NY Gov. Paterson Move May Help Immigrants Facing Deportation

On May 3, 2010, in Immigration/Immigration Law, News, by BradBernstein

Source: New York Times
By Danny Hakim and Jeremy W. Peters

ALBANY — In a major rebuke of federal immigration policy, Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Monday that he would create a special pardon panel to review cases involving legal immigrants who are at risk of deportation for minor or old convictions.

Mr. Paterson’s move will give many immigrants facing deportation renewed hope and places the governor into the middle of the country’s immigration debate.

The announcement comes as the federal government has taken an increasingly hard line in its interpretation of existing immigration law, leaving a growing number of legal immigrants who have criminal records facing deportation.

“Some of our immigration laws, particularly with respect to deportation, are embarrassingly and wrongly inflexible,” Mr. Paterson said in a speech on Monday at an annual gathering of the state’s top judges.

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Practice Areas: Immigration Law, Personal Injury Admitted to New York State Bar (1994), Admitted to New Jersey State Bar (1993), J.D. (1993), Brooklyn Law School, B.A. in Political Science, (1990), University of Michigan, American Immigration Lawyers Association Mr. Bernstein joined the firm in 1993 after graduating from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a Merit Scholar. The firm then was managed by his grandfather, Harry Spar, a known leader and innovator of immigration law. Mr. Bernstein decided to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps by practicing immigration law and then, himself, becoming a leader in the field. In a relatively short period of time, Mr. Bernstein established himself as an expert in the field of immigration law. He appears weekly and advises on a call-in radio show on a leading New York radio station that is also broadcast internationally. As popular for his effervescent sense of humor as for his immigration expertise, Mr. Bernstein’s radio show is ranked the #1 radio show on the station and there is a strong possibility that it will soon be airing in other markets. He also conducts seminars on immigration, both nationally and internationally. Currently he heads up the Immigration Department of Spar & Bernstein, on top of being the firm’s managing partner. The Immigration Department is comprised of over forty experienced immigration attorneys and paralegals who are always available to take your questions and resolve your immigration issues. www.4immigration.com Toll-Free: 1-800-529-5465

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