Immigrants all over the country are feeling anxious as news continues of people being arrested at USCIS interviews- specifically marriage interviews for green cards. Reports of these arrests have come from Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Illinois, and Calif...
The immigration court in Arlington, Virginia has the 3rd largest backlog of immigration cases in the country. To put it into perspective, there are 64 immigration courts in the United States. In 2017, the Arlington immigration court was rated 5th in the nation for backlogs. This means that the ...
Nearly 9 out of 10 Americans support the idea of DACA recipients staying in the United States, so why is USCIS trying to convince them otherwise? On November 16 USCIS published a report entitled DACA Requestors with an IDENT Response. “IDENT” is the Automated Biometric Identification System (I...
“Good moral character” is a term that the average person doesn’t hear much about, but if you are applying for immigration status in the United States you are quite familiar with. According to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the standard of “good moral character” requires adherence to the generally accepted moral conventions of the community, and criminal activity is probative of non-adherence to those conventions. A recent decision handed down by the Attorney General now creates harsher parameters for a lack of “good moral character,” commonly shown by multiple DUIs.
The much anticipated arrival of DACA's day in the Supreme Court came yesterday - Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Hundreds of thousands have waited in anticipation for this day, wondering what sort of precedent the Supreme Court will set. In 2012 President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action...
El servicio de inmigración (USCIS) anunció que extenderá los permisos TPS de Salvadoreños, Hondureños y Nicaraguenses hasta el 4 de enero de 2021. No es necesario presentar una solicitud o pagar una tarifa para recibir la extensión. Los permisos se extienden automáticamente por reglamento. Aquell...
As an update to our post on President Trump's new executive order requiring immigrant visa applicants at US consulates to have health insurance, on November 2, 2019 a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked the executive order from taking effect. The new order was set to take effect on Novem...
2019 has brought many changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the immigration lawyers here at Valverde Law have noticed the effects. The current administration is requiring much more detail and information included in immigration applications, yet is denying those ap...
I along with many immigration law practitioners were very anxious about October 15, 2019, which was to be the effective date for the new public charge rule. However, fortunately for my stress levels three federal courts in New York, Washington, and California issued a preliminary injunction prev...
In yet another action to restrict and reduce legal immigration, the Trump administration has announced a new requirement in its quest to limit the number of immigrants entering the country. The Proclamation, announced on October 4, 2019, finds that “the unrestricted immigrant entry into the Uni...
The Norfolk Sheriff's department has ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)- an agreement that paid the local sheriff's department to keep suspected illegal immigrants locked in the county jail until federal authorities could transfer them to a long-term facility. IC...
In an unexpected turn of events, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to lift an order blocking the Trump Administration's enforcement of a policy to ban asylum for migrants entering the Southern border who have traveled through another country en route to the U.S. Although the ruling is technically tem...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy recently regarding the children of some U.S. service members and government workers born abroad. The policy came as another surprising change amid weeks of newly announced immigration rules. When communicated through...
DREAMers: Avoid Notarios and Other Scammers Dan Kowalski, Editor of Bender's Immigration Bulletin, wrote an informative post stating something that needed to be said. I think many DREAMers will know better than to trust their case to unscrupulous, unlicensed, and non-accredited people. However,...
What Is The Difference Between A Green Card and Citizenship? There's a lot to learn about the legal proceedings within the United States borders if you come from outside of the US. One of the things we recommend is to educate you on the difference between a green card and/or citizenship. In f...
Americans less divided on approach to immigration, survey says – Figuring Faith – The Washington Post Americans less divided on approach to immigration, survey says – Figuring Faith – The Washington Post. Several poll and survey data have been released recently indicating public support for immi...
Common Questions Regarding the Immigration Process The immigration process is one of those things that is difficult based on all of the rules and restrictions that exist in the fine details. Making sure that you are properly prepared is important to streamlining the process as much as possible,...
Qualified illegal immigrants seek rights to practice law – USATODAY.com Qualified illegal immigrants seek rights to practice law – USATODAY.com. Can DREAMers be licensed to practice law? According to USA Today, that is the question that the California Supreme Court is expected to rule on regardin...
Will USCIS be Able to Effectively Process the Flood of Deferred Action Applications? Yesterday, Immigration Law Weekly made a very good point regarding the ability of USCIS to process potentially 1,000,000 deferred action applications of potential DREAM Act candidates or DREAMers. Here is the po...
Despite New Obama Policy, DREAMers March on Washington | Fox News Latino Despite New Obama Policy, DREAMers March on Washington | Fox News Latino. Today more than 250 DREAMers marched on Washington. You might be wondering why would they be Marching after the President announced his deferred act...
Be Prepared When Traveling Out of the Country for Holidays When the time comes for you to pack up and head out on your travels for the holiday season, make sure that you are properly prepared for all that you will be taking on. When visiting family over the holiday season, you want to be able ...
Understand More About Employment Visas for your Staffing Needs When hiring employees, within or outside of the Country, getting the right fit within your company is critical to having a good crew of hard-working employees. The main issue with foreign workers is the employment visa process, ava...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals : Do I Qualify? Beginning today, August 15, 2012, USCIS will begin to accept applications for deferred action. Here are the official USCIS criteria for qualifying for deferred action under the administration's new program: Were under the age of 31 as of J...
Deferred Action for DREAMers Press Announcement On June 15, 2012, Secretary Janet Napolitano made the following press announcement: WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as...
DREAMers March for Change Many young people brought to the U.S. at a young age are marching for change. A local news station in Kansas City highlighted some local marchers and interviewed some. As the news story notes, the reason these individuals are marching is to prevent people from forgetti...
