Naturalization is the legal process that turns an immigrant into a citizen of the United States. Naturalized citizens have the same rights as natural-born citizens. Someone who naturalizes eliminates the paperwork obligations to renew their green car…
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There is often a lot of confusion regarding what are permissible activities for professional grapplers coming to the United States to compete. In general, the most important rule to keep in mind is that foreign nationals are not allowed to work insid…
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Anybody involved in, or in danger of being placed into removal proceedings should know that a very important government memo came out last week. Policy Memorandum 21-25, issued by Director David Neal, provides additional guidance to EOIR adjudicators…
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This is not a surprise to most in the legal community, but nevertheless, to the profound disappointment of many advocates and DACA holders, a federal judge in Texas has once again ruled that the DACA program is unlawful and violates the Administrativ…
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Due to seemingly endless backlogs, it is not unusual for sibling cases to take anywhere from 10–15 years to get your brother or sister here. During this time, a lot of unfortunate events or circumstances can happen, including the death of one of th…
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You were given a green card after your marriage to a U.S. citizen. Perhaps you didn’t intend to get married when you came to the United States. Perhaps you simply came to the country on a work visa or a tourism visa, but you met your partner and fe…
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In a previous blog entry, we discussed the government’s new policy of issuing Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny in lieu of actually scheduling couples for their I-130 marriage interview. While this does not necessarily apply to ev…
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Have you ever had the bad experience of being stuck on hold for hours with USCIS just trying to reschedule your fingerprint appointments? Managing partner Paris Lee recently returned from the Annual Immigration Lawyers Conference in Florida last mont…
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Next to receiving a Denial Notice, a Notice of Intent to Deny (“NOID”) can be one of the most frightening things an aspiring immigrant can receive in the mail. At least that is how it used to be. In 2023, getting a NOID may not be such a bad thin…
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One of the worst things that can happen to a parent hoping to immigrate is being told that their dependent children cannot accompany them. But this happens more than you think—sometimes due to the law, but sometimes due to an officer’s mistake or…
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