Blogs

TPS Registration Deadline for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone is August 18, 2015

Tuesday, August 18, 2015, is the deadline for eligible nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone (and people without nationality who last habitually resided in one of those three countries)…

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New Publications and Items of Interest

Flyers for TPS/DED workers and naturalized U.S. citizens. The Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) recently revised two informational flyers for the public. One is for workers…

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Construction Begins on New USCIS Texas Service Center

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the General Services Administration (GSA), and federal contractor Trammell Crow Company and Gensler broke ground on October 12, 2018, on the future home of…

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USCIS Reissues Receipt Notices for Extensions of Conditional Permanent Resident Status

On October 16, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began issuing new receipt notices for certain Forms I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, to replace previously issued receipt…

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Workplace violence sets immigrant community back financially and emotionally

“People are very scared… A lot of people who come from Nepal start working in gas stations, convenience stores or restaurants. Some of these jobs don’t have a lot of…

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Miami-Dade plans to stop paying for federal immigration detentions

Fed up with underwriting the nation’s broken federal immigration system, Miami-Dade County plans to stop paying the cost of temporarily housing undocumented immigrants in its jails. The dramatic shift in…

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Why go federal court to litigate immigration matters?

For most immigration attorneys, bringing an action in federal court is the option of last resort, but there are a variety of reasons to consider litigating an immigration matter in…

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Daily Immigration News Clips

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 21, 2016. National Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court to Review No-Bail Policy…

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The Facts on How Immigration Works for America

This election cycle has brought about the worst immigrant bashing in decades—most of it completely unsupported by any facts.  The constant barrage of blame is having an effect on many…

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Michael Shabani chosen Top Lawyer 2016

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Preparing for Possible Immigration Reform

A final immigration reform plan has not yet been approved and could take many months. If Congress approves a new plan, these are documents that you can start collecting now.…

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USCIS To Implement New Immigrant Visa Fee February 1

On February 1, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the United States. This new…

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