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I Know These Three Things – Certainty and Thankfulness in an Uncertain Time
It has been a rough couple of weeks, I won’t lie. The calls started immediately after the election results were ...
Election Results: What Trump’s Win Means for Immigration
Less than six hours ago, Donald Trump became our President-Elect. I don’t know what the future holds for us as ...
October Means U Visas, Domestic Violence Awareness
As October winds down, let’s take a moment to think about what the month means. While it can mean baseball ...
USCIS Fee Increase Set for December 23, 2016
We knew that the fee increase was coming – they told us about it in May – but we didn’t ...
Why So Quiet?
I was surprised to see that my last entry was all the way back on September 18th. I try to ...
Do It Yourself Isn’t Always Best: Why You Want an Attorney
While it’s true that not every immigration case requires an attorney, I’ve seen few great examples of why it’s not ...
Constantly Following-Up
I understand that part of my job is following-up on cases. In fact, I’ve written about liaison work before and how sometimes ...
Good Moral Character and VAWA – Don’t Be Intimidated by Criminal Convictions
Last week, we had a difficult VAWA case approved. It wasn’t difficult because of a lack of proof regarding domestic violence or ...
New I-601A Provisional Waiver Rules Announced
On July 29, 2016, USCIS announced the long-awaited for new rules regarding the Provisional Waiver Program (I-601A). The changes aren’t ...