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26 08, 2015

Donald Trump Part III – His Relevance and Why He Scares Me

By Richard Hanus|2015-08-26T07:25:42-05:00August 26th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

published August 26, 2015 Donald Trump is now against it, and after previously being for it. Last month, he went on record as being in favor of allowing the “good people” among our undocumented population to stay in the U.S. Not so anymore, since he boldly declared his newest and latest position that we should deport the 12 million plus living in the U.S. in violation of our immigration laws. For good measure, he would also reverse the law that confers U.S. citizenship on all those born here and build a continuous, massive wall at the U.S./Mexico border. No doubt, the […]

10 08, 2015

“Special Immigrant Juvenile Status”: Green Cards for Undocumented or Out of Status Children

By Richard Hanus|2015-08-10T11:18:49-05:00August 10th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

published August 10, 2015 For a child who is under 21 years of age and in the U.S. without documentation or as a visa overstay, the federal “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status” statute may indeed create a path to permanent resident, aka “green card”, status. Under this statute, a child who has been abandoned, neglected, or abused by their parent, may be able to adjust to permanent resident status in the U.S. – and without having to depart to appear at a US consular post abroad, no matter their current status or means of entry. However, the essential element of […]

28 07, 2015

Donald Trump on Immigration, Part II

By Richard Hanus|2015-07-28T19:05:35-05:00July 28th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 28th, 2015 For Donald Trump, it’s always loud headlines first and then, once in a while, substance later. This seems to be the modus operandi of our nation’s leading Republican candidate for President, the Kim Kardashian of today’s presidential race. What this says about the state of our nation’s electorate, or the Republican Party is quite concerning. Yes, it is the theme of what goes on in so many aspects of our popular culture. It matters not what is the truth. Instead, that which gets attention and commands an emotional reaction is what reigns supreme, at least as […]

12 07, 2015

Donald: What Would You Do With Our Nation’s 12 Million + Undocumented Individuals?

By Richard Hanus|2015-07-12T08:51:40-05:00July 12th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 12, 2015 By now, we have all heard the headline grabbing statements presidential candidate Donald Trump has made about Mexicans, undocumented individuals, the border, crime and immigration. If we define success by the amount of air time he and his sound bites get, he is a massive, overwhelming success. Factor in the reality that he leads all Republican presidential candidates in the polls, and you have a bona fide candidate for President. Yes, half of what he says in the realm of immigration is just plain bombastic, inaccurate and even racist. And the other half actually start conversations on a number […]

13 04, 2015

April 2015 H-1B Filing Season Sees Record Demand

By Richard Hanus|2015-04-13T11:50:31-05:00April 13th, 2015|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., General, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, United States Embassies Abroad|

Published April 13, 2015 For the past few years, come April 1, tens of thousands of employers and prospective employees vie for one of 85,000 H-1B work visas made available for highly skilled or professional workers for the ensuing fiscal year, starting October 1. It used to be a 1 in 2 chance an H-1B petition will be picked for consideration, given that each year the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/CIS) receives around 170,000 or so petitions, and with only 85,000 visas to distribute. Not surprisingly, given our relatively robust economy, and the global perspective that […]

28 03, 2015

Green Card Renewal: Electronic Filing and Answers to Common Questions

By Richard Hanus|2015-03-28T12:28:04-05:00March 28th, 2015|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Published March 28, 2015 With the unveiling of a new electronic filing option for eligible applicants looking to renew their permanent resident, or “green” cards (see below for link information), I am reminded of the most common questions clients present when it comes to the legal implications of a soon expiring, or already expired, card. Importantly, the discussion below specifically does NOT include the rules and processes for renewing the 2 year “conditional” green card which is issued mainly to applicants obtaining resident status based on a recent marriage. If my green card expires, does my status as a permanent […]

25 03, 2015

Implementation of New Deferred Action Program Continues on Hold

By Richard Hanus|2015-03-25T12:32:45-05:00March 25th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published March 25, 2015 As previously reported here, the new Obama Executive Action granting up to 5 million undocumented individuals access to a 3 year employment authorization and protection from removal is the subject of a fierce legal challenge mounted by 26 states. The prospective applicants impacted are those who have been residing in the U.S. for more than 5 years, have no major criminal convictions, AND have U.S. citizen or permanent resident children. For the first battle, chalk one up to the challenging states, as a federal court judge in Texas imposed a temporary injunction prohibiting the implementation of […]

5 03, 2015

Update: The Truth About U.S. Immigration and Registered Nurses

By Richard Hanus|2015-03-05T12:35:48-06:00March 5th, 2015|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, United States Embassies Abroad|

Published March 5, 2015 As of this writing the landscape for foreign national registered nurses (excluding nurses from China and India) to enter the U.S. to live and work can best be described as “improved” and “not too bad”. From start to finish, I would estimate the process at approximately 8 to 14 months, although it could take a little shorter or longer. This is in contrast to the state of affairs over the past 5+ years, where foreign national registered nurses and their petitioning facilities faced a many year waits between petition approval and visa issuance. And to be […]

13 11, 2014

What’s Next for Immigration Reform?

By Richard Hanus|2014-11-13T09:34:16-06:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published: November 13, 2014 The next 45 days should be real interesting. President Obama put off any executive action on immigration until after the mid-term elections, where we all know the Democrats took a shellacking. Now that the mid-terms are over, President Obama has been left with no choice but to take executive action since he has no reason to believe Congress will work with him on the passage of substantive, long term legislation. Although executive action on immigration will fall short of conferring any sort of permanent legal status for undocumented individuals, it indeed advances an agenda to find a […]

27 10, 2014

Lawsuit Alleges ICE Attorney Forged Key Document

By Richard Hanus|2014-10-27T08:54:04-05:00October 27th, 2014|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published: October 27, 2014 According to a federal lawsuit recently filed against the immigration law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or “ICE,” an ICE prosecuting attorney forged a key document in an effort to defeat a then undocumented individual’s fight against deportation and to remain in the U.S. The plaintiff, Ignacio Lanuza-Torres , a Mexican citizen and now a U.S. permanent resident, is seeking $500,000.00 in damages arising as a result of having to defend against protracted and flagrantly flawed removal proceedings over a 5 year period. At the heart of the lawsuit […]

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