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VA Bar seeks crackdown on fraudulent law practitioners The Virginia State Bar's Standing Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law wants to make an 'egregious' UPL violation a felony. The committee is recommending that the VSB Council take up the issue at its June meeting and ask the General Assembly to amend Virginia Code § 54.1-3904 to provide for the enhanced penalty. Under the proposed legislation, UPL would become a Class 6 felony when someone practices law without a license, knowingly creates a false impression that he or she is licensed to practice law, derives a benefit from such conduct and causes a person to suffer a loss of $200 or more. The Virginia Lawyers Weekly

VA authorities call 287(g) program a success Less than two years ago, Valley law enforcement set out to crack down on undocumented immigrants by training a handful of officers as federal agents. The program is called 287(g).... VA activists link vandalism to foreign gangs For the second time in less than two weeks, vandals have spray painted gang markings on the town Light and Power facility on East Chandler Street. Gang graffiti was also... 32 year old Mexican jailed for sex with VA pre-teen A 32-year-old man who claimed his sexual relationship with a then-12-year-old girl was consensual will serve prison time before facing deportation to Mexico. Circuit Judge Edward L. Hogshire sentenced Jeremias...

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VA state police note colleges potential terror hot-spots

A new report produced by a branch of the Virginia State Police portrays the state's colleges and universities as potential breeding grounds for terrorism. The 200-page report, intended for distribution to law enforcement, intelligence and military organizations, says 'a wide...
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VA community rallies in support of Thai family

The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok seems to have a hard time believing that Thai native Piya Thongprasertseree is indeed the brother of a 50-year-old Vinton restaurateur named Noot. In recent months, officials have required Noot's brother to make the six-hour...
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Tancredo to speak at Virginia Tech

Tom Tancredo, a former Republican U.S. congressman from Colorado and an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, will speak Monday night at Virginia Tech. His visit comes less than two weeks after a rowdy protest at the University of North Carolina-Chapel...
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Former U.S. Rep. from VA to speak at UNC

Chapel Hill Undeterred by a protest that derailed a planned speech by former congressman Tom Tancredo last week, a UNC student group has invited another conservative former lawmaker to campus tonight. Former U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. was invited by...
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VA county rejects nominee over enforcement position

Manassas, VA -- Prince William County supervisors have rejected a woman's appointment to a tourism board, citing her argument that the county's immigration policy is racist. Katherine Gotthardt's appointment to the Prince William County/Manassas Convention and Visitors Bureau was defeated...
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VA county crime stats divide enforcement debate

About 2 percent of the people charged with major violent crimes in Prince William County last year were illegal immigrants, but they were arrested for a larger portion of secondary offenses, according to newly released statistics and a Washington Post...
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Dem. congressman allays illegals' fears on Census

Arlington County in Northern Virginia will try to maximize its population number in the 2010 Census by counting illegal immigrants, and part of the reason for doing so is to capture some of the $300 billion in federal funds distributed...
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VA county report reveals details of enforcement program

The crime rate in Prince William County rose slightly last year for the first time since 2004, although the number of violent crimes dropped nearly 22 percent from 2007, according to the 2008 crime statistics report released last week. In...
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VA county crime decreases as police pursue crackdown on illegal immigration

Following a crackdown on illegal immigration, officials in Prince William County in northern Virginia are reporting their numbers reveal a significant decrease in violent crimes committed. The violent crime rate in Prince William County plummeted 22 percent in 2008, according...
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VA city landowner seeks permission for political billboard

The City of Manassas's request for a permanent injunction against the owners of a pro-immigrant billboard built twice at 9500 Liberty St. was denied by a Prince William County Circuit Court judge Tuesday. The injunction would have provided Manassas better...
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Enforcement agency non-committal on VA city office

An investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security is planning an office in Salem, according to records filed with the city's building department. Renovations for a proposed office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have started on a...
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