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We need to highlight something important about asylum cases that many people do not understand; that generally makes their asylum cases unwinnable. A few days ago, a family came to my office. They were business owners that would have lost their lives and livelihood if they did not pay protection money to a criminal gang that was threatening them in …
Most normal human beings have no idea what the “Permanent Bar” is. But, for immigrants and immigration lawyers, it is the one thing stopping millions of immigrants from legalizing their immigration status through the “normal” process. Indeed, the Permanent Bar is perhaps the most negative and harmful immigration statute on the books in 2023. A brief history lesson is necessary …
Biden has adopted a new plan regarding asylum applicants at the US southern border. DHS said that: Under the proposed rule, individuals who circumvent available, established pathways to lawful migration – including those new processes announced on January 5 as well as a newly-available mechanism for migrants from any nationality to schedule a time and place to arrive at a …
The Department of State posted the Visa Bulletin for March 2023 and it is a mixed bag with troubling signs for future retrogression. Here is the good news: the processing status for applications for F2A (residence for a spouse and/or a minor child of permanent residents) remains current for applicants from all countries applying for this visa. This means that …
On January 31, 2023, 9 Republican-led states (including Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and Mississippi) filed a motion with Judge Andrew Hanen (the federal judge in Texas who has repeatedly rules against the Biden Administration on immigration issues). These Republican led states have asked the judge to entirely shut down the DACA program for “dreamers” …
The Biden Administration announced a new policy regarding deferred action for victims of unscrupulous and abusive employers. USCIS announced “that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, can now access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process.” Deferred Action is the right to remain in the United States without being subject to …
It’s no secret that the U.S. market is one of the most lucrative in the world to invest in. The rewards to be gained are usually high, and if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. In fact, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, $4.98 trillion was invested in the U.S. by foreign capital. After all, …
Each year, thousands of immigrants around the world travel to the U.S. as tourists, investors, or workers. According to the Department of Homeland Security, in 2020, around 2 million foreigners migrated to the United States in search of better job opportunities. But you may ask yourself, how can I also migrate to the U.S. in search of better opportunities? What …
If you have thought about starting a business in the United States, there are multiple employment-based immigration processes that could help you grow your venture. In this blog article, you will learn which Employment-Based visa categories are best suited for you to build your business portfolio in the U.S. What is the E-2 visa? The E-2 visa allows …
It has been rumored that President Biden will rescind Proclamations 10014 and 10052. Proclamation 10014 instituted a sweeping ban on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants to the United States, including spouses and children of green card holders applying at a U.S. Consulate or Embassy abroad, parents, siblings, and children of U.S. citizens, EB-1A extraordinary ability immigrants and their family …