As everyone knows, USCIS processing times are pretty awful across the board. Everyone needs their benefit or a decision so they can move forward with their lives. Waiting is awful. Today, I want to discuss two expedite requests our office put in and how they played out. As a reminder, USCIS can expedite a case […]
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Today, I’d like to talk about using different types of immigration avenues at the same time to try and stabilize status in the United States. Many times, you don’t have to pick just one way forward to try and get a green card. With most cases having processing times going past a year, life changes
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Navigating the immigration process can be daunting, especially when unexpected challenges arise. This month, we achieved an important milestone for one of our clients who faced many of the challenges that can arise during the immigration journey. Felicity’s journey from obtaining a green card to becoming a naturalized citizen exemplifies the complexities and triumphs that
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This month, we had great success on a naturalization case. Many people file for naturalization on their own because it’s a relatively straightforward process; but, when things go bad, they can go really bad. In Ken’s* case, we learned about how unpredictable and difficult it can be to work with USCIS when things don’t go
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Iris was one of our very first U status cases, all the way back in 2013. She had some issues with her case, but finally, in February 2018, she was granted full U status. A year later, she called us with the amazing news that she had fallen in love and gotten married, and that
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One of the best things about my job is that I get to help people realize that the impossible isn’t impossible. This month, I’ve helped two people obtain naturalization who, when they first spoke with me, didn’t think they could ever become U.S. citizens. Bob’s Journey to Citizenship Bob entered the US 35 years ago.
From Doubt to Citizenship: Realizing the Dream of Naturalization Read More »
Since January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, I wanted to highlight one of our recent trafficking cases, which highlights how smuggling can turn into trafficking. What our client went through was beyond horrific and I’ve changed some identifying information. But, I hope this post helps people see that just because you make one bad
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Last week, I had the true honor of going to Reynosa, Mexico to see the work of The immigration Coalition (TiC). TiC’s mission is to provide clean drinking water, food, and essential items to Immigrants, Migrants, and Asylum-Seekers along the Southern Border.  Rondell Treviño, our Executive Director, organized a trip for two of the board
I met Elliott (not his real name), in the spring of 2020. He was devastated because his U.S. citizen wife had destroyed his life. He gave up a promising internship to move to a different state be with her; when she asked if her family could move in, he agreed – unaware that they had
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Back in 2014, the Central American Minors (CAM) program was created. It was designed to allow certain children from El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras to come to the United States to be reunited with a parent or relative with legal status here. The hope was that these children would come through CAM instead of making
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