Obviously it’s an understatement to say that the new Trump order stinks. Temporarily suspending the H1B visa, and other work visas makes no sense, by ignoring the US need for workers in healthcare, schools, camps, technology, and so many other industries especially during Covid. The mythological argument that immigrants steal jobs is older than America itself.

This week I’m going to be talking about some positive things, and giving people some realistic perspective on the executive order that came out from the President last week. I say realistic because as I try to keep to reminding people: you have to be careful what you read, and listen to. Fear sells; and fear drives the media more and more in the post 9.11 era. It’s just a fact.

By now you may have heard that President Trump came out on Twitter saying that: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into…

This is a time sensitive immigration option: if you are Liberian, or have family members who are Liberian, you should call us today. It’s a good time to get paperwork ready to be filed now. In the fiscal year of 2020 there is a development called the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act. The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA) is a special law that allows Liberian nationals who have lived in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for lawful permanent resident status (green card). It allows Liberians’ spouses, children under 21, and even unmarried children over 21 who are in the US to apply for a green card. We’ve had programs like LRIFA before, in recent decades, for people from Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba. The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act is time sensitive and a huge game changer for nationals of Liberia.

With all the closures that have happened across the board, many people think Immigration services have been suspended as well. This is not true! Many Immigration services are still going. Immigration is still open and so are we! During the pandemic we are not only getting daily updates, but sometimes hourly updates so continue to check back as we will be posting the latest updates here. Here is what you need to know about Immigration services in US During COVID-19

When Haitians in the United States were given Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in 2011, it benefited 100,000 to 200,000 immigrants affected by the earthquake. This policy was humane and resulted in much needed relief for many people. While TPS is NOT a green card, it can be a way to eventually become a permanent resident in the United states, and is a good option for those whose home countries are in crisis.

To protect our workforce and to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in our communities, effective immediately, USCIS is suspending all routine face-to-face services with applicants of all of our offices, including all interviews and naturalization ceremonies.

Many of the great holiday traditions that we currently enjoy were brought to the United States by way of immigration, and Halloween is no different…

For many people, staying in the US can be a matter of life and death. Being deported could mean persecution in their own countries, torture, and/or death. But for many immigrants, extreme hardship means being forced to live without  your family, children, spouse, or simply losing your access to financial stability for yourself or family.

With Conor McGregor’s quickly tweeted announcement that he is going to retire from the MMA, announced so soon after his latest legal woes, leaving people to speculate if the two events are related. McGregor has been in the news over the past 12 months for altercations in and around his big fights in the U.S. Last year it was an incident in which he assaulted a bus, injuring several people at New York’s Barclays Center, right before a UFC event…

I’ve been an immigration lawyer for 23 yrs, and in that time I’ve seen many different approaches to our “border crisis”. Border crossings by immigrants without visas have occurred for decades, and for the longest time border crossers were treated fairly loosely by a system that knew we were a better landing place for many people in other parts of the world – particularly for our neighbours in the South.