October 30, 2017|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
On September 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an announcement in the Federal Register that it would begin collecting the social media data of immigrants in an effort to “more effectively screen those coming to the country.” This new system went into effect on October 18, 2017, bringing with it concerns […]
October 27, 2017|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
The New York Times reports that even though naturalization applications generally spike during presidential election years and then fall after the election, the volume of applications received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for 2017 will be greater than during the 2016 election cycle: “In the first three quarters of the 2017 fiscal […]
October 16, 2017|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
At a White House dinner on September 13, President Trump came to an agreement with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding the future of DACA. The leaders agreed, in principle, to a deal that would lay the foundation to legalize the immigration status of “Dreamers”– people eligible for DACA […]
September 13, 2017|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
In approximately 6 months, on March 5, 2018, the Trump administration is rescinding the DACA program. By now, more details have come out regarding the implementation and repercussions of this decision. Pending Legislation in Congress The good news is that there is legislation pending in Congress and more on the way to solve the issue […]
September 7, 2017|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Contributed by Joseph & Hall P.C. client Johana Mejias-Beck: We moved to the United States of America to have a life that our home country of Venezuela could not provide. The political instability, political coercion, the violence, and constant insecurity was something my parents did not want for their two young daughters. They made the […]
September 5, 2017|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that the Trump Administration is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was created through a memorandum in 2012 which gave individuals who entered the United States as children the ability to work—and sometimes travel—for periods of two years at a time. The program is being […]
August 30, 2017|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
On August 28, 2017, the Denver City Council voted unanimously to pass the Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Act, a bill that will both increase public safety and help protect immigrants from deportation. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is expected to sign the bill this week, stating in a recent interview that “the message to Denver’s refugee […]
August 29, 2017|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Reports last week indicated that President Trump was likely to end DACA, the program giving protection from deportation for those brought to the United States as children. At the same time that these youth are poised to lose all protection and face deportation by ICE, the President who famously vowed: “no amnesty” decided that amnesty […]
July 27, 2017|Contributed by: Courtney E. Butler, Esq.
On July 17, 2017, the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (“BALCA”) issued a key decision regarding PERM labor certification applications, or Form 9089. Section H.14 of Form 9089 requires a petitioning employer to list “specific skills or other requirements” of the job. In Matter of Pixar, the PERM Certifying Officer had denied the employer’s […]
July 26, 2017|Contributed by: Courtney Sommer
On July 20 two United State Senators, one Republican and one Democrat, introduced the Dream Act of 2017. If it becomes law, the Dream Act would grant permanent resident status on a conditional basis to individuals who entered the United States as children. Specifically, the law would grant status to individuals who are inadmissible or […]
