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Hemos visto las recientes noticias horribles y desgarradoras y las imágenes de refugiados desesperados que huyen de los talibanes en Afganistán. Esta escena dolorosa y angustiosa se amplifica porque los familiares de ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes permanentes legales, algunos actualmente en el pantano del proceso de inmigración estadounidense, permanecen en Afganistán hoy. Lamentablemente, el sistema de inmigración de Estados Unidos no ha logrado proteger a las familias de nuestros vecinos afganos, pero hay esperanza. El…
We have watched the recent horrific and heart-wrenching news and images of desperate refugees fleeing from the Taliban in Afghanistan. This painful and distressing scene is amplified because family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, some currently in the morass of the U.S. immigration process, remain in Afghanistan today. Regrettably, the U.S. immigration system has failed to protect the families of our Afghani neighbors, but there is hope. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services periodically adjusts its application fees. Often, fee changes take place at the beginning of the next fiscal year, which begins in October. However, that’s not always the case. Because these fees are subject to change, it’s best to check with the USCIS website to determine the current filing fees for any petition you want to file. Your Dallas immigration attorney can also help you determine the fees for…
Recientemente, USCIS anunció un cambio importante en la política relacionada con las solicitudes para cambiar el estatus de cualquier otro estatus migratorio al estatus de estudiante F-1. El cambio de estatus es un proceso técnico administrado por la agencia de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los EE. UU. Del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional en el cual una persona que llegó a los EE. UU. con una visa para un cierto estatus migratorio busca cambiar…
After 9 years of having the DACA program in place, a federal judge has chosen now as the right time to determine that when it was put in place 2 presidents ago, the rules were not properly followed in starting the program. Frankly, it’s inexplicable. If this were an issue, it should have come up at the time it was instituted, not now. That being said, it is what it is at this point, and…
Después de 9 años de tener el programa DACA en su lugar, un juez federal ha elegido ahora como el momento adecuado para determinar que cuando se puso en marcha hace 2 presidentes, las reglas no se siguieron correctamente al iniciar el programa. Francamente, es inexplicable. Si esto fuera un problema, debería haber surgido en el momento en que se instituyó, no ahora. Dicho esto, es lo que es en este momento, y debemos considerar…
Recently, USCIS announced a major change in policy related to applications to change status from any other immigration status to F-1 student status. Change of status is a technical process managed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency of the Department of Homeland Security in which a person who came into the US on a visa for a certain immigration status seeks to change that status to another nonimmigrant status. One example of a…
Recientemente, USCIS anunció un cambio importante en la política relacionada con las solicitudes para cambiar el estatus de cualquier otro estatus migratorio al estatus de estudiante F-1. El cambio de estatus es un proceso técnico administrado por la agencia de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los EE. UU. Del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional en el cual una persona que llegó a los EE. UU. con una visa para un cierto estatus migratorio busca cambiar…
The US Attorney General has issued a decision restoring Administrative Closure as a tool for Immigration Judges to use in removal proceedings to effectively manage their dockets. With this decision, along with the recent memorandum restoring prosecutorial discretion to the ICE Office of the Chief Counsel, the deportation authorities again have the power to control the priorities of their caseloads and dockets. In the 2018 decision matter of Castro-Tum, the US Attorney General issued a…
Each year across the globe, thousands of people must flee their homes due to persecution and fear. The United States allows those who fear return to their native countries to apply for asylum. If granted asylum, a beneficiary can stay in the U.S. permanently, building a life free from the threat of violence or retaliation. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, asylum can be sought if persecution stems from a person’s race, religion, nationality, political…