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The latest national Immigration Law information from Arizona's premier Immigration Lawyer
The latest national Immigration Law information from Arizona's premier Immigration Lawyer
Phoenix Mercury basketball star Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after authorities there said they found cannabis cartridges in her luggage. Several news outlets have reported that the offense of smuggling a narcotic substance in that country is “punishable by up to 10 years in prison.” 3TV in Phoenix talked to Rose Law Group Immigration Department Chair Darius Amiri about the difficult situation Griner finds herself in. “It’s important to remember these are allegations, and they’re allegations from a country that often tries to control and manipulate the narrative,” Amiri says. “I just thought to myself, ‘What absolute terrible timing’… I think, unfortunately, she may find herself a political pawn. And you hate for someone’s life liberty of freedom to be caught up in those circumstances.”
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says a woman accused of smuggling two migrants led deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in Phoenix. The suspect, 19-year-old Alma Rodriguez Dominguez, was taken into custody on Friday. Immigration attorney Darius Amiri spoke on the matter with Arizona's Family.
"I think it's just something you're going to see with the combination of the proximity to the Mexican border and a tough economic time where someone may think this is an easy way to make a little extra money and not really thinking about the consequences of what they're doing."
Watch the full interview on Arizona's Family website: News Article Link