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News Alert: Trump Vows Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding December 13, 2018 During the final months of 2018, immigration has received constant news attention. The Trump administration controversially challenged rights of asylum seekers at the United States border. The administration has also worked to upend other aspects of immigration law and practice, including DACA, H-1B visas, and refugee admissions. Every action paints a hardline, anti-immigrant stance on the part of the current president. This…
Is a Border Wall Actually Possible? During the 2016 election, one of the major campaign promises of Donald Trump was the building of a border wall to separate the United States (US) from Mexico. “Build the wall!” became a resounding chant during the 2016 election season. In short, the intention of such a wall was to stop undocumented immigration by persons from Central and South America. Yet, to many the wall seems impossible, largely due…
News Alert: USCIS Proposes Changes to H-1B Visa Selection Process December 6, 2018 The H-1B visa program creates opportunity for skilled workers in specialized fields. Under the program, talented and well-educated foreign nationals can immigrate to the United States (U.S.) temporarily to work for American companies. The program also benefits the U.S., boosting the economy and allowing companies to recruit talent overseas that is hard to find at home. Each year, the H-1B visa program…
News Alert: US Border Patrol Fires Tear Gas at Migrants November 29, 2018 Over the holiday weekend, news broke of a clash between migrants and United States (US) border patrol agents. US personnel at the Tijuana border deployed tear gas against a group of migrants, including women and young children. For example, the nation saw a heartbreaking picture depicting a mother pulling her two daughters, one in diapers and one barefoot, away from danger. As…
Get the Facts About Birthright Citizenship In November 2018, the US held its mid-term elections. A “hot button” issue at the moment is immigration. President Trump made headlines throughout October and early November for his escalating and harsh treatment of migrants approaching the United States (US) southern border. After that, the president went as far as altering US asylum procedures in order to deny migrants the ability to declare asylum. During the campaign season, the president made…
Temporary Protected Status Under the Trump Administration Across the world, many foreign nationals must flee their home countries in order to gain safety within the United States (US). The US should treat such immigrants with the respect and courtesy they deserve. Certain persons who immigrate to the US because of external disastrous forces within their home countries are offered Temporary Protected Status, also referred to as TPS. Temporary protected status provides safe harbor for immigrants affected by…
News Alert: Trump Administration Denies Rights to Certain Asylum Seekers November 13, 2018 In October, news of a so-called “migrant caravan” swept across America. This caravan, made up of mostly women and children, began in Honduras and traveled northward, swelling to nearly 7,000 strong. Throughout the month, the Trump administration encouraged xenophobia and fear as the president made undue claims about the intentions and identities of those in the caravan. Further, Trump implied that criminals and even…
Si usted es como muchas personas que visitan en una visa o que residen en los Estados Unidos permanentemente, eventualmente desea completar una solicitud de ciudadanía. Pero, ¿qué es una solicitud de ciudadanía, y cómo llegar al punto en el que puede llenar uno y convertirse en un ciudadano naturalizado de los Estados Unidos? ¿Qué es una solicitud de ciudadanía? UNA solicitud de ciudadanía, que es técnicamente una forma N-100, solicitud de naturalización, es una…
A partir de este momento, el Acción diferida para las llegadas de la niñez el programa sigue vivo, pero al igual que otros Abogados de inmigración de Dallas, no podemos predecir su futuro. Sin embargo, si usted usó el programa en el pasado, es posible que necesite pasar por el proceso de renovación de DACA. ¿Qué pasa con DACA? Hace poco más de un año, el gobierno de Estados Unidos puso fin al programa DACA, afectando a cientos…
Es muy bien sabido que la oficina de inmigración y aduanas de Dallas arrestado casi 17.000 personas el año pasado, que era el número más alto de cualquier región – y que la deportación de ICE está aumentando en todo el país. Pero, ¿qué es la deportación, y hay maneras en que usted puede evitarlo? Deportación de ICE: lo que usted necesita saber La deportación – ahora llamada eliminación – es definidos como “la retirada…