In Chaidez v. United States, decided 2/20/13, the Court held that its prior decision in Padilla v. Kentucky (2010), holding that the Sixth Amendment requires an attorney for a noncitizen criminal defendant to inform that defendant of the deportation consequences that...
Month: February 2013
I-Squared Act of 2003 Improving Immigration Options for Professionals
The Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (a/k/a I2 Act) was introduced by Sen. Rubio, Coons, Hatch and Klobuchar. The bill has four sections which propose: 1) a welcomed demand based increase in the number of new H-1B to a quota from 65,000 to 115,000; 2) an easier...