The Kansas Employment Crackdown: ICE Enforcement Actions
Counties in Eastern Kansas are being raided. Employers and employees, alike, are at risk of criminal charges if they work without proper documentation or hire workers who are without proper work authorization from the US government. What initially looked like one prosecutor’s office’s harsh enforcement of Immigration laws, under the veil of State law, against […]
New Americans in Kansas: Immigrants, Latinos and Asians by the Numbers
The political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos and Asians in Kansas continues to rise, accounting for growing shares of the economy and electorate in the Sunflower State. In a report released in April of this year, the Immigration Policy Center (a division of the American Immigration Council) released a report outlining the statistics of […]
Applying for DACA is Not the Best Option for Everyone…
DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is the Obama administration’s program to address the immediacy of bringing undocumented children out of the shadows and functioning in the real world.
April First Friday in the Crossroads
Join us for a fundraiser for The Clinic this Friday, April 5, from 6-9pm. Meet artist Anu Srivastav, and watch her art come to life. Anu Srivastav is an East Indian born in New Orleans and raised in Houston, TX. For the past twenty years, Anu has worked primarily in oil & acrylic on canvas & […]
Judge Sends a Message With Withholding of Removal Ruling
Sharma-Crawford, a firm specializing in immigration law, recently won a significant victory in a pro bono withholding of removal case. When the judge granted our client’s withholding of removal, he also sent a message to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it should protect its named witnesses in federal criminal cases. Immigration and Customs […]
Michael Sharma-Crawford Joins Panel of Public Policy Symposium
The Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy Symposium, Perspectives on Immigration Reform will be held at the University of Kansas School of Law on February 22, 2013. Michael Sharma-Crawford, principal of the Sharma-Crawford Law Firm will join a distinguished panel of educators, policy scholars and thought-leaders as they tackle a number of current immigration […]
Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law Wins 25 Under 25 Award
Sharma-Crawford has been named one of the 25 Under 25 award winners for the class of 2013 by Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc. Each year dating back to 2002, Thinking Bigger Business Media selects 25 companies who: Employ fewer than 25 full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) Operate a for-profit business for three or more years […]
DMV Requirements for Noncitizens in Kansas & Missouri
The Undocumentary – Documenting the Undocumented
The undocumentary is a multimedia project about undocumented immigrant youth living in North Carolina. It’s about the challenges they face and the movement they built fighting for equality and a legal status in the United States. At the Sharma-Crawford Law Firm we continue to share the stories we find from around the country concerning the […]
Repository of Resources for Undocumented Students from The College Board
The issue of advocacy and support for undocumented students came to the attention of the College Board during its first Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America conference in 2007. Recently The College Board prepared this excellent resource list for undocumented students in the U.S. The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that […]