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INFORMATION ON DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS, (A/K/A DREAM ACT) Consideration for childhood arrivals: You might be considered for deferred action for childhood arrivals and be eligible for Employment Authorization if you: Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012; • Came to the United...

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a number of Executive Orders that will impact the current immigration situation in the United States. These orders include a number of enforcement initiatives that will strengthen the country's boarders in an attempt to reduce illegal immigration an...

The facts of the case read like a first-year law school exam: “Plaintiff and defendant were never married. The parties entered into a relationship in late 2012 and defendant discovered she was pregnant in February 2013. Shortly after the parties discovered that defendant was pregnant, plaintiff p...

ABED AWAD, Awad & Khoury Law Office: We can have a will compliant with shariah, no problem. KIM LAWTON, correspondent: At the Awad & Khoury law offices near Newark, New Jersey, attorney Abed Awad consults with Muslims about creating contracts, wills and other legal documents that adhere to the pr...

(CNN) – Last month, a Sudanese court imposed a death sentence on Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a 27-year-old pregnant mother, because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Ibrahim says she was raised Christian by her mother after her Muslim father abandoned them when she was 6 years old. But this ...