May 14, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
USCIS announced that it will not be implementing or enforcing the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal pending resolution of the federal lawsuits against the U.S. government. For beneficiaries of TPS from Nepal, this decision means TPS-based work authorization will be automatically extended through March 24, 2020. For beneficiaries of […]
May 1, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
President Trump issued a memo to the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security on April 29, 2019 proposing additional changes to the asylum process in the U.S. Currently applicants for asylum are not required to pay a filing fee to USCIS in order to submit an application for asylum, nor are they required […]
April 22, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Under federal law, it has long been illegal to possess, purchase, sell, or use marijuana. Over the past 6 years, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medicinal marijuana, recreational marijuana, or both. This is causing confusion and havoc in the immigrant community. The Trump administration has made it a priority to punish […]
April 16, 2019|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On December 21, 2018, EOIR Director McHenry published PM 19-08, “Acceptance of Notices to Appear and Use of the Interactive Scheduling System.” That memo instructed immigration courts to “reject any NTA in which the time or date of the scheduled hearing is facially incorrect—e.g. a hearing scheduled on a weekend or holiday or at a […]
April 2, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border as early as this week if Mexico does not do more to control migrants coming across into the U.S. without authorization. His threat describes two different situations, though. Trump wants to stop all individuals from crossing the border without authorization, but the only way he can […]
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 […]
