24/05/2012 - 12:43 Advogado tem lincenзa suspensa O advogado de imigração bastante conhecido pela comunidade brasileira, John Dvorak, teve sua licença suspensa por 18 meses por não fornecer informações precisas em petições de vistos, anunciou o jornal The Boston Globe. O advogado é acusado por centenas de brasileiros de terem seus processos de legalização cancelados, devido a irregularidades cometidas pelo profissional. O problema com Dvorak acontece desde 2001, quando o governo permitiu temporariamente que certos imigrantes indocumentados poderiam se legalizar através de seus empregadores. A então lei de imigração era conhecida como 245(i). Sob as regras do programa, os imigrantes poderiam receber o green card através de familiares ou empregadores, que atuariam como seus patrocinadores. Os empregadores foram obrigados a certificar que eles queriam contratar ... Continue reading →

Enedino Neto thought his prayers were answered in 2001 when he walked into a downtown Boston law office overflowing with illegal immigrants like him, all in a frenzied rush to apply for newly available work visas that could someday lead to US citizenship. Everyone said lawyer John K. Dvorak was the one for the job. But now, 11 years later, the government is sanctioning the lawyer, and Neto is being expelled from the United States. Last week, Dvorak’s Massachusetts law license was suspended for 18 months, following federal sanctions in March for failing to provide accurate information in immigrants’ visa applications. Advocates say Neto is one of potentially hundreds of immigrants swept up in a broad investigation that led to a temporary penalty for the ... Continue reading →

Enedino Neto thought his prayers were answered in 2001 when he walked into a downtown Boston law office overflowing with illegal immigrants like him, all in a frenzied rush to apply for newly available work visas that could someday lead to US citizenship. Everyone said lawyer John K. Dvorak was the one for the job. But now, 11 years later, the government is sanctioning the lawyer, and Neto is being expelled from the United States. Last week, Dvorak’s Massachusetts law license was suspended for 18 months, following federal sanctions in March for failing to provide accurate information in immigrants’ visa applications. Advocates say Neto is one of potentially hundreds of immigrants swept up in a broad investigation that led to a temporary penalty for the ... Continue reading →

BALTIMORE (AP) — Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach hit sixth-inning homers to turn a tie game in Boston’s favor, and the Red Sox withstood two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Scott Podsednik also homered for the Red Sox, who climbed back to .500 (22-22) with their 10th win in 13 games. Boston took two of three from the Orioles, who were seeking to win a fourth straight series against the Red Sox for the first time since 1960. Continue reading below It was 2-all in the sixth before Nava, the No. 7 hitter in the order, drove a 2-0 pitch from Jake Arreita (2-5) over the right-field wall. Podsednik followed with a single, and No. ... Continue reading →

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that sought to hold Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral and the superintendent of the county jail responsible for the death of a 49-year-old immigrant detainee. The detainee, Pedro Tavarez, fell ill while in custody and died in 2009 from a heart attack caused by a bacterial infection. US District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf said that Tavarez’s family could not show that Cabral and Suffolk House of Correction superintendent Gerard Horgan were deliberately indifferent to the treatment of Tavarez, the standard to hold them accountable under federal law. But the judge allowed a civil rights lawsuit to proceed against Prison Health Services, the private Tennessee-based company that managed the jail infirmary. The company, which is no longer ... Continue reading →

Hundreds of residents braved the pouring rain Tuesday morning to witness the dedication of the Armenian Heritage Park, the newest addition to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. But US Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Malden, and other officials welcomed the rain, calling it tears of joy from generations of Armenian immigrants. “I know there are a lot of umbrellas out there, and it may be uncomfortable,’’ said Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. “Just remember that we have waited a long time for this day, and I know none of us will allow the rain to dampen our spirits.’’ Continue reading below The park, located between the North End and Faneuil Hall, includes a sculpture surrounded by a reflecting pool and is meant to honor ... Continue reading →

The death of Carlos Fuentes last week brought to mind a book and a photograph. The book is his “Myself with Others” and recounts the many borders he crossed — geographical, linguistic, cultural, genre, — and the creative connections he made with other writers, countries, cultures, and imaginations. The photograph, taken at his home in 1995, shows him elegantly dressed and with an expression of intrigue and amazement. He is seated between his best friend Gabriel García Márquez and his new friend Toni Morrison. He looks immensely pleased to be in the company of Morrison, giving her his full attention. I first met him when he came to hear me give a lecture on his book “The Old Gringo” at the Novel of the Americas ... Continue reading →