Owner, managers and restaurant corporations sentenced for hiring illegal aliens in Mississippi

 

Owner, managers and restaurant corporations sentenced for hiring illegal aliens in Mississippi

Jackson, Miss. - Two corporations and their owner, along with two former managers of Stix Restaurant in Flowood, Mississippi, were sentenced for violating federal criminal immigration laws related to hiring, continuing to employ and harboring illegal aliens following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation.

U.S. District Court Judge William H. Barbour sentenced Gin Hsing Chen, aka David Chen, former owner of Stix Restaurant in Flowood, Mississippi, to 12 months in prison and one year of supervised release. Chen was also fined $72,000 and was required to forfeit $100,000 in lieu of a home he owned in Flowood that was used to house some of the illegal alien employees of Stix Restaurant.

Chen's sister, Shao Li Chen, aka Judy Chen and Judy Wong, a former manager of the local eatery, was sentenced to eight months in prison and two years of supervised release and fined $5,000 for harboring illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain.

RAD~ For those who complain that ICE isn’t serious about enforcement – they are. Thanks to Bender’s for posting the link.

Wiggiblawg on BIBdaily today too!

Today is a day for getting the word out about Wiggiblawg and the Wiggin & Nourie Immigration Practice Group I guess.  One of my recent cases was submitted to Bender's Immigration Daily web site.  It is about political asylum and the concept of "firm resettlement" in a safe third country. Judge D'Angelo and his law clerk(s) did a thorough job examining this case from all angles resulting in a 16 page written opinion in my client's favor.

To read the case:
http://drop.io/jottqrv

To see other stories on BIBdaily:
http://www.bibdaily.com/

DHS readies plan to track foreigners flying from U.S. - washingtonpost.com

DHS readies plan to track foreigners flying from U.S. - washingtonpost.com

by Spencer S. Hsu

The Department of Homeland Security is finalizing a proposal to collect fingerprints or eye scans from all foreign travelers at U.S. airports as they leave the country, officials said, a costly screening program that airlines have opposed.
The plan, which would take effect within two years, would collect fingerprints at airport security checkpoints, departure gates or terminal kiosks, allowing the government to track when roughly 35 million foreign visitors a year leave the country and who might be overstaying their visas, DHS officials said. The department plans to send the proposal to the White House as soon as next month for review and inclusion in President Obama's next budget.


Well, security is important - I'll grant that. But if I was a potential tourist looking to visit the USA I might start looking for somewhere else to spend my vacation money. Somewhere that doesn't treat guests like criminals.

National Immigration Project Report "Playing Politics at the Bench"

You can also find a link to the report at Bender's Immigration Daily...

Here are some of the actual interview questions asked of prospective Immigration Judges during the Bush years...

1. ―Tell us your political philosophy. There are different groups of conservatives by way
        of example: Social Conservative, Fiscal Conservative, Law & Order Republican.‖

2. ―What is it about Bush that makes you want to serve him?‖

3. ―Aside from the President, give us an example of someone currently or recently in
        public service who you admire?‖
 
...good stuff no? 
 It's as funny as that line from the Blues Brothers movie -- Claire: [When asked what music is played at Bob's Country Bunker] Oh we got both kinds. We got Country and Western.