Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.

15 01, 2017

U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect DACA Applicants

By |2017-01-15T10:41:58-06:00January 15th, 2017|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 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.|

Published January 15, 2017   4 ½ years ago President Obama implemented an executive order to allow undocumented young adults who were brought to the U.S. as children to obtain an employment authorization document or EAD.  Under the Deferred Action for [...]

12 12, 2016

Post Election Immigration Update

By |2016-12-12T08:20:24-06:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in 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., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published December 12, 2016   So far, there is no news of any substance as far as major changes in policy or law in the immigration arena.    Further, there is no news about the continued viability of President Obama’s Deferred [...]

9 11, 2016

Do Not Panic

By |2016-11-09T16:22:17-06:00November 9th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, 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), 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, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published November 9, 2016 Panic is rarely a useful response to a stressful situation.   In the U.S. immigration arena in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, panic is neither useful nor necessary. Yes, he spoke about a [...]

22 10, 2016

No Comprendo Mr. Trump

By |2016-10-22T08:44:04-05:00October 22nd, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published October 22, 2016   The final debate, held on October 19, 2016, was an opportunity for Donald Trump to clarify, elaborate on and otherwise detail his vision for how our nation’s immigration problem should be addressed.  With the spotlight [...]

24 08, 2016

True or False: Donald Trump Means What He Says

By |2016-08-24T09:30:34-05:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 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 August 24, 2016   Over the past year I have watched the Donald Trump for President phenomenon with keen interest.   My attraction mostly had to do with Trump’s focus on immigration, his claims that it is at the root [...]

8 08, 2016

Expansion of Stateside “Provisional” Waiver Program

By |2016-08-08T05:35:45-05:00August 8th, 2016|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, 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., Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published August 8, 2016   Back in 2013, the US Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services first implemented a “stateside” I-601A Waiver program, an initiative allowing for the processing a “waiver of inadmissibility” for certain green card applicants who under current law, [...]

25 07, 2016

For Those Who Entered the U.S. Under a False Identity and Now Want a Green Card

By |2016-07-25T19:13:52-05:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 25, 2016 Foreign nationals who enter the U.S. under a false identity or assumed name usually do so because conventional legal avenues to gain entry are not available to them.  From what I have witnessed, the assumed name entrant [...]

7 07, 2016

U.S. v. Texas: The Supreme Court Addresses President Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration

By |2016-07-07T15:18:30-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in 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., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 7, 2016   In recent weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court announced in a one line order that it will let stand a lower court decision blocking implementation of President Obama’s most recent executive program on immigration.  In the [...]

18 05, 2016

U Visa Processing Delays Prompt Concern

By |2016-05-18T07:56:07-05:00May 18th, 2016|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published May 18,2016   This past week, a letter signed by more than 300 organizations was sent to Leon Rodriguez, the Director of U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services expressing deep concern for the extensive delays facing applicants [...]

7 03, 2016

Memo to the Round Em Up Cowboys: You May Be Creating a Path to Legalization

By |2016-03-07T11:39:12-06:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Green Cards, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published March 7, 2016   Most folks would agree that if Congress goes through the trouble of enacting a constitutionally sound law, and our President signs on, that law should be enforced.   That includes our immigration laws.  But over the [...]

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