If your student grew up in Colorado but lacks lawful immigration status, the ASSET law opens real, affordable college options close to home. Below is a practical, accurate guide to what ASSET is, who qualifies, what it pays for, and how to use it. What is ASSET? ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow) is Colorado law that lets eligible undocumented students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. It also works alongside other state programs so students can receive the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend and state financial aid if they meet need-based criteria. What changed recently?…
01Oct
Starting in the beginning of January 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents began an operation to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants across the United States. These raids target adults…
22 Jan
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments regarding President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. In November of 2014, President Obama announced his plan to implement…
19 Jan
For fiscal year 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) again approved the statutory maximum of 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas). This marks the seventh straight year…
12 Jan
As another year comes to a close, I naturally begin to reflect back on the events of 2015: the triumphs and defeats; ups and downs; and breakthroughs and obstacles that…
28 Dec
The Department of Justice has agreed to pay $125,000 in attorneys’ fees after losing a class action lawsuit in Washington for its unlawful refusal to consider releasing noncitizen detainees without…
22 Dec
On December 8, 2015, H.R. 158 – the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 (“the Act”) – passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate. The…
22 Dec
Farms and ranches that hire sheepherders from abroad using the H-2A visa will want to take note of the recent Tenth Circuit case Saenz Mencia v. Allred. Congress created the…
16 Dec
Last September, I wrote a blog about the Syrian refugee crisis. Multiple stories of migrant deaths, including young children, had been reported in the media. I, along with other people…
25 Nov
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