I know a lot of people aren’t thinking about applying for Naturalization right now because they won’t be processed quickly enough to vote this November, or because it could take USCIS a year or longer to process the case, or because they just want to hold tight to their money in uncertain times. But, I
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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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Ugh. Some days USCIS makes me want to scream. Today’s frustration comes in the form of work cards. As you know, work cards (also known as EADs or Employment Authorization Documents) are very important to people. With them, people can lawfully work and support their families, they can obtain a driver’s license, they can get
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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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Nearly three years ago, Paulina hired me to work on a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) on a U application. USCIS said that they were inclined to deny her case because they thought she had committed marriage fraud. I knew it was going to be a difficult, if not impossible case. Although U status has a very generous
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“Is it safe?” I’ve been asked that question a lot lately. “Is it safe for me to apply for DACA?” “Is it safe for me to go to an interview on my I-130 petition even though I have a removal order?” “Is it safe for me to move while my Naturalization application is pending?” People
About three years ago, Adele came into my office asking if we could bring her husband, Domingo, into to the United States through a family-based immigrant visa process. Domingo had been in the U.S. before but had left to take a job overseas. The only problem was that Domingo had overstayed his tourist visa by about
Since the election of Donald J. Trump, we’ve noticed an increase in calls from people who want to become naturalized U.S. citizens. There are great personal reasons why someone would want to become a citizen: being able to vote in federal elections, hold public office, and being able to leave the U.S. for an extended amount
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Guest Post from Attorney Pepper N. Glenn I know many of you out there are worried about your next reporting date with ICE under your Order of Supervision in Atlanta. I cannot paint a pretty picture for you and tell you that it is all going to work out fine, but I do want to
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People ask me what I’m telling my clients right now. Below is EXACTLY what I’m telling them – it’s going out in an email tomorrow, as soon as the Spanish version is prepared. There have been a lot of changes to immigration policy over the past week and we anticipate that this is only the
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