On January 13, 2018, the federal government, under a federal court order, reinstated the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for certain individuals who currently hold or previously held DACA. DACA provides temporary protection … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON DAPA and EXTENDED DACA PROGRAMS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by Texas and many other states challenging President Obama’s executive orders for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans … [Read more...]
Affidavits of Support – Income
Affidavits of Support can be very tricky to deal with and I would suggest getting an immigration attorney if there is any confusion at all. Affidavits of Support come up most often when a family member would like to petition another family member … [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...]
What is the basis for being deported? What are the consequences of deportation?
Deportation occurs when an alien has been found to have violated certain immigration laws and results in the alien forfeiting his or her right to remain in the US The immigration authorities will physically remove the deportee from the … [Read more...]