Immigration Enforcement Crack Down
Sacramento: If you’re looking for legal representation, make sure you’re not being scammed, the State Bar of California warns. A qualified Sacramento immigration attorney will be able to give you good advice.
The State Bar issued a news release Wednesday warning immigrants of potential legal fraud amid fears of mass family deportation.
In June, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would commence a large-scale deportation of undocumented immigrants in major cities around the country starting the morning of June 23.
KCUR-FM reports that U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia issued his ruling from the bench Wednesday before throwing out the convictions of Jose Felipe Hernandez-Calvillo and Mauro Papalotzi. Prosecutors said the men, who themselves are in the country illegally, managed crews of workers who installed drywall for a Lawrence company.
After they were convicted of conspiring with supervisors to violate the law, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in a similar case that encouraging immigrants to be in the country illegally is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Kansas isn't governed by the Ninth Circuit, but Murguia found the argument persuasive. He said in his ruling that he was adopting the Ninth Circuit court's analysis "in full" and agreed that the law is "overbroad." Four others who also were charged in 2016 with violating the law, including the company's owner, pleaded guilty in 2017 to misdemeanors.
The new Department of Homeland Security rule will also enable the government to deport immigrants or deny visa renewals for immigrants if they use such benefits.
The move marks the 56th lawsuit the state has filed against the Trump administration. Earlier this week, California vowed to take legal action to stymie federal officials' plans to change how the Endangered Species Act is implemented.
“I never thought I would start my week defending the bald eagle and end my week defending the statue of liberty,” Newsom said at the state capitol, with representatives of state agencies, business associations, and immigrant advocacy organizations gathered around him.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes low-income adults age 25 and younger eligible for the state's Medicaid program regardless of their immigration status.
State officials expect the plan to cover about 90,000 people and cost taxpayers $98 million. California already covers children ages 18 and younger regardless of immigration status.
The law will not give health insurance benefits to everyone 25 and younger, but only those whose income is low enough to qualify.
Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders say they plan to further expand coverage to more adults in the years to come. Republican President Donald Trump has called the move "crazy ."
The State Bar issued a news release Wednesday warning immigrants of potential legal fraud amid fears of mass family deportation.
In June, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would commence a large-scale deportation of undocumented immigrants in major cities around the country starting the morning of June 23.
Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California Gets Confirmation
A federal judge in Kansas has ruled that a law making it a crime to "encourage" or "induce" immigrants to enter or live in the country illegally is unconstitutional.KCUR-FM reports that U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia issued his ruling from the bench Wednesday before throwing out the convictions of Jose Felipe Hernandez-Calvillo and Mauro Papalotzi. Prosecutors said the men, who themselves are in the country illegally, managed crews of workers who installed drywall for a Lawrence company.
After they were convicted of conspiring with supervisors to violate the law, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in a similar case that encouraging immigrants to be in the country illegally is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Kansas isn't governed by the Ninth Circuit, but Murguia found the argument persuasive. He said in his ruling that he was adopting the Ninth Circuit court's analysis "in full" and agreed that the law is "overbroad." Four others who also were charged in 2016 with violating the law, including the company's owner, pleaded guilty in 2017 to misdemeanors.
Newsom Sues Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday they were taking legal action in a bid to block President Trump's new “public charge rule,” a regulation that would allow the government to bar entry to any individual deemed likely to rely on Medicaid, food stamps or other public benefits.The new Department of Homeland Security rule will also enable the government to deport immigrants or deny visa renewals for immigrants if they use such benefits.
The move marks the 56th lawsuit the state has filed against the Trump administration. Earlier this week, California vowed to take legal action to stymie federal officials' plans to change how the Endangered Species Act is implemented.
“I never thought I would start my week defending the bald eagle and end my week defending the statue of liberty,” Newsom said at the state capitol, with representatives of state agencies, business associations, and immigrant advocacy organizations gathered around him.
Free Immigrant Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes low-income adults age 25 and younger eligible for the state's Medicaid program regardless of their immigration status.
State officials expect the plan to cover about 90,000 people and cost taxpayers $98 million. California already covers children ages 18 and younger regardless of immigration status.
The law will not give health insurance benefits to everyone 25 and younger, but only those whose income is low enough to qualify.
Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders say they plan to further expand coverage to more adults in the years to come. Republican President Donald Trump has called the move "crazy ."
