March 28, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
For some individuals the Immigrant Visa Petition is the first step towards obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence in the United States. For others, and the majority, this is the second step. See our previous posts about Employment-Based Permanent Residency: Employment-Based Permanent Residence For “Professionals” And Those With “Advanced Degrees” and Employment-Based Permanent Residency, Can You Sponsor Your […]
February 25, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
The ICE detention facility in Aurora, officially known as the “Denver Contract Detention Facility,” is run by GEO Group, a private company contracted by ICE to operate immigration detention facilities. These facilities are civil, not criminal, but you wouldn’t know that by speaking to anyone who has been detained there. Recently there have been outbreaks […]
February 21, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Despite the fact that Congress refused to fund President Trump’s border wall and the fact that there was abundant evidence that no actual emergency exists, Trump declared a state of emergency on the southern border on February 15, 2019. Within hours of the announcement, interested parties started to file lawsuits- including immigrant rights activists, property […]
February 12, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
The United States recognizes the right of asylum. A person who is facing a credible threat of persecution in their home country may be eligible to obtain asylum in the United States. As explained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a migrant can apply for asylum no matter their country of origin and no […]
February 5, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
On December 19th, 2018, the United States Census Bureau released its latest national and state population estimate statistics. Colorado remains one of the fastest growing states in the entire country. According to the Census Bureau, Colorado had the seventh largest numeric population growth from 2017 to 2018 (79,622 people), and it had the sixth fastest […]
January 29, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
The Trump administration has come up with yet another way to attempt to limit the ability of asylum-seekers to safely enter the U.S. and request asylum. The Department of Homeland Security has said that starting as early as January 25, 2019, U.S. immigration officials will begin forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their […]
January 28, 2019|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Last week in Jean Louis v. Attorney General, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to reopen an immigration case. Mr. Jean Louis had been told by an “immigration expert” who Mr. Jean Louis believed as an attorney that he did not have to go to his asylum hearing because he was going to apply […]
January 28, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
President Donald Trump’s expectations that the Supreme Court would hand him a win in talks over the government shutdown have been dashed. On Tuesday, January 22, the Justices took no action Tuesday on a case before them concerning the legality of the administration’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The inaction effectively […]
January 15, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
According to reporting from The Denver Channel, Colorado District Court Judge Eric Bentley recently ruled that the El Paso County sheriff violated state law by holding people who were suspected to be in the country illegally. Immigrants were being held for ICE even after their Colorado case had already been fully resolved. Judge Bentley determined […]
December 30, 2018|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
What is the government shutdown? As of midnight Friday, December 21, 2018, the U.S. federal government shut down due to a lapse in funding, fueled in large part by Trump’s demand for an expensive, environmentally damaging border wall between the United States and Mexico. What does this mean? The shutdown means that a number of […]
