Past Articles for Immigration
May-08-2009Attorney and Site Coordinator Radlyn Mendoza welcomed many to the naturalization process of citizenship April 18, 2009 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach. Eighteen volunteers, among them local Immigration lawyers, paralegals...
Apr-03-2009by IRM
“Everyone has the right in the USA, even an undocumented immigrant, to take the Fifth Amendment if you are stopped by a police officer,” Valverde said. “Otherwise anything you say may be used as proof against you according to the law in a criminal context.”
Hugo Raul Valverde, Attorney Partner of Valverde & Rowell, addressed this issue with the inquiring crowd at the Immigration Workshop, Saturday, March 21, 2009. Tidewater Hispanic Evangelical Ministers Association (THEMA) and Regent University School of Divinity-Latino Pastoral Development Program sponsored the event.
Oct-20-2008
“The Undocumented population of the state of Virginia pays millions of dollars in taxes they’ll never be eligible to claim in retirement or any other benefit.” Michael Cassidy said...
Jun-16-2008
The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia welcomed 100 new citizens in a June 14 naturalization ceremony. The celebration, sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security, was appropriately celebrated on U.S. Flag Day in historic Colonial Williamsburg.Jun-01-2008Hampton Roads immigration attorney Radlyn Mendoza spoke at the annual meeting of the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads (LWV-SHR) as part of the League's ongoing dialogue about immigration.May-08-2008The Minority Political Leadership Institute, a Richmond-based organization promoting leadership on issues relevant to minority and underserved communities, featured a panel on immigration during a conference at Norfolk State University last Saturday. Panelists representing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an immigration-focused legal practice and an economic think tank shared their knowledge and experience.