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Arizona’s “Sheriff Joe” Loses Challenge to Obama’s Executive Orders on Immigration

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

Last November, President Obama created opportunities for nearly five million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to live and work without fear of removal by issuing a series of executive orders expanding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and creating a new program of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent… Read More »

New Immigration Laws Announced

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

As most of you have by now heard President Obama is moving forward with the most sweeping changes to our immigration law in decades. What does this mean? 1. Deferred action for parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent resident children who have been living in the United States since 1/1/2010.   This means freedom… Read More »

Immigration Executive Action Imminent

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

President Barak Obama appears to be moving forward with a plan to take executive action on Immigration. An announcement could come as early as next week.   This could be a 10 part plan expanding deferred action to aliens who came to the United States as children and also extending status to parents of U.S…. Read More »

Possible Executive Action On Immigration – Potential status for undocumented

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

Some encouraging news from the president on immigration.  Although this is all too familiar and disappointment common.  Possible status for aliens here more than 10 years and status for parents of “Dreamers”, those children granted temporary status under the DACA program. https://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-may-cut-deportations-1414626089

Relief coming for Haitian families

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services announced today, October 17, 2014, that the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program  will soon be implemented to grant visas to some family members who have been waiting in Haiti to come to the U.S. to join their families.   Program details to be announced before the end of the… Read More »

Immigration Law

New York City Council Changes Law on ICE Immigration Detainers

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

Last week the New York City Council passed two pieces of legislation which will tighten the controls in place for detainers requested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Whenever local officials have an undocumented immigrant in custody, ICE routinely requests local officials to hold the person for 48 hours so that the person… Read More »

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MA’s GEIR Helps Foreign Entrepreneurs Stay in the U.S.

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

For highly-skilled foreigners, the H-1B visa is the best and most popular option for working and living in the United States. However, it has an annual quota of 85,000, except for those who are sponsored by a nonprofit research institution. This fall, Massachusetts launches the Global Entrepreneur in Residence (GEIR) program to keep talented… Read More »

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Should the Guatemalan Refugees be Granted Temporary Protected Status?

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

There are currently about 57,000 children in the United States from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador who have illegally crossed over the U.S.-Mexican border since 2011. This massive influx has overwhelmed immigration centers and created a humanitarian crisis in the country while also igniting a firestorm of debate about the nation’s immigration laws, border… Read More »

Family based visa

Supreme Court rules that children who “age out” can lose their place in line for a family-based visa

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

Citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States may petition to bring over certain family members by sponsoring them for a family visa, and any minor children of those family members may also be included through derivative visas. Visa applications are generally processed on a first-come, first-served basis, but due to immigration backlogs… Read More »

Deferred Action for Immigrants

Deferred Action Renews Dream for Young Immigrants

By Gladstein & Messinger, P.C. |

On June 5th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA grants temporary legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before they turned 16 years old. Individuals granted deferred action will not be subject to deportation for a two-year period, during which… Read More »

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