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As you may have heard, the Trump administration is trying to change immigration rules to make it harder to immigrate to the United States through a family member. One of these changes has to do with being a public charge. A law was passed in 1996 that prevents anyone from immigrating to the Unite...
This is a reminder of the requirements to become a citizen of the US. I write this because many clients who come and see me make some wrong assumptions about what they need to qualify for citizenship. So here are the requirements: You must be a permanent resident for 5 years. You must pass a...
A major decision by the Supreme Court in June 2018 affects any applicants who are currently in deportation or removal proceedings. On June 21, 2018, The Supreme Court issued a decision in Pereira v Sessions which could potentially benefit thousands of immigrants who are or were in removal proceeding...
I'm sorry to be focusing all my blogs on DACA, but it's important enough not just to the DACA members, aka Dreamers, but other groups of immigrants as well. Right now, the DACA members have the most political power because they have more public support than any other immigrant group. Probably all...
With all of the problems President Trump has been creating for himself with the Russia collusion probe and other issues, immigration has been mostly out of the news. It appears that the DACA program continues to be safe, the USCIS is approving new and renewed DACA applications within 2-3 months and ...
This past week, President Trump (I hate having to write that) again announced that he is not targeting "dreamers" for deportation. On Sunday, April 23, 2017, DHS Secretary John Kelly also said that during the 90+ days he's been on the job, there has been no focus on ending the DACA program. Since Tr...
It's now been 2 weeks since Donald Trump was elected President but it feels like it's been a year. The program that I am most worried about is the DACA program that President Obama started in 2012. I'm sure most people reading this know what the DACA program is so I won't bother getting into that. ...
USCIS Expands Provisional Waver Program To Include Spouses of Permanent Residents. USCIS announced recently that as of August 29, 2016 they will be expanding their provisional waiver program. Before today, only spouses of US citizens could apply, but under the new rule, spouses of permanent residen...
Well, unfortunately, on June 23rd the Supreme Court refused to allow the DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans) program to start, which means anyone who is a parent of a US citizen and who was hoping to get a work permit later this year will have to continue waiting. The Supreme Court did...
When Should You Hire an Immigration Attorney? From time to time I am asked by a potential client whether they need a lawyer to do their immigration paperwork or if they can do it themselves and save the money they would spend on attorney's fees. My answer is always different based on the circums...