July 29, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
On July 23, 2019, The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that it has expanded the use of expedited removal. The changes are effective immediately and are wide-ranging. Expedited Removal (“ER”) is a way that the government deports (removes) people from the USA without a hearing in front of an immigration judge or review. In […]
June 27, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Whether applying for an immigrant (permanent) or nonimmigrant (temporary) visa, an applicant must follow all steps and provide all requested information in order to be processed. Starting on May 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of State has added additional questions to the online processing forms. U.S. Department of State proposed the solicitation of social media […]
June 26, 2019|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Last week I had the chance to speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference in Orlando on waivers of inadmissibility. The conference is four days with wall-to-wall training sessions and opportunities to brainstorm, strategize, and commiserate with immigration lawyers from around the country. It was, as always, both exhilarating and exhausting. One of […]
June 19, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Recently, Attorney General William Barr announced changes to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in a stated effort to reduce the huge backlog in immigration courts (approaching 1 million pending cases). There are two main changes. First, it allows the BIA to issue decisions without explanation (called an AWO) in many more cases than it […]
June 10, 2019|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
June 5, 2019 | Contributed by: Jennifer M. Howard, Esq. Colorado’s 72nd General Assembly has been no stranger to addressing pertinent, and often sensitive, issues affecting Colorado’s estimated half-million and growing immigrant population. In the last three months, the Colorado legislature passed seven pro-immigrant bills and sent them to the Governor’s desk to be signed […]
May 29, 2019|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, a Facebook post was being shared that claimed an ICE Checkpoint had been set up in southwest Denver. Similar stories of ICE Checkpoints in Colorado have been shared with more frequency over the past few years, and when you or someone you know is undocumented or unsure of your rights, […]
May 29, 2019|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Governor Polis has signed another bill into law that is good for Colorado’s undocumented children. There are over $160 million dollars available in financial aid each year that previously was unavailable to college students without valid immigration status. HB19-1196 changed that and now students without legal status are immediately eligible to request financial aid and assistance. […]
May 29, 2019|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On May 28, Attorney General William Barr used his authority to self-refer the cases of Matter of Thomas and Matter of Thompson, 27 I&N Dec. 556 (A.G. 2019), for the issuance of a decision which will bind all immigration adjudicators. In the less than 2.5 years of the Trump presidency, this marks the 11th time […]
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 […]
