The Obama administration has recently introduced an immigration policy, which allows the undocumented, immigrant relatives of U.S. military affiliates, to obtain legal status and military benefits. This means that any undocumented immigrant, who is the spouse, child, or parent of a member of the U.S. military, is entitled to receive a social security number, healthcare,...Read More
President Obama has extended legal status and military benefits to spouses and children who are undocumented immigrants of military members. This is an important policy that will allow those who serve our country to do so without worrying about their family members being deported. This policy covers all current military members, National Guard members, and...Read More
Immigrant advocates called for the Philadelphia city administration to stop honoring ICE Holds for those taken into police custody. ICE holds occur when local or state authorities notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they have detained a non-citizen for a criminal offense. ICE then places a detainer on the person in custody which is a...Read More
In a very important and precedent case, the Board of Immigration Appeals decided that former waiver 212(c) is now available for people who relied on the former waiver when making the decision to proceed to a trial rather than accept a plea offer. The case, Matter of Abdelghany, is a major departure from the former...Read More
Supported by he Florida House Speaker, Bill Weatherord, the Florida House panel last week unanimously approved a bill that would allow undocumented students to take advantage of in-state tuition rates for secondary education in the Sunshine State. Taking a page out of D.C., however, the Florida Senate is likely to resist the bill if and...Read More
Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, supported by, among others, student-led protests, have complained about the Venezuelan economy, shortages of goods, and government corruption. Four people have now died from the political unrest in the past week all against President Nicolas Maduro. Now, Lopez, who is a Harvard educated economist has turned himself in to police. It...Read More
A very special client came to us as she had overstayed her student visa from France. As it turned out, she was the victim of an abusive spouse, who had been a lawful permanent resident. They were recently divorced and she came to us to inquire how she could legalize her status in the U.S....Read More
Today on CNN a Democratic and Republican Congressmen were debating immigration reform. The Democrat explained why his party was in favor of a comprehensive immigration reform effort while the Republican countered with a piece-meal approach. The Democrat, however, made a point that if John Boehner would simply allow a vote in the House, that comprehensive...Read More
For the past few years, the immigration reform news has been dominated by the differences between the Democrats and the Republicans regarding the extent to which immigration reform takes shape. The Democrats favor a comprehensive approach while the Republicans are pushing for a piecemeal solution. We had the committee of eight, John Boehner, and President...Read More
Governor Chis Christie signed a bill last week giving in-state college tuition to otherwise eligible undocumented immigrants. New Jersey joins at least 15 other states with similar laws aimed at providing financial assistance to undocumented youth wishing to attend college. While immigrant advocacy groups will continue to push for comprehensive immigration reform on the federal...Read More
