Here is the latest on the Sanctuary Cities law in Texas. On May 8th, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed the ban on Sanctuary Cities law in Texas. It will begin on September 1, 2017. This law sets the criminal and civil penalties for local … [Read more...]
Conditional Permanent Resident vs Permanent Resident
Permanent residency can be obtained by immigrants who marry U.S. Citizens. This is a green card renewable every 10 years. There are also cases in which the foreign spouse is given what is called “Conditional Permanent Residency” status. In short, … [Read more...]
Immigration Enforcement Priority and Crimes
There has been a lot of confusion among the immigration community with a recent update to the Immigration Enforcement Priorities. A key difference in the new enforcement priorities from the enforcement outlined by former President Obama is that … [Read more...]
Immigration Help for Families of Military Members And Veterans
What is Parole in Place? Parole in Place is a status that is available for undocumented spouses, children, or parents of a military member, those in the reserves, and even veterans. Parole in Place allows the undocumented family members to legally … [Read more...]
THE MANY PATHS TO CITIZENSHIP
Although U.S. citizenship is automatically obtained when a person is born on U.S. Territory there are other avenues available for U.S. citizenship. A person born in a foreign country may acquire or derive U.S. citizenship based on the U.S. … [Read more...]