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...]
What is the Visa Bulletin?
Immigration law sets limits on the number of immigrant visas such as green cards or permanent residence that can be issued each year. There has been a backlog of visas because the demand has outweighed the supply of visa numbers. The number of visas … [Read more...]
Immigration Help for Families of Military Members And Veterans
What is Parole in Place? Parole in Place is a status that is available for undocumented spouses, children, or parents of a military member, those in the reserves, and even veterans. Parole in Place allows the undocumented family members to legally … [Read more...]
How to Read the Visa Bulletin
The visa bulletin has changed recently to allow people filing for immigrant visas to file ahead of their priority date becoming current. The visa bulletin is now set up with two tables: Table A and Table B. Table A is the bulletin we would always … [Read more...]
THE MANY PATHS TO CITIZENSHIP
Although U.S. citizenship is automatically obtained when a person is born on U.S. Territory there are other avenues available for U.S. citizenship. A person born in a foreign country may acquire or derive U.S. citizenship based on the U.S. … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON DAPA and EXTENDED DACA PROGRAMS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by Texas and many other states challenging President Obama’s executive orders for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON U.S. v. TEXAS – DAPA and EXTENDED DACA
On Monday, April 18, 2016 the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Texas, in which President Obama’s executive order is being challenged as over stepping his Executive authority. Although speculations arose after the release … [Read more...]
Asylum
A popular question often asked in immigration is, “Do you have credible fear of returning to your home country?” Due to war and violence in today’s world, the overwhelming majority of those entering the U.S. would say yes. However, being granted … [Read more...]
