By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, humanitarian and law professor. Throughout time there have been different historical events that have defined the international community, firstly, it arises after the need of the different nations cooperate with each other in different areas, the branch of international law is primarily responsible for …
April, 2020
March, 2020
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5 March
Consulate Forum Addresses Illegal Weapon Smuggling to Mexico
-Editorial In an effort to have a better communication regarding the traffic of firearms from the Imperial Valley into Mexico, the Mexican Consulate in Calexico hosted a forum with authorities from both sides of the border to inform the public about the actions taken so far. It is estimated that …
February, 2020
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23 February
Central Union High School Wins Mock Trial Competition
-Editorial Central Union High School are this year’s winners of the Mock Trial competition and were recognized for their great work during this season. This was the final week of the 2019-2020 Imperial County Mock Trial Competition season, ending with the awards ceremony that recognized all the other Imperial Valley …
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23 February
DHS to Implement Inadmissibility on Becoming Public Charge Grounds Final Rule Nationwide
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (“Final Rule”) on Feb. 24, 2020, nationwide, including in Illinois, following another judicial victory lifting the injunction in that state. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Feb. 21, 2020 decision to stay the …
January, 2020
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4 January
Confidential and Industrial Secret Information
By: Jaime Israel Davila Gomez, Attorney In Mexico, companies can generate or obtain all kinds of information, as a result of the activities they develop. Some of this information may have the character of confidential or sensitive, involving or risks for companies in case of obtaining general knowledge or competitive …
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2 January
Impeachment
Part I. Estados Unidos de América By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and law professor. The United States is experiencing a political era of great controversies, from the executive orders of the President in controversial issues such as the proposal for the construction of the wall, as well as the …
December, 2019
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31 December
NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2020
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney at Law As we close out 2019 and prepare to ring in a new year, we should all familiarize ourselves with new laws in California that will take effect as of January 1, 2020. This is especially important since many people in our communities live and …
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15 December
USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character
WASHINGTON— A few days ago, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expanded its policy guidance regarding unlawful acts that may prevent an applicant from meeting the good moral character (GMC) requirement for naturalization. The commission of, or conviction or imprisonment for, an unlawful act, during the statutory period for naturalization, may …
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4 December
Border Consulates
By: Mario Beltrán Mainero Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico Mexico has 50 consulates in the United States, in addition to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. Out of these 51 consular offices (which conform to the largest …
November, 2019
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23 November
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hosts Hearing Examining Humanitarian Migrant Crisis at U.S. – Mexico Border
SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA — Yesterday, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations hosted a hearing in San Ysidro, California, to examine the humanitarian migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border. Each of the witnesses highlighted the various …
