The End of DACA
On September 5, 2017, President Trump’s administration announced that they would be cancelling the DACA program, which was introduced by President Obama in 2012. This announcement was made after much uncertainty about the president’s position on the program throughout his candidacy for president, as well as during his presidency. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood […]
Visiting the U.S.
Thousands of visitors come to the U.S. daily, from all over the world. Some folks may come to the U.S. to remain for a long period of time for work, and others only come to visit. For those that want to only visit, there are many different ways to enter the U.S. For example, they […]
Immigration Today, and the RAISE Act
The White House recently introduced a new immigration bill, called the “Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act,” or “RAISE Act.” The Bill proposes to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, limit the number of refugees allowed in to the U.S. every year to 50,000, and to reduce the number of visas available to extended […]
Naturalizing With A Criminal Record
Naturalization is the process by which a foreign national becomes a citizen of the United States. Of course, there are certain requirements that must be met before one can become a U.S. citizen. Generally speaking, one must be 18 years or older, be a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) for at least five years preceding the […]
Bona Fide Marriage Waiver
Conditional residence is given to an applicant that is applying for permanent residence through a spouse, and the marriage is less than two years old. A conditional resident has all the benefits of a permanent resident, except that the conditional resident will receive a green card valid for two years, not ten. Before the conditional […]
TPS a Pathway To Green Card
March 31, 2017, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ramirez v. Brown, came down with a decision that will help many people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), pave a pathway to citizenship. Essentially, the Court reasoned that being granted TPS satisfies the notion of being “admitted” for the purposes of adjustment of status. Remember, […]
Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration
On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed several executive orders on immigration that has given rise to much controversy throughout the country. It seems that media outlets and social media have much to say about Trump’s actions, on all sides of the argument. Some of the topics that Trump has covered include building a wall […]
Parole Into the U.S. For Entrepreneurs!
On January 20, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that will help certain founders of start-up companies, to enter the U.S. and grow their companies. This rule will be implemented July 17, 2017, and was made with the hopes to improve our economy through increasing capital spending, creating jobs, and […]
2016, Year in Review
2016 has been a normal, tumultuous year in immigration law – with certain new developments benefiting potential immigrants, and some that did not. More recently, the election of a new president has caused much emotional unrest within the immigration community. Many are filled with more anxiety and confusion than they have ever felt before. Although […]
Is Immigration Law Being “Trumped?”
Now that Donald Trump has been elected to become our next president, many of us in the immigration world, are waiting with bated breath as to how, or if, he will change our immigration laws or policies as he claimed he would during his presidential campaign. Trump claimed that he would deport millions of aliens […]
