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May 12, 2021

Citizenship Pitfalls and Ongoing Victories for Immigrants

Good news seems to steadily be coming out of Washington about immigration. First is the continued loosening of restrictions on applicants going through processes within USCIS. On May 7th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have expanded its authority and rules for collecting biometrics.

May 5, 2021

Immigration Questions Answered: Travel Restrictions and Supreme Court Victory for Migrants

The ongoing fight with the Covid-19 pandemic continues to create similar issues with Biden as they did under the Trump administration. Although these restrictions were very unpopular with Trump, the ongoing need to keep the U.S. safe continues to be a priority with president Biden as well. There have been so many different presidential orders about this, it is challenging...

April 28, 2021

U Visa, VAWA & DACA

First, what is the difference between a Visa U and VAWA? VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) is an immigration process that allows qualifying spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens and certain spouses and children of permanent residents (Green Card holders) to file a petition for themselves, without the knowledge or consent of their abusive family member. We have...

February 2, 2021

Legal Challenges to Biden’s Immigration Policies

Although many changes have been announced by the Biden administration for immigration, it is important to remember that it takes time for the government to create the process or to change the law. There was lots of excitement when President Trump made the executive order to create protections for Venezuelans living in the U.S., but so far, President Biden has not...

January 28, 2021

Venezuelan Protections and Biden’s Executive Orders

Now that Biden is officially the president, his first 100 days has started and he has made some good progress in the area of immigration through several executive orders

November 19, 2020

The Biden Immigration Plan

Although much of the country is still focused on getting the official election results, it is quite clear that President Trump was not re-elected. Once everything is official, what can we expect from president-elect Biden? Well, not unlike every modern president for the last several decades, Biden has expressed interest in making immigration reform a priority. Also like...