On January 4, 2012 USCIS issued the following directive regarding detainee transfers: 1) Unless a transfer is deemed necessary by a Field Office Director (“FOD”) or his/her designee under paragraph(3) of this section, ICE Supervisory Immigration Officer(s) will not transfer a detainee when there is documentation to support the following: a) Immediate family within the […]
A recent cost-benefit study undertaken by a University of Alabama economist indicates Alabama’s crackdown on illegal immigrants will cost the state up to $11 billion. This study is under fire from the law’s supporters. The cost-benefit analysis estimates up to 80,000 jobs were vacated by illegal immigrants fleeing the state after Alabama’s immigration law passed in June 2011, […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced recently that the State of South Carolina and Governor Nikki Haley have filed motions to allow the state’s immigration law (S.B. 20) to take effect on January 1, 2012 and to stop further hearings in the matter until the United States Supreme Court issues a ruling on Arizona’s […]
The following article can be found in full at the following link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57332726-503544/gingrich-voices-support-for-s.c-immigration-law/ CHARLESTON, S.C. – Seeking to preserve his GOP frontrunner status amid charges from some Republicans that he’s too soft on immigration, Newt Gingrich expressed support on Monday for South Carolina’s controversial law aiming to stop illegal immigration in the Palmetto State. The South […]
The Associated Press reported today, November 8, 2011 that sixteen (16) Latin American and Caribbean nations have asked to join in the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against South Carolina’s new illegal immigration law, citing concerns for their citizens. Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Ecuador and Chile and eleven (11) other countries filed papers seeking to join the Justice Department’s litigation […]
The federal government filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop implementation of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law (the South Carolina Immigration Law is best known as S.B. 20) , arguing that the legislation that requires law officers to check suspects’ immigration status is unconstitutional. Federal officials and state officials had met to discuss the issue […]
Ross Miller was invited to join host Cheryl Harleston on Comcast C2 (channel 2) for this weeks’ episode of “Issues & Answers.” Ross Miller and Cheryl Harleston discussed relevant immigration law issues as they relate to South Carolinians in light of the state’s new immigration law (S.B. 20) set to take effect on January 1, […]
Goose Creek, South Carolina attorneys, Miller|Conway, represent clients when they are wrongfully denied benefits to which they are entitled under insurance policies. Miller|Conways lawyers have experience representing global insurance companies including ACE, Chubb, Zurich and others and want to put that experience to work for you. Our attorneys understand how big insurance companies work and […]
Miller|Conway is pleased to announce the firm has entered into a strategic immigration partnership with the Law Office of Matthew T. Marcellino headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. South Carolina attorneys Miller|Conway will handle North Carolina based immigration cases in conjunction with Mr. Marcellino’s Charlotte-based law firm and will operate from the same when acting as […]
Emplolyers are liable for accidents resulting from the use of cell phones while on the job. Multiple claims can be made following a work-related distracted driving accident caused by an employee’s use of a cell phone. Claims include actions by an employee, the who used the cell phone, against the employer for worker’s compensation benefits. Because the workers’ […]