Claudia Gregoire Law Blog

Provided by George J. West - Immigration Lawyer in ProvidenceWEST GREENWICH –– It was supposed to be a story with a happy ending. Estranged from her husband and living with relatives in India for more than a year, 35-year-old Preeti Gupta had received word four months ago that her spouse, Vivek Bhatnagar, wanted to patch up their marital d... Read More

Provided by George J. West Immigration Lawyer in ProvidencePROVIDENCE — A tough, Arizona-style immigration bill introduced by state Rep. Peter Palumbo touched off a raucous demonstration Thursday inside the House chamber at the State House. The bill, like the one that became law in Arizona last month, aims to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants, by giving the police broader authority... Read More

Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer; Providence Immigration Lawyer

In a May 8 article "The Providence Journal" reports that a new head has been appointed to run the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central
Falls.  The article also notes that in December 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement removed 153 immigrant detainees held at Wyatt
... Read More

Rhode Island Criminal Lawyer; Providence Criminal Lawyer

In a May 8 article "The Providence Journal" reports that a new head has been appointed to run the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central
Falls.  The article also notes that in December 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement removed 153 immigrant detainees held at Wyatt
Detention... Read More

Rhode Island Trial Lawyer; Providence Trial Lawyer; Providence Civil Law

Rhode Island Governor Carcieri calls on state Attorney General Patrick Lynch to
challenge  the constitutionality of the new federal health care law, but as the Providence Journal has reported, Lynch,
in a written statement, refuses to do so,... Read More

Rhode Island Trial Lawyer; Providence Trial Lawyer; Providence Civil Law

Rhode Island Governor Carcieri calls on state Attorney General Patrick Lynch to
challenge  the constitutionality of the new federal health care law, but as the Providence Journal has reported, Lynch,
in a written statement, refuses to do... Read More

Providence Immigration Lawyer; Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer; Cambridge Immigration Lawyer; Massachusetts Immigration Lawyer

The NY Times rep orted
that on Monday, Governor David A. Paterson of New York, announced that
the state would create a “pardon panel” of five members which would
review cases in which legal immigrants, faced with deportation,... Read More

Providence Immigration Lawyer; Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer;
Providence Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer; Cambridge Immigration Lawyer; Providence Federal Immigration Lawyer

In response to the recent immigration law in Arizona, at least one news source is reporting that several
lawsuits... Read More

Rhode Island Family Lawyer; Providence Family Lawyer; Providence Juvenile Lawyer; Rhode Island Juvenile Lawyer

The Providence Journal reports today that the R.I. Supreme Court upheld the decision of a Family Court judge to treat a juvenile offender as an adult and upheld several other decisions made by the Family Court judge, but not without a large dose of... Read More

Providence Trial Lawyer; Rhode Island Trial Lawyer; Providence Civil Lawyer; Providence Torts Lawyer

The Providence Journal reports that for the 100 dead and 200 injured in a Warwick nightclub fire in 2003, compensation
is finally within reach.  550... Read More