Recent Posts in 2019

• American Immigration Lawyers Association Calls USCIS Backlog a 'Crisis'

  Feb 13, 2019
  There's been a case processing backlog at the USCIS for years, but recently the agency has seen unprecedented levels of unprocessed cases pile up. The ...
  Posted By The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C.
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• Roger Clemens’ Son Files Lawsuit Against Houston Bar Over Alleged Assault

  Feb 12, 2019
  A few minutes into the new year, the son and godson of former major league ace Roger Clemens were severely injured when a bouncer at a Houston ...
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• Injured Biker Wins $39 Million Verdict in Follow-Up Trial

  Feb 6, 2019
  Six years ago, a young man named Hussein Agiz was run over by a drag-racing car while traveling through an industrial park in Edison. His motorcycle ...
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• TPS Recipients Have Roots in the U.S., The Nation Reports

  Feb 5, 2019
  Nearly 500,000 U.S. residents are here under "temporary protected status," or TPS. The Immigration Act of 1990 created TPS to allow the foreign-born ...
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• DACA Recipients Fight for Right to Travel Outside the U.S.

  Feb 4, 2019
  Last week, students from Southern California flew to Washington, D.C. to bring attention to a little-known provision in immigration law called ...
  Posted By The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C.
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• Five-Week Shutdown Created Years-Long Backlog in Immigration Courts

  Feb 1, 2019
  This past Monday, immigration courts reopened for the first time in December—and clerks were greeted by a flood of legal filings and asylum-seekers. ...
  Posted By The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C.
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• USPS Pays Settlement of $4.9 Million to Grieving Family

  Jan 31, 2019
  Earlier this month, a lawsuit in U.S. District Court was resolved when the U.S. Postal Service settled with a family who lost their two-year-old in a ...
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• NYS Court Officers Helped ICE Make Arrests at Courthouses

  Jan 30, 2019
  Traditionally, courthouses used to be one of a short list of locations where ICE would avoid making arrests. The rationale for leaving courthouses ...
  Posted By The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C.
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