Recent Blog Posts
H-1B Visa Application Overload Results in Massive Lottery
A record number of applications for H-1B visas has resulted in a lottery for those slots, putting thousands of current visa-holders’ futures in jeopardy. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received approximately 233,000 applications but will hand out only 85,000 H-1B visas. H-1B visas are temporary visas applied for by an employer which allow… Read More »
Texas Judge’s Ruling Causes Halt in Deferred Action Expansion
Late last year, President Obama signed a series of executive orders expanding the Deferred Action for Children Act (DACA) to include more people (see New Immigration Laws Announced, posted November 21, 2014). The president’s executive action also included a new program of deferred action for parents (DAPA) of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents… Read More »
USCIS Issues Informational Fliers Regarding the President’s Executive Orders on Deferred Action
As you may be aware, on November 20th, President Obama signed executive orders to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and create a new program for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, known as DAPA. The new guidelines for DACA are slated to go into effect on February 18th,… Read More »
DHS to accept expanded DACA applications starting 2/18/2015
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that applications for benefits under the recently announced expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, sometimes referred to as the DREAM act, will be accepted starting February 28, 2015. President Obama announced the expansion of the program in November, 2014. DACA previously included people who were… Read More »
U Visa Petitions from Crime Victims Continue to Rise
Immigrants are often easy targets for criminal abuse. Many have limited English-language skills and are unfamiliar with the American legal system or how to report crime to the police. Often they are reliant on their abuser who may be their primary link to American life. For undocumented immigrants, the situation is even worse, since… Read More »
Arizona’s “Sheriff Joe” Loses Challenge to Obama’s Executive Orders on Immigration
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
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
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
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
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 »