So far 2026 has seen some of the most profound immigration changes in the 25+ years I have been an immigration lawyer. We have written about them here and here. What's Changed?Does This Change Of Rules Even Apply to You?Which Benefits Count Now: September 18 Is the...
In a sudden move, all immigration visa appointments have been temporarily paused worldwide. The Trump Administration cited the need to better train consular staff to identify applicants who might become a public charge – someone likely to become primarily dependent on...
Decided June 23, 2026: Blanche v. Lau What Immigration Rules Changed? A new Supreme Court decision just made international travel a lot riskier for green card holders with any kind of criminal history, even an old one, even a minor one, even one you thought was long...
As the 2024 election approaches, we again confront much negativity in the press about the possibility of Trump becoming president. Before writing this post, I looked over my blogs during the first Trump era. I wrote no less than sixteen blog posts on the topic of...
Significant Hikes in Immigration Service Fees Coming in April 2024
Of all the applications filed with the immigration service, many people find form n-400 (naturalization) to be the least complicated. This may have been true at one time, but over the past few years this form has grown from 4 pages, to 21 pages long!
Forgetting to file, or making errors when filing your change of address Form AR-11 with USCIS can lead to deportation. We have seen clients who say, “we did everything right, how can a change of address form lead to deportation?” Still we have to step in because they are facing removal. Here is what you need to know about filing your change of address form.
The term “immigrant” gets tossed around a lot these days – it feels like more than ever since the Trump administration came to power. I tweet 3 to 5 new immigration articles daily, or it seems that way… In the US, however, most of us are immigrants in one way or another. It just depends on how many generations you go back. Immigrants have frequently experienced difficulties in trying to go to another country. Many are fleeing wars, or persecution at home and have already faced untold hardships before they even hit our shores. But what happens when they get here? What is the process like once they are trying to get their green card or naturalization in the US?
One of the first questions we often get asked after someone contacts our firm is: how much is this going to cost? There is a lot of confusion out there about what someone should pay for immigration lawyer fees. This is because there is such a huge variation in prices. Immigrants are faced with everything from bargain basement do-it-all-law firms, to this article in the The New Jersey Law Journal quoting…
Are you a Muslim going through immigration, or trying to get a green card in the US? Read this post first! If you have been waiting for your citizenship decision for an unusual length of time or you have been delayed for your green card, then you may be targeted by the CARRP program.
Executive order – It’s been five weeks since President Obama spoke to the Nation on Immigration Action. In that short time, law firms all over America which exclusively handle immigration matters have been flooded with calls, emails and in person consultations.
Most people want to know about expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents (DAPA). We have been doing our best to educate the folks who contact us on the executive order. And in these communications we have already done our best to separate truth from rumor.
President Obama’s November 20, 2014 Executive Action Announcement Brought with It Ten Main Points
An executive order is not an uncommon thing. Teddy Roosevelt issued more than 1000. FDR owns the record with 3500-plus. Both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton neared 400 apiece. Clinton even entered the war in Kosovo by executive order 15 years ago. Now President Obama reportedly will issue an executive order on immigration in September. I have never been shy about criticizing the Deporter in Chief. He had the majority of votes needed to push for immigration reform early on but failed to promote that agenda. Instead he broke deportation records.
Last week the latest immigration policy news went public that President Obama is likely to enlarge the number of undocumented immigrants eligible for protection from deportation.
In the United States there has always been much controversy about “illegal immigration.” I have never been as offended by the language as some commentators and advocates. To me, it is just a term that reflects a part of American history. Hardly a new topic, the plight of the undocumented foreign national has been perpetually in the public eye. In our nation’s past, the original British colonists shunned the Germans. Then the Asians in the 19th century, punished by the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act. Later prejudice followed against Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants in the early 20th century.
On April 9, 2014, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services FINALLY announced the proposed renewal program for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA renewal). The proposal is very good news for more than 500,000 DACA holders. It is not without its problems, more of which appear below. The DACA renewal plan explains three crucial parts of the process:
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