In a recent turn of events, Judge Hanen in Texas issued a nationwide ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Unsurprisingly, the judge deemed the eleven-year-old program illegal. In light of this decision, we wanted to take a moment to walk through the implications of these rulings. Currently, things haven’t really changed […]
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We launched our Stories of Hope series last month to share the lives and faces behind immigration in the US. By highlighting one of our clients each month, we share their journeys and hope you take away something new about the American immigrant community. This month, we are excited to feature Marina from Guatemala. Life
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The Process In June, Hope Immigration partnered with Brad Banias, an expert in federal litigation, to sue USCIS. The goal of this litigation was to show USCIS that it is unacceptable that U Status applicants are waiting outrageously long to receive Bona Fide Determinations (BFDs) and Employment Authorizations (EADs). The BFD allows the applicant to
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August 26th, 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of Women’s Equality Day. The date was designated to recognize the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and furthered the efforts for full equality for women in the US. The celebration is proclaimed by the president each year, sparking speeches, parades, volunteer
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Did You Know? Being without status is already stressful enough. When you add family disputes, especially between spouses, we certainly understand when that stress skyrockets. It has been our experience, unfortunately, that US citizens often try to use the immigration status of their spouses as a source of threats to coerce them into complying with
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Did You Know? Did you know you can hire Hope Immigration to represent you from anywhere in the country? Or even anywhere in the world! We wanted to share how our work isn’t constricted to one office and one city. How Does It Work? Due to the nature of immigration law, much of our work
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This month we are launching our new project: Stories of Hope. Inspired by the #IAmAnImmigrant project by I Stand With Immigrants, we hope to share the stories of our amazing clients and their journeys coming to the United States. Our hope is to share the stories and faces behind the complexity of immigration in the
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In July of 2021, the Afghan Parole Program, also known as Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) or Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), was established. This program is how most Afghan asylum seekers have come to the US since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. Parole status allows Afghans to come to the US first and apply for asylum
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June 15th marked the eleventh anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. It was intended as an “exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” meaning that it provided temporary relief (deferred action) from deportation for “Dreamers” — undocumented migrants who came to the US as children. In addition to protection from deportation,
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Today, June 20th, marks World Refugee Day. We at Hope Immigration wanted to take a moment to reflect on this day and share some information. If you have been with us for a while, you may remember a blog post about World Refugee Day from 2021. That was my very first blog post for Hope
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