Attorney General Rob McKenna is trying to push bills through the legislature that promise to crack down on so-called “notarios”–quasi-professionals who advertise themselves as immigration “assistants” but who often attempt to practice law without a license. The bills...
Illegal immigrant gets $48,000 in suit against border agents: Represented by Manuel Rios
MOUNT VERNON — The federal government has paid an illegal immigrant $48,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was assaulted and illegally arrested by two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents while waiting for his 6-year-old son at a bus stop. The violent and public...
Univision Report: Manuel Rios discusses the case of a woman with over 10 years in the U.S. whose child depends on medical treatment
Univision Report: Manuel Rios discusses the case of a woman with over 10 years in the U.S., whose U.S. citizen child depends on medical treatment for survival. She is eligible for Cancellation of Removal for non Legal Permanent Residents, based on residing in the U.S....
Feds drop case against MV man beaten by agents, Immigration court judge terminated deportation hearing: Represented by Manuel Rios
Publication: Skagit Valley Herald; Date: Apr 12, 2007 Section: Front Page; Page Number: A1 Ralph Schwartz can be reached at 360-416-2138 or [email protected]. By RALPH SCHWARTZ, Staff Writer Federal immigration authorities decided not to deport an...
Perez to be freed from center: Represented by Manuel Rios
Mexican consulate to pick up tab for part of $5,000 bond Publication: Skagit Valley Herald; July 26, 2006 By ISOLDE RAFTERY, Staff Writer TACOMA — Isabel Valencia Perez, the undocumented Mexican immigrant arrested by Border Patrol agents in June, is scheduled to leave...
Border agents beat immigrant: Represented by Manuel Rios
Read the Skagit Valley Herald article pages here: Probe: Border agents beat immigrant Arrest: Agents don’t have to check in with area police
Anxiety rises among valley immigrants: Manuel Rios interviewed
Publication: Ashland DailyTidings May 30, 2006 By Alan Panebaker The constant fear of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup is as real as ever for local undocumented workers. One DUI checkpoint is all it takes for many people working illegally to be sent on a...
They could be citizens and they might be deported
The government has jailed family-supporting, lifelong U.S. residents who seem as American as the next person—but can’t prove it. Publication: Seattle Weekly April 26, 2006 By Nina Shapiro Charlotte Gonzalez’s husband, Julio Gonzalez, is in the Northwest Detention...