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...]
Sanctuary Cities and What is Ahead
Sanctuary Cities are cities which permit residence by illegal immigrants to help them avoid deportation. They do this by not working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that the city has an illegal immigrant in criminal custody even if … [Read more...]
TRUMP AND DACA UPDATE
On January 20, 2017, President Trump took the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States. He quickly began the work of signing Executive Orders affecting immigration. As of January 26, 2017, a highly anticipated decision regarding … [Read more...]
DACA and Trump
There are many questions related to the future of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) now that President-elect Trump is due to take office on January 20, 2017. HISTORY OF DACA: Since the initiation of DACA in 2012, United States … [Read more...]
What is the Visa Bulletin?
Immigration law sets limits on the number of immigrant visas such as green cards or permanent residence that can be issued each year. There has been a backlog of visas because the demand has outweighed the supply of visa numbers. The number of visas … [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...]
Latest on the Obama Executive Actions
Here is the latest on the Obama executive actions. They have been put on hold. A Federal Judge in Brownsville, Texas has put the programs on hold until the federal court can hear the trial of the 26 states who are suing the federal government. The … [Read more...]
Expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
On February 18th, Immigration will be accepting applications for the expanded DACA. You qualify for this by meeting the following requirements. You entered the United States before your 16th birthday and before January 1, 2010, You have no … [Read more...]
Obama Executive Order
I am continuing to monitor the new Obama Executive order. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 236-191 to approve legislation that approved funding for the Department of Homeland Security until the end of the budget year. However, they also … [Read more...]
Obama Executive-Expanded Deferred Action
Here is the latest update on the Obama Executive. There are two new programs that he is offering that will affect the most people. He has expanded his deferred action program that he started in 2012. He is also allowing parents of U.S. citizen or … [Read more...]
The latest on what Obama might do in regards to the immigration system
Here is the latest on what Obama might do in regards to the immigration system. The plan for the executive action could be announced as early as November 21st. However, it could be delayed a few days after that depending on white house approval. No … [Read more...]
DREAM Act Fails Again
by Michael J. Spychalski I know a number of people were watching the DREAM Act vote very closely, but I doubt a lot of people know what D.R.E.A.M. stands for. It stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. The Act passed in the … [Read more...]