The first two provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (“CARD”) Act of 2009 went into effect Thursday, August 20, 2009.  The CARD Act is designed to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices by credit card companies. 

On August 7, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced that Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply Company, Inc. (“Shipley”) was sentenced to court supervision, forfeiture of $1.334 million to ICE, and a criminal fine of $250,000 for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens.  In addition, three company managers and the company owner were sentenced to six [...]

Today, August, 6, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has announced an overhaul of the current immigration detention system.  Currently, when foreign nationals are arrested for immigration violations or other offenses that affect their immigration status, they are detained in one of over 350 decentralized, penal institutions.  The institutions are either jails operated by [...]

According to the Associated Press, a federal indictment was unsealed last week that names a Salt Lake City law firm, three attorneys, and five other employees, alleging visa fraud and alien smuggling.  Allegedly the majority of 700 visa petitions (resulting in over 5,000 visas) filed by the Alcala Law Firm were fraudulent.�
The alleged conspiracy involved [...]