On November 15, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a very important Policy Memorandum. This new Immigration rule is based on existing law. It will give legal status to immigrant relatives of military. The Policy Memorandum will keep immigrant spouses, children and parents of active duty military – as well as immigrant relatives of military reserves, and veterans of the United States armed forces – all together.
Like you – we as immigration lawyers – continue to hold our breath that Congress will finally act to change the current immigration law. Meanwhile there are still Two Million people who should consider Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“Dreamers”).
Eli Manning must wake up every day at his house in Hoboken and be very disappointed that his New York Giants have only 2 wins against 6 losses. I – among millions of Giants fans – am not too thrilled at the 2 and 6 record. But then again, Eli, and a group of his teammates, do have 2 Super Bowl rings in the last 6 years.
The Dream Act still has not passed, but Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals went into effect in August 2012. Here are ten things you must know about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
In October 2000, a new category of immigration benefit became available to victims of violent crimes, the U Visa. The policy grew out of concerns that undocumented immigrants would be afraid of deportation if they called law enforcement to report a crime.
