By Richard Hanus|2013-06-14T13:55:21-05:00June 14th, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, immigration reform, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: 12 million undocumented foreign nationals, de facto amnesty, forced exodus, path to legalization, secure border, xenophobes|
Published: June 14, 2013 House to house searches. Bullhorn calls to assemble and gather for deportation processing. Mass detention facilities. As millions of families prepare to be torn apart, you will witness the tears and deafening wails of old and young, [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-05-10T08:57:07-05:00May 10th, 2013|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: complicating factor, criminal arrest, dreamers, eligibility, immigration reform, interview, pending removal proceedings|
Published: May 10, 2013 There are at least 11 million folks in the U.S. who are more than a little curious whether immigration reform and a legalization program will ever become law. With legislators in Congress “marking up” proposals and negotiating [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-04-15T07:59:18-05:00April 15th, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: bipartisan group, Gang of 8, path to legalization, proposed immigration reform|
Published: April 15, 2013 A draft of proposed immigration reform legislation has been released by the Gang of 8, that bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who have been attempting to style a legislative solution to our society’s current immigration related ills. The [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-04-01T08:20:38-05:00April 1st, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: border security, Marco Rubio, path to legalization, Ronald Reagan, undocumented foreigners|
Published: April 1, 2013 For the past two decades as a practicing immigration lawyer, I have come to be a student of everything immigration law – the actual laws, the way the laws are applied, the mindset of the powerful decision-makers who preside [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-03-09T09:35:21-06:00March 9th, 2013|Categories: Asylum in the United States, Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: criminal arrest, criminal background, criminal sentence, denied application, denied asylum, renewal, traffic stop, Travel in the U.S.|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. Published: March 9, 2013 With over 11 million+ undocumented individuals living in the U.S. and only a fraction of that population currently the subject of removal proceedings, a commonly asked question is: how does one become unlucky enough to [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-02-19T11:31:00-06:00February 19th, 2013|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: applications, complicating factor, criminal arrest, demographic, DREAM Act, fingerprinting process, pending removal proceedings, processing time frame, proposed legislation|
Published: February 19, 2013 As of February 19, 2013, more than 438,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications have been received by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DACA applicants are also known as “DREAMERS” since they make up the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-02-11T09:52:50-06:00February 11th, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, General, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: Consultation, due diligence, immigration consultants, indictment, legislation, notarios, regulate, sham marriages, Tahawwur Rana, Teresita Zarrabian, unauthorized practice of law|
Published: February 11, 2013 By the end of the summer, if not sooner, it is very possible Congress will act to provide undocumented individuals an avenue toward legalizing their status in the U.S. Exactly what the terms or requirements of [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-01-18T11:51:48-06:00January 18th, 2013|Categories: General, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: debate, driver's licenses, Governor Quinn, Illinois, Illinois drivers, path to legalization, undocumented population|
Published: January 18, 2013 In recent weeks, the State of Illinois passed legislation to allow the state’s population of roughly 250,000 undocumented drivers to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill, which is expected to be signed by Governor Quinn, will make Illinois the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2012-12-14T08:39:20-06:00December 14th, 2012|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: biometic fingerprinting process, dreamers, proposed legislation|
Published: December 14, 2012 As of December 13, 2012, more than 350,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications have been received by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DACA applicants are also known as “DREAMERS” since they make up the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2012-12-01T10:23:47-06:00December 1st, 2012|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: biometric fingerprinting process, conviction, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, DREAM Act, dreamers, driving under the influence, immigration court order, insignificant misdemeanor, removal proceedings, young adults|
Published: December 1, 2012 As of November 15, 2012, a total of almost 300,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications have been received by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DACA applicants are also known as “DREAMERS” since they make [...]
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