Last week on Veterans Day, I wrote about binational military families and how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does its best to work with immigrant families. One program I highlighted was Parole in Place. To understand how amazing it is, you need a little background on immigration law: Typically, in order to apply for a green card […]
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On Saturday, November 16th, USCIS issued a press release discussing the approval numbers and arrest records of DACA recipients. It is pure propaganda meant to turn the public away from a hugely successful and popular program whose fate is now rests with the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a disgusting display of using a government
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It’s been a good month for Klinke Immigration and a month of surprises when it comes to Immigration Law and Policy. First, let’s look at the firm. We helped three clients become U.S. citizens, five clients became lawful permanent residents – including two who had been victims of crime, two clients had the conditions removed
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Looking at Human Trafficking Differently Atlanta is one of the worst cities for human trafficking. We hear this often, but I wonder how many of us actually see this – or take the time to look for it. Trafficking victims can be babysitters, braiders, cooks, cleaners, convenience store workers, and even spouses. These are people
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“Being positive doesn’t mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative. There’s a big difference between the two.” – Marcandangel I saw this quote on a friend’s Facebook page and it reaffirmed my belief in looking at the good that’s been done, even in dark and scary times. August saw the following successes
On August 7, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped accepting and adjudicating requests for non-military “deferred action,” a form of temporary relief from deportation for vulnerable immigrants often facing life-threatening circumstances. This is a cruel change in policy that will undoubtedly lead to untimely deaths. I’d like to tell you about three families
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Later this week, I’ll talk about some positive things that happened for our clients, but I wanted to share some updates to US immigration policy that came out this month and have the potential to, at worst destroy lives, and at best to cause major inconvenience. End of Deferred Action for Certain Humanitarian Cases Over
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I don’t know about you, but my anxiety levels have been increasing daily. It seems like there is no good news regarding immigration and immigrants. Every day, we’re faced with a new policy change, a new horror at the border, new delays…it’s easy to get caught up in the negative. We should absolutely pay attention
Late last month, we received a denial of a Humanitarian Deferred Action request and it’s left me questioning the humanity of USCIS. Yes, I know I question their decisions and their motivations a lot, but even though things have gotten more difficult, we were still getting approvals on good, solid cases. I also know that
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USCIS is feeling extra experimental these days. From cutting of liaison inquiries to forcing InfoPass appointments to go through a phone call vetting system to conducting more and more interviews, USCIS customers and immigration attorneys hardly know what to expect when appearing for an interview. One of the latest changes deals with how Naturalization interviews
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