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Asylum and Crime
New mandatory bans prevent people with criminal convictions, drunk drivers (DUI or DWI), gang members and other alien offenders from receiving asylum WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security announced the release of final rules that modify their respective regulations to prevent certain categories of aliens with criminal convictions from obtaining asylum in the United States. The rule takes effect 30 days after the final rule is published in the Federal...
U.S. Government Gives More Time for Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Apply for TPS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced an extension of time for citizens and nationals of Nicaragua and Honduras to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Citizens and nationals of Nicaragua and Honduras now...
Application to Remove The Condition of Residence (Form I-751)
A spouse of a U.S. citizen typically gets their conditional residency for 2 years if the green card was issued within two years of marriage to the U.S. citizen. During the 90-day period prior to the expiration of conditional residency, the U.S....
Immigration Finance-What is the Purpose of Immigration Finance
What is the Purpose of Immigration Finance A person who is in the custody of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) is detained by Immigration as a "detainee." Not all detainees are allowed to be released on immigration bond. Depending on their...
If My Parent Is A U.S. Citizen, Am I a Citizen?
U.S. law, for a long time, includes provisions for children of U.S. citizens to obtain citizenship through American parents even if they were born in the United States. One of the problems that arises when a client wants to know if they have the...
The Danger of Traveling If You Have Had a Criminal Offense in Your Past
Today I was talking to a colleague who told me he was going to see a new client who was detained. The person had his legal residence but was arrested returning from a trip to his country. When immigration authorities were confirming his passport...
What Are The Crimes That Can Cause Deportation?
There are certain criminal convictions that can cause immigration authorities in the United States to launch a deportation case against you. You can't always tell if your conviction fell under the category of crimes that cause deportation just by...
Can I apply for U.S. citizenship if I have had a criminal case?
If you are a legal resident of the United States and have had a criminal case in the past that is considered "deportable" under immigration laws and you apply for naturalization (U.S. citizenship) it is almost certain that immigration authorities...
Local Police Are Training to Enforce Immigration Laws
Lately we are reading in the newspapers and seeing on the television news that federal immigration authorities are entangling and detaining immigrants in unprecedented numbers. Any immigrant in the United States can fall for these efforts to...
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