Legal News for the Week: September 9-14, 2012

Here is what you may have missed this week in immigration and criminal defense law.

Immigration

• October 2012 Visa Bulletin Released
• 5 Ways the Immigration System has Changed Since September 11, 2001
• First Wave of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications are approved.
• Advocacy Groups Target Private Prisons for Immigrants

Criminal Defense

• Texas District Attorney’s Office Releases Report that Prosecutorial Misconduct is Extremely Rare
• Two of 40 sex offenders arrested in Texas on immigration violations in Austin area
• Woman Accused in Plot to Buy Guns for Zeta Pleads Guilty