President Joe Biden has taken the next step in fulfilling his campaign promises to immigrants in Miami and the rest of the United States by proposing an eight-year pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Congressional Democrats and President Biden introduced the proposed immigration overhaul on February 18, 2021. It may face an uphill battle in...Read More
A ruling from U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton has temporarily prevented President Joe Biden’s deportation ban from going into effect. Biden had signed an executive order instituting a 100-day deportation ban to give immigration agencies a chance to examine their policies and to put in place new procedures that offer greater fairness for immigrants in...Read More
A recent ruling by Judge Timothy M. Cole of the Miami Immigration Court could allow more green cards for Cubans who arrive in Florida in search of a better life. Judge Cole ruled on January 4, 2021, that immigrants who have been released from detention by officials of the Department of Homeland Security without a...Read More
On January 1, 2021, 12 immigrants from Cuba arrived in Key West on a homemade boat. These aspiring immigrants braved dangerous conditions in an overloaded boat in a desperate attempt to begin new lives in the United States. Unfortunately, however, they were immediately taken into custody by the U.S. Border Patrol and are being processed...Read More
On December 4, 2020, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully when it decided to deny all Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) applications. The move came in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reverse and block DACA protections for...Read More
One of the most important tools currently in use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a mobile fingerprinting application called EDDIE that pairs with fingerprint readers to collect data on suspected undocumented immigrants. If a match is found in databases maintained by the Department of Homeland Security and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,...Read More
Immigrants who apply to take the naturalization test on or after December 1, 2020, will face a new set of challenges. As of this date, immigrants will have to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic English in speaking, reading and writing the language. Aspiring citizens will also be required to show that they understand U.S....Read More
Cuban detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have reportedly been coerced or even tricked into agreeing to return to Cuba. ICE officials have misled some detainees into thinking that they would be released from custody to reunite with their family in the United States if they signed a form provided by...Read More
Those who sponsor immigrants for entry and permanent residence in the United States may face serious legal and financial consequences as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to discourage and to block immigration into this country. A memorandum signed by President Trump in 2019 reinstituted the self-sufficiency rule for immigrant sponsors. This rule requires...Read More
I was referred to Frieda Goldstein by a family friend in April 2016 and from the very moment I walked out of my initial consultation, I knew right away that if anyone would be representing me, it would be her. I hired her because she demonstrates vast experience in immigration law, showed empathy after learning...Read More
