Mariela Galvan

Mariela is originally from Zacatecas, Mexico. Prior to joining Joseph & Hall P.C., Mariela obtained a degree in Journalism and interned for Azteca America Colorado in the Hispanic Outreach program. There she provided information about jobs, community events and ways to bring the Hispanic community together. Following her internship, Mariela spent several years as a bilingual recruiter for a staffing agency. Since joining Joseph & Hall P.C., Mariela has been working as the Firm’s Client Service Coordinator. She works directly with clients, offering them high-quality customer service. Mariela is bilingual in English and Spanish. In her free time she enjoys volunteering at the Children’s Hospital, reading, dancing, and spending time with her family.

Blog Posts:

• DHS, DOL Issue Joint Rule Increasing H-2B Visa Cap
• Greater Missouri Medical Pro-Care Providers, Inc. (GMM) v. Perez (2015) Explained
• ICE Raids and Your Rights
• Saenz Mencia v. Allred explained
• Updated: The U.S.’s Inadequate Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
• DHS Proposes Updated Regulations to Improve the Ability of Students in the STEM Fields to Work in the U.S.
• Revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin
• The U.S.’s Inadequate Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
• Important Changes to Green Card Application Process
• TPS Designation for Yemen Effective September 3, 2015
• USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Somalis
• Bill Introduced in Congress to Grant Citizens of Nepal Temporary Protected Status
• USCIS Offers Assistance to Nepali Nationals in the United States
• Operations at Denver Immigration Court Still in Flux
• USCIS Has Reached the H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2016
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds DACA
• Update on Texas v. United States: Litigation Regarding DAPA and Expanded DACA
• Department of Labor is Again Accepting Prevailing Wage Requests or Labor Certification Applications for H-2B Workers
• ICE Arrests Over Two Thousand, Focuses on DUIs, in Operation Cross Check
• Department of Labor Not Accepting Prevailing Wage Requests or Labor Certification Applications for H-2B Workers
• ICE Will Continue Implementing Secretary Johnson’s Enforcement Priorities Memo
• A Department of Homeland Security Shutdown?
• Update on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA)
• H-4 Employment Authorization for Certain Spouses
• Federal Government Files Notice of Appeal and Motion for Emergency Stay
• Obama Administration to Seek Emergency Order to Let DAPA and Expanded DACA Proceed While Litigation Pending
• USCIS Delays Acceptance of Expanded DACA Applications
• Texas Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Delaying DAPA and Expanded DACA
• H-1B Season is Upon Us
• DUI Related Detentions Increasing
• Updates: Congressional v. Administrative Actions Addressing Immigration Reform
• Changing Status from an L-1 to an H-1B: It Just Makes Sense
• The Alternatives to the Elusive H-1B
• Changes to DMV Processing of Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
• The DAPA Groundhog Will See His Shadow
• Mexican Consulate Will Begin Issuing Copies of Birth Certificates Registered in Mexico
• United States Citizenship & Immigration Service Extends Temporary Protected Status to El Salvador
• DHS Announces Redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status
• USCIS Reaches U Visa Cap for Fiscal Year 2015
• DAPA Guidelines Imminent
• UPDATE: ICE to Close Detention Center in Artesia, New Mexico; Denver Immigration to Continue Hearing Cases
• Department of State Announces In-Country Refugee/Parole Program
• SNL & School House Rock: “You’re Right, There Oughta Be a Law”
• Executive Action Expands Protection for Victims
• Expansion of Parole in Place Benefits to Family Members of Military Enlistees
• Bringing Business Immigration into the Twenty-First Century
• Timeline for Deferred Action Applications Following President’s Announcement
• Impact and Analysis of the President’s Executive Action on Immigration
• DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Designations for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
• ICE to Close Detention Center in Artesia, New Mexico; Normal Operations at Denver Immigration Court Likely to Resume in January
• President Obama Expected to Take Executive Action on Immigration in the Coming Days
• Non-Agricultural Guest Workers: 2B or not 2B
• Former DHS Secretary Napolitano Calls For Executive Action on Immigration
• Will We See Changes to the H-1B Program Before the New Year?
• USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Honduras and Nicaragua
• EOIR Announcement for Denver Court
• Revised Colorado Affirmation Form Use Mandated as of October 1, 2014
• DACA Grantees Now Eligible to Join the Military through the MAVNI Program
• What’s the Status of the Child Status Protection Act?
• Update to DMV Appointment Scheduling
• EOIR Announces Change to Immigration Judges Hearing Cases Out of Artesia
• USCIS Extends Designation of Sudan for TPS
• Increase in International Student Population Benefits the U.S.
• DACA Grantee Johana Mejias Welcomed to Medical School at Loyola University Chicago
• Is Colorado Ready for Unaccompanied Minor Children?
• Employment Authorization Verification: A Fine Line Between Compliance and Discrimination.
• The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s Eleven Theses on Immigration Reform
• Just What the Doctor Ordered: One State’s Proposed Solution to the H-1B Insanity
• DACA Renewal Procedure Finally Posted
• Adam Walsh Act Decisions from Board of Immigration Appeals
• Finger Pointing and Inaction While Millions Wait for Immigration Reform
• EB-5 Visa Category Remains Current, But Worth Exploring Other Options
• Jeff Joseph Files Federal Lawsuit To Ensure Access To Justice For All Non-Citizens
• ALERT – Know Who Is Calling You
• DACA Renewal Procedure: April Update
• Class Action Victory in Mandatory Detention Battle
• USCIS Has Reached the H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2015
• NYT FOIA Request Findings: Upsurge in Deportations Following Minor Offenses
• March Madness: Scrambling to Have those H-1B Petitions in the Mail by March 31st
• USCIS Reopening Previously Denied I-601A Provisional Waivers
• Tick Tock, Tick Tock, DACA Grantees Still Waiting For Guidance on Renewal
• The Department of Labor Announces New Notice and Comment Period for H-2B Regulations
• E-2 Visas Closer to Reality for Israeli Citizens
• DHS Releases New Web-Based FOIA Request Form
• Is the Weather Affecting your Case??
• USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Haitians
• DACA Renewal Procedure TBD
• The Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Enhanced E-Verify and Form I-9 Customer Support
• Report Confirms Employer Fines for Lack of I-9 Compliance Have Skyrocketed
• All You Need is Love?
• Is Immigration Reform Still Possible?
• USCIS Announces: Evidence of a Criminal Record is Not Automatic Grounds for Denial of A Provisional Waiver
• Baby, Baby, Baby, Nooooo!!! Petition to White House to Deport The Biebs?
• Noncitizens with Legal Documents Face Danger at DMV
• Happy New Year! Don’t Party too Hard.
• CBP Announces Joint Customs Declarations for Same-Sex Couples
• USCIS Announces Reaching U Visa Cap
• Attorney letter to Santa
• Record High Immigration-Related Criminal Prosecutions in Fiscal Year 2013
• Immigration Relief for Filipinos in the Wake of Typhoon Haiyan
• United States Citizenship & Immigration Service Addresses Delays in Processing Immediate Relative I-130 Petitions
• USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Somalis
• USCIS Publishes Procedures for Consistent Adjudication of “Parole in Place”
• Just One More Reason to Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• Mountain Businesses Need Professional Athletes
• Please Please Don’t Plead (Before You Talk to an Immigration Lawyer)
• Hardship Issues for the GLBT Immigrant Spouse in Removal Proceedings
• Managing Previous Opposite-Sex Relationships in Current Same-Sex Marriages
• Federal Government Shutdown
• Mountain Businesses Need Professional Athletes
• Immigrants Buoy Flood Recovery
• Documenting Same-Sex Relationships
• 6 Lesser-Known Benefits of LGBT Immigration
• DACA: One Year Later
• Priority Dates for Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents Current in August
• The Impact of Immigrants in Colorado
• Senate Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill
• The DOMA Decision And Its Impact In Immigration Law
• USCIS Officially Begins Accepting I-601A Provisional Waivers of Unlawful Presence Today
• Agricultural Organizations Welcome Recent Proposals for Immigration Reform
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform and a Date with the Tax Man?
• Now is the Time for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• More than a DREAM: Immigration Reform for All
• Senate Republicans Introduce Alternative to DREAM Act
• STEM Jobs Act 2012 Standoff
• 2012 USCIS Citizenship Grant
• The Time is NOW for VAWA Reauthorization
• Update on Stateside Processing of I-601 Waivers for Unlawful Presence for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens
• Jeff Joseph and Aaron Hall Present to HHRA
• USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Haitians / Le TPS pour les Haïtiens
• Back to School
• Immigration Scams Target Youth Potentially Eligible for Deferred Action under the Obama Administration’s New DREAM Policy
• DREAM Economics
• Procedures for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
• 30 year-olds Don’t Despair, Deferred Action Still Within Reach
• DHS’s Policy Change for DREAMers Lawful and Sensible
• The U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Important Provisions of Arizona’s Immigration Bill
• Larger Immigrant Populations Boost Cities’ Per Capita Income and Credit Rating
• Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants
• United States Supreme Court Takes Arizona SB 1070 and Other Immigration Related Cases Under Consideration
• The Department of Homeland Security Announces It Will Focus on Deporting Criminal Aliens
• 2012 ASSET Bill Killed in Colorado House Finance Committee
• Ingenious Plan or Sinking Ship? – The Elusive H-1B Visa.
• H-1B Cap Almost Reached
• USCIS to Issue one Document to be Valid for Both Employment Authorization and Travel Permission
• Expanding Investments in American Businesses Through the EB-5 Visa Program
• Indictment Alleges Abuse of H2-A Guest Worker Program
• Arizona Employers Feel the Heat
• New I-551 card design
• Immigration: The Key to a Booming, Green Economy
• Immigration: The Key to a Green Economy
• American Immigration Lawyers Association Submits Amicus Brief Challenging the Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law
• USCIS Updates the Number of H-1Bs that have been Filed Under Fiscal Year 2011
• Newly updated E-Verify employer web interface

Firm News:

• COVID-19 Update
• Partner Aaron Hall quoted in this article on the Coronavirus and immigration proceedings
• Jeff Joseph and Aaron Hall Named to 2019 Super Lawyers
• Senior Partner Jeff Joseph Quoted In The New York Times
• Job Announcement: Full-Time Business Immigration Paralegal/Legal Assistant, Apply Now
• Paralegal Positions Immediately Available, Apply Now
• Jeff Joseph & Kirby Joseph are Highlighted in Whose Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2018 Analysis
• JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Attorney Position Available in Aurora Office
• JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Full-Time Paralegal/Legal Assistant
• Jeff Joseph on ABC National News Regarding Sanctuary Case
• Pro Bono: New Developments in Sanctuary Case for JLF Client
• Eric Fisher Of-Counsel at Joseph & Hall P.C. in Frisco, Colorado
• Jeff Joseph Working with Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition
• Jeff Joseph and Aaron Hall are speaking as Experts at the Federal Bar Association Conference
• Jeff Joseph quoted in Univision Nacional on H2B Visa Relief
• JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Paralegal/Legal Assistant Job Opening
• Federal Immigration Litigation CLE
• Immigration Law CLE Luncheon on March 1st
• 2016 Offshore Excellence Awards: Best Business Immigration Firm – Colorado
• Joseph & Hall P.C. Year in Review
• Kirby Joseph Speaks at AILA Conference
• Joseph & Hall P.C. Welcomes Another Attorney to the Team
• Experts in the Community
• Former Partner Melanie Corrin is Sworn in as an Immigration Judge
• Ethics and Law Practice Management in the Digital Age
• Joseph & Hall P.C. is Recognized for Pro Bono Work
• Joseph & Hall P.C. Listed in 2015 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
• Immigration Reform Announced
• Joseph & Hall P.C. Recognized for Pro Bono Service
• Colorado Same-Sex Married Couples Eligible for Immigration Assistance