2020. What. A. Year. Despite the uncertainty and chaos this year has brought, we were still able to help nearly 200 families with their immigration matters this year. We did this through Zoom appointments, document drop-offs at the front door, and from working from home for quite a few days! We’ve done our best to […]
Thank You: A 2020 Reflection Read More »
Congratulations to President Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris! I feel like a kid on her birthday before a stack of unopened presents…what will I get? Will I get the ONE thing I REALLY want? Will I get everything I want? Will I get amazing things I hadn’t even realized I wanted?
What’s on the Agenda for Day One for Joe Biden? Read More »
Another week, another barrage of assaults on our immigration system. You don’t have to be an immigrant, an immigration attorney or a friend/loved one of an immigrant to be upset by these proposed changes. Included (and detailed below) are: Increased and expanded biometrics collection – “DHS now proposes to expand biometric collection to include anyone
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So much is unknown in the world right now. Is my favorite restaurant open? Can I deposit money in person at the bank? When can I go on vacation? What will happen with schools? It’s impossible to know what will happen tomorrow, let alone what will happen in a year. Immigration is no different. There
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Have you had your immigration case turned on its heads because of a issue with the mail? It’s not you – it’s them. It’s been a frustrating week here at the office, as we’ve had to fight on several cases where USCIS and the National Visa Center (NVC) have screwed up some pretty basic things
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It’s been a busy summer at USCIS. They’ve issued several policy memos that have the potential to absolutely upend our legal immigration system. I’ve written a bit about the NTA and RFE memos, but we know more about them now than we did a few months ago. Then there’s the public charge memo that came out a few weeks ago
Recent Changes at USCIS: NTAS, RFES, and Public Charge Read More »
I love my job, I truly do. I get to help families stay together, I get to help people come out of the shadows and gain their independence, I get to help people achieve their American Dream. While these highs are amazing, the lows just as extreme. I have clients recently diagnosed with cancer, DACA clients scared
It’s been a roller coaster for all immigrants lately, but no one has had to endure more ups and downs than DACA recipients. When AG Sessions announced the end of the program last September, people filed renewals as quickly as possible to meet an early October deadline. We then waited for Congress to take up the cause, but
DACA: The Roller Coaster Ride and Waiting Continues Read More »
June was a crazy month in the world of immigration. From the Attorney General saying that domestic violence and gang violence generally aren’t grounds for asylum to the travel ban being allowed to continue to children being taken from their parents at the border things look worse and worse and people are understandably getting panicked, wondering what change could come next
Is All Hope Lost? No! Read More »
It seems like hardly a day goes by without hearing about some new atrocity confronting immigrants and the immigration law system. In just the past week, these topics have dominated the headlines: Forced family separation at the border – we’re at 658 detained children as of today. Finding that being forced to cook and clean for a terrorist
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