A recent article states that since President Trump took office, deportation officers no longer have to adhere to Obama-era mandates that focused on limiting enforcement resources for deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions. As the White House describes it, ICE has been “unshackled” in the era of Trump. Throughout the country, ICE has been rounding up people who have been living and ...
A group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security last Thursday. According to the suit, the Trump Administration has violated U.S. law by unfairly detaining immigrants fleeing persecution and seeking asylum, and refusing to grant them parole from prison and detention centers. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 9 plaintiffs ...
The United States of America is often heralded as the land of the free and the fair due to the fact that anyone who enters the country is given a basic set of rights under the words of the Constitution. This applies to undocumented immigrants as well. With plenty of recent stories of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and ongoing promises from the Trump Administration to deport all ...
Choosing to become a U.S. citizen is a huge decision, and with citizenship comes many responsibilities as well as rights and liberties. For example, becoming a citizen allows that individual to be able to vote in U.S. elections. Furthermore, it also protects you from the possibility of deportation. Below, we offer a simple outline of all the steps involved towards becoming a U.S. citizen. ...
After the Trump administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, there has been mounting pressure to replace it with a new program. Both parties have been working to draft and champion legal protections for these immigrants, but the Republican leaders have ruled out reaching a solution before the end of the year. With a final deadline of ...
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Attorneys general from ten Republican-led states are pushing for Trump to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program grants deportation relief and work permits to approximately 788,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as young children. Republicans have called for the end of the Obama-era program since its beginning, and now they hope to ...
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In another move against immigrants, the Trump administration has placed a hold on an Obama-era policy that was intended to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to invest in the U.S. and immigrate to build their companies. The administration reported that the decision was made due to them being overwhelmed with more important issues to attend to. Before the program was halted, immigrants were allowed to ...
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A common question that many clients have about immigration—in particular, permanent residency and green cards, is whether or not this can be taken away at any point in time. What is important to understand is that any time someone commits a crime, immigrant or not, will face severe penalties. What makes the matter so challenging for immigrants is that a criminal conviction on record severely ...
A recent report from ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed numerous cases in which ICE agents and police officers allegedly used racial profiling, conducted warrantless searches, detained people without probable cause, fabricated evidence, and, in one extreme instance, attempted to solicit a bribe. Despite these allegations, not a single ICE agent or officer has been put on the stand ...
A new in-depth report, published by the Philadelphia Inquirer and ProPublica, details the harrowing stories of two dozen cases in which state and local police acted as direct channels into deportation proceedings for many undocumented immigrants without criminal convictions. Since Trump’s crackdown on immigration, many states and counties have limited how police can interrogate immigrants about ...
In another move against immigrants, the Trump administration has placed a hold on an Obama-era policy that was intended to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to invest in the U.S. and immigrate to build their companies. The administration reported that the decision was made due to them being overwhelmed with more important issues to attend to. Before the program was halted, immigrants were allowed to ...
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A recent report from ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed numerous cases in which ICE agents and police officers allegedly used racial profiling, conducted warrantless searches, detained people without probable cause, fabricated evidence, and, in one extreme instance, attempted to solicit a bribe. Despite these allegations, not a single ICE agent or officer has been put on the stand ...
A recent article states that since President Trump took office, deportation officers no longer have to adhere to Obama-era mandates that focused on limiting enforcement resources for deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions. As the White House describes it, ICE has been “unshackled” in the era of Trump. Throughout the country, ICE has been rounding up people who have been living and ...
Few things are more terrifying than the prospect of being deported against your will. However, if you are in the United States illegally or have done something to violate the terms of your visa, green card, or another residence permit, the U.S. Immigration Court might have placed you into removal proceedings. Basis of Appeal If the court has already determined you should be deported, appealing the ...
A recent report from ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed numerous cases in which ICE agents and police officers allegedly used racial profiling, conducted warrantless searches, detained people without probable cause, fabricated evidence, and, in one extreme instance, attempted to solicit a bribe. Despite these allegations, not a single ICE agent or officer has been put on the stand ...
A recent article states that since President Trump took office, deportation officers no longer have to adhere to Obama-era mandates that focused on limiting enforcement resources for deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions. As the White House describes it, ICE has been “unshackled” in the era of Trump. Throughout the country, ICE has been rounding up people who have been living and ...
After the Trump administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, there has been mounting pressure to replace it with a new program. Both parties have been working to draft and champion legal protections for these immigrants, but the Republican leaders have ruled out reaching a solution before the end of the year. With a final deadline of ...
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In some circumstances, applicants for U.S. green cards are afraid to leave the U.S. for their consular visa interview because they could be restricted from returning to the U.S. based on their time spent unlawfully residing in the United States. To encourage these applicants to apply for a green card, the USCIS allows immigrants to apply for a provisional waiver, also called a stateside waiver. ...
One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises is for American companies to hire more Americans instead of outsourcing jobs to countries with cheaper labor or bringing in lower-paid foreign employees. This promise includes a crackdown on a work visa program which enables thousands of skilled foreign employees to work in “specialty occupations” throughout the United States, especially the ...
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People who frequently and infrequently deal with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) got an unwelcome surprise at the end of December 2016: a noticeable price hike to many of the agency’s services. In particular, the majority of petitions and applications pertaining to visas of all sorts got a 20% price increase, on average. If you need to fill out an application or ...
