June 15th marked the eleventh anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. It was intended as an “exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” meaning that it provided temporary relief (deferred action) from deportation for “Dreamers” — undocumented migrants who came to the US as children. In addition to protection from deportation, […]
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Today, June 20th, marks World Refugee Day. We at Hope Immigration wanted to take a moment to reflect on this day and share some information. If you have been with us for a while, you may remember a blog post about World Refugee Day from 2021. That was my very first blog post for Hope
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Every June, we celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. The celebration was first launched in 2014 by the I Stand With Immigrants Initiative. The goal is to share stories, empower immigrants, and demonstrate how valuable immigrants are in the communities, economy, and country they share. It also encourages everyone to celebrate and explore their heritage and celebrate
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Did you ever look at something and just want to cry out of frustration? That’s how I feel when I look at the USCIS historical processing time chart. Nearly every day, I’m looking at processing times for our clients because they want to know why they don’t have a decision on their case and why
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Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once? I do! I remember reading Harry Potter and in one of the books, Hermione had a fun tool that let her be in two places at the same time. In her case, she wanted to take two classes scheduled at the same time. She’d turn
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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
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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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