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What Is Extreme Hardship?

xtreme hardship is an idea that comes up in immigration law time and time again and is one of the underlying ...

Immigration Reform 2014: What Can President Obama Do?

On Monday, June 30th, President Obama held an impromptu press conference where he announced he was tired of waiting for ...

Immigrants to America: Lessons from a Trip to Boston

Last week, I was up in the Northeast. I spent the weekend in Groton, Connecticut with my brother and his ...

The Puzzle of Acquiring U.S. Citizenship

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitutions tells us who is a U.S. citizen: “All persons born or naturalized in ...

Successful U Visa RFEs

USCIS has been issuing more and more RFEs on U visas. Don’t be scared or give up hope if you ...

A Good Week

There are some weeks where nothing seems to go right. Thankfully, I haven’t had one of those in a while ...

Certified Dispositions

Not every client I work with has a spotless record. My clients have been arrested for driving without a license, ...

Reflections on DACA and Status Renewals

My youngest siblings are graduating from high school this week. I’ve been thinking about their futures – where they’ll go ...

Asylum in Atlanta: Affirmative vs. Defensive Applications

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice released numbers that show the approval and denial rates from Immigration Courts ...