The Bush Administration, in its final days, implemented rules to make it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign laborers. These rules also arguably cause the reduction of wages and the proliferation of poor working conditions for all farmworkers, foreign and domestic. Although Romben Law, APC is in Los Angeles,…
On 18 August 2009, the Obama Administration issued new directives about the inspection, search, and even seizure of electronic media belonging to travelers passing through border checkpoints. This set of policies and practices has concerned immigration lawyers, constitutional attorneys, and other civil rights advocates, including the immigration attorneys at Romben…
The Los Angeles immigration Romben Law, APC would like to acknowledge the passing on 25 August 2009 of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, US Senator for the State of Massachusetts. Not merely the scion of a famous family, Senator Kennedy was a champion on issues close to the hearts of many…
Because the debates about Health Care Reform are taking so much of the Congress’ energy, the Obama Administration believes that Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) will not be considered by the Congress until the beginning of 2010. Romben Law, APC has many clients in Los Angeles, CA and throughout the nation…
Because we are a law firm devoted exclusively to the practice of immigration law, Romben Law, APC of Los Angeles gets calls frequently about the so-called “millionaire green card.” The more accurate name for this would be the EB-5 Employment Creation Immigrant Visa, or just “EB-5.” This sometimes controversial visa…
A recent story by Associated Press reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun a crackdown in all states, checking employers large and small to verify that employees are legally authorized to work. Romben Law, APC in Los Angeles represents companies as well as individuals. Most employers and even…
Immigration law firm Romben Law, APC in Los Angeles has always urged that US immigration laws (and officials) treat immigrants fairly. As part of our advocacy, we have urged US citizens and US Legal Permanent Residents (“green” card holders) to write elected officials and express their views about humane immigration…
With the passing of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson yesterday, the news about the “launch” of the immigration reform policy discussion passed under the radar for most people. As immigration attorneys in Los Angeles, Romben Law, APC advocates for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system in the USA. The…
On 3 June 2009, the US Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). UAFA would amend US immigration law to permit American citizens and Legal Permanent Residents to sponsor their same-sex partners as traditionally-married Americans can. J Craig Fong (Retired from the practice of law),…
Since 1988, it has been accepted by immigration judges that individuals in removal proceedings (called “deportation” at that time) had the right to effective assistance of counsel. The case that established this principle was Matter of Lozada, 19 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA, 1988). This precedent also allowed individuals who were…