U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration!
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/politics/supreme-court-to-take-up-obama-immigration-actions/
February 2016 Visa Bulletin Released
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-february-2016.html
Attorney Erin J. Lee Named Top 40 Lawyers under 40!
Attorney Erin J. Lee was recently named one of the “Top 40 Lawyers under 40” by the American Society of Legal Advocates! Check out her bio: http://www.societyoflegaladvocates.org/dir/lee-erin-j/
Immigration Raids Rampant Across the U.S.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/immigration/la-na-ff-immigration-raids-20160103-story.html?utm_source=AILA+Mailing&utm_campaign=853734f597-AILA8_1_4_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3c0e619096-853734f597-291162309
Immigration in 2016
2015 started with high hopes that changes were coming to our immigration laws. Specifically, many of us in the immigration industry were excited and anxious to find out how President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration was going to be implemented. Just before the new actions were to begin, an injunction was filed and approved in […]
January 2016 Visa Bulletin
Start the new year right and check if your visa is available January 2016! You may also be eligible to submit your paperwork starting next month as well. http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-january-2016.html
Visa Waiver Program Gets Stricter
This week, Congress passed a bill that would tighten security on those who travel to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program. Currently there are 38 countries that are part of the VWP, which means that citizens of those countries can enter the U.S. without a visa, for up to 90 days. The program still […]
USCIS Offers Civics Practice Test in Spanish
Although many organizations have made their own Spanish Civics Test for the Naturalization process, USCIS has recently published its own. Remember that some people qualify to take the Civic exam in their native language if they meet the residency, age, and/or disability accommodations requirements. http://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-offers-civics-practice-test-spanish
State-Based Immigration Laws?
If the federal government cannot directly make changes to immigration law, could it give the states the power to do so themselves? This article in the Wall Street Journal contemplates that idea. http://www.wsj.com/articles/reforming-immigration-one-state-at-a-time-1448833718
Bad News for President Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced that he would use his Executive powers to pass a package of immigration reforms that could potentially help approximately 4 million people. Now, about one year later, these actions continue to be thwarted. A recent decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that those executive actions […]
