Beginning Friday, October 13, 2017, expedited naturalization through Military service in the US Armed Forces is no longer available for certain foreign-born recruits. In order to apply for expedited naturalization, a U.S. lawful permanent … [Read more...]
Latest DACA Update
The current administration has ordered the dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, an Obama administration measure that gave protection to individuals who were illegally brought into the United States as children. … [Read more...]
Trump Administration to Allow 15,000 More Workers into Country
Contrary to campaign promises that American workers would be given priority for American jobs, the Trump administration has indicated that it will make 15,000 more H-2B visas available for the rest of the fiscal year. Sources say the visas will be … [Read more...]
Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Repeal Senate Bill 4
Earlier this month, Fort Worth State Representative Ramon Romero filed a proposal that would repeal Texas Senate Bill 4. SB4, set to become effective on September 1, 2017, cracks down on so-called "sanctuary" cities, municipalities that opt not to … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Allows Limited Version of Travel Ban
The United States Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on Monday, allowing a very limited version of the travel ban the President attempted to implement by executive order in January. The original travel ban would have imposed a total ban, for a … [Read more...]
Update on Sanctuary Cities in Texas
Here is the latest on the Sanctuary Cities law in Texas. On May 8th, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed the ban on Sanctuary Cities law in Texas. It will begin on September 1, 2017. This law sets the criminal and civil penalties for local … [Read more...]
Conditional Permanent Resident vs Permanent Resident
Permanent residency can be obtained by immigrants who marry U.S. Citizens. This is a green card renewable every 10 years. There are also cases in which the foreign spouse is given what is called “Conditional Permanent Residency” status. In short, … [Read more...]
Sanctuary Cities and What is Ahead
Sanctuary Cities are cities which permit residence by illegal immigrants to help them avoid deportation. They do this by not working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that the city has an illegal immigrant in criminal custody even if … [Read more...]
Immigration Enforcement Priority and Crimes
There has been a lot of confusion among the immigration community with a recent update to the Immigration Enforcement Priorities. A key difference in the new enforcement priorities from the enforcement outlined by former President Obama is that … [Read more...]
TRUMP AND DACA UPDATE
On January 20, 2017, President Trump took the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States. He quickly began the work of signing Executive Orders affecting immigration. As of January 26, 2017, a highly anticipated decision regarding … [Read more...]
Immigration Fees on Most Forms Have Increased
Fees for immigration forms increased by an average of 21 percent on December 23, 2016. Some forms have stayed the same but most saw significant increases. The increase was necessary because Congress did not give additional funds. The increase is … [Read more...]
DACA and Trump
There are many questions related to the future of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) now that President-elect Trump is due to take office on January 20, 2017. HISTORY OF DACA: Since the initiation of DACA in 2012, United States … [Read more...]
