We are extremely proud to announce that our own Ada B. Pozo has been selected as host of a national radio show, ACCESO LEGAL, being launched this Thursday from 6-7pm on the new Cristina Radio, Sirius/XM Radio. Ada will host the live show Monday through Friday during that time slot. The show revolves around everything...Read More
After nearly a year in immigration custody, our client sees the light at the end of the tunnel. Image via Wikipedia In July, our firm filed its motion to vacate our client’s August 2010 conviction which was just 5 months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky , 130 S. Ct. 1473...Read More
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has recently released an analysis of the number of immigration-related proposals introduced at the state level between January and June of 2011. NCSL found that more immigration-related bills (1,592) were introduced in the first half of 2011 than in the same time period in 2010 (1,374). While the...Read More
The Department of Homeland Security has stepped up its enforcement against employers who hire undocumented workers and it may end up costing seventy-one nursery workers their jobs, the Miami Herald reports. The nursery’s business is being hit hard by an action that could cost them half their workers. “The human toll is the real problem....Read More
It is NOT the DREAM Act, but it is a step in the right direction. Florida is considering allowing in-state tuition to colleges and universities for undocumented students who wish to attend. The tuition exemption would apply to undocumented students who attended a Florida high school for at least three years, graduated from a Florida...Read More
Clients can now make appointments on our website for the Orlando office. The consultations are $75.00 (pre-paid). One of our case managers will make contact to confirm a date and time for the consultations. In the past year we received many requests to take Orlando clients. After careful thought, we’ve decided that we can best...Read More
Attorney Steve Goldstein lectured at a seminar on immigration law in Philadelphia presented by Law Review CLE. The course was presented as part of the required continuing legal education credits that attorneys need to remain in good standing with their respective State bar associations. Mr. Goldstein covered grounds of inadmissibility, removal proceedings , bond re-determination...Read More
Family-based immigration , where either a spouse or an immediate relative petitions for their loved one to adjust their status as a legal permanent resident, is arguably the most preferred method for immigrants to the United States. But not all couples can take advantage of this right. Even though there are now five states that...Read More
Our client is the direct victim of a qualifying “criminal activity” which is attempted murder under Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. He is statutorily eligible under the Attorney General guidelines, in that he has suffered significant mental distress and extreme hardship due to the crime committed against him, and he continues to...Read More
A few weeks ago, John Morton, head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency , authored an internal memorandum (that quickly became external) spelling out new procedures to dismiss thousands of deportation and removal cases against people facing deportation. The rationale was simple. ICE wanted to focus on “serious criminals” and not on the...Read More
