimes.com |
New York City Cuts Aid to Programs for Sex-Crime Victims As part of New York’s budget reductions, the City Council has eliminated funding for three rape-crisis centers. nytimes.com |
Somalis in Twin Cities Shaken by Sex-Trafficking Charges Twenty-nine people were charged with drawing girls into prostitution over the last decade. nytimes.com |