By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney As we enter the holiday season, it is very important to protect our homes from thieves and other criminals. One of the best approaches is to get to know your neighbors. Even better, developing a neighborhood watch program may make criminals think twice about targeting your …
December, 2017
November, 2017
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23 November
New Era of Intellectual Property
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and law professor. In this era of technological innovation, the law has been innovated to protect the rights of inventors in the technological areas. Since the 1800s there has been protection of intellectual property through the Paris and Berne Conventions. Intellectual property are the …
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14 November
FAIR Applauds Nomination of Thomas Homan as Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(November 14, 2017, Washington, D.C.) — The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in regard to President Trump’s nomination of Thomas Homan as director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: “Today’s announcement that Thomas Homan has been nominated to serve …
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11 November
WHEN COURT IS NOT THE ANSWER: ALTERNATIVES TO FILING A LAWSUIT
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney at Law Courthouses in Imperial County as well as in Baja California are busy places, full of people who have filed lawsuits or who must answer to lawsuits filed by others. There are many occasions, however, when filing a lawsuit may not be the best solution …
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10 November
Using a brand
By: Jaime Dávila Gomez, Attorney The owner of a trademark, has several obligations imposed by law, however the most important is to use it. This obligation translates, in most countries, and Mexico is no exception, in the possibility of losing ownership of a trademark if it is not demonstrated the …
October, 2017
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15 October
Undeterred by White Supremacist Threats, AILA Stands with America’s Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, October 14, 2017, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) was targeted by members of a white supremacist group who attempted to hang a banner on the façade of our building in Washington, DC, decrying the Dreamer movement in the name of “Identity Evropa.” A witness confronted …
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7 October
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and former professor. According to the International Organization of Migration, an estimated of 1.1 million undocumented minors resided in the U.S., undocumented youth make up sixteen percent of the undocumented population. In an action to protect these minors on June 15, 2012, the Secretary …
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2 October
Becoming a Foster Parent: A Rewarding Experience
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney In our border community, many children are in need of adults to take care of them. These children do not have parents to provide for their medical, educational, and other needs because the parents to which they were born have some form of parenting deficit, rendering …
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1 October
Trademark: advantages
By: Jaime Dávila Gomez, Attorney In Mexico, it is not mandatory to register a trademark in order to use it in the market; however carrying out the registration involves a number of advantages for its owner. The first advantage is that the trademark registration implies acquiring the right to exclusive …
September, 2017
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29 September
Deadline to Submit DACA Renewal Requests Approaching On Oct. 5
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients that they have one week to properly file their DACA renewal requests and associated applications for employment authorization. As previously announced, for recipients whose DACA and work authorization expire between Sept. 5, …
