Since the election of Donald Trump, many clients have expressed concerns regarding their immigration status. I have been creating a series of videos addressing immigration in the Trump era. This particular issue is especially important because President Trump has prioritized the deportation of so-called criminal aliens. This group includes individuals who hold green cards as […]
Today, I want to discuss naturalization in the age of Donald Trump. Many lawful permanent residents (LPRs) have expressed concerns about their status, fearing potential changes under the current administration. However, naturalization remains a legal right, and for many, it is the best way to secure their future in the United States. https://youtu.be/vHAdlJsOFWY Can You
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I wanted to take a moment to address a serious concern that was brought to my attention by a client today. He was distraught after hearing that President Trump had already deported 4,000 Laotians. While I initially doubted the accuracy of this claim, I took it upon myself to investigate further. What I found was
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One of the more challenging issues I have been dealing with recently is predicting how long it will take for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process immigration forms. Since the significant USCIS fee increase on April 1, 2024, I expected a notable improvement in processing times. While the USCIS website does not
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Receiving a Notice of Intent to Deny your visa application can be discouraging but it may not be the end of your journey to immigrate to the United States legally. In some cases, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) may have sent a notice to deny based on an outdated or out of
The September 2015 Visa Bulletin has been released. The nice thing is that F2A immigrant visas, which is to say green cards for husbands, wives, spouses and unmarried children under 21 of Lawful Permanent Residents, is “only” backed up a year and a half. Such people who will be getting their visas in September had immigration petitions
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So far the President’s plan is very general, but I will share what is available. The big thing is that people who have been in the US for five (5) years or more and have US citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident children may quality for “deferred action”. Deferred Action is a promise not to deport
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Now that President Obama has issued his executive order, people want to know when it will take effect. The regulations and applications necessary to implement the order have not been written yet. USCIS has posted this notice explaining its plans for implementing the order. The article gives some insight into when USCIS expects to issue
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I recently reported on the District Court decision in Gordon v. Holder restricting mandatory detention to cases in which the person facing deportation is detained within a few days of release from state prison. This is an important decision because it is common for ICE to detain people years after they have served their time,
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