July 25, 2016|Contributed by: Courtney E. Butler, Esq.
They had already been a couple for four years when, on April 21, 1975, Anthony Sullivan and Richard Adams received a marriage license issued by a Boulder County clerk. Shortly thereafter, Adams filed an immigrant visa petition so that Sullivan, a citizen of Australia, could eventually become a lawful permanent resident of the United States. […]
July 22, 2016|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Last night, Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president. In his acceptance speech full of distortions and false assertions, he painted America as a dark place on the brink of violent chaos: “America a more dangerous environment than frankly I have ever seen and anybody in this room has ever watched or seen.” Actually, […]
June 23, 2016|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On June 23, 2016, the United States Supreme Court heard announced that it had deadlocked in United States v. Texas, the case which will decide whether the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and the expansions of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The tied vote means that the lower court decision remains […]
June 21, 2016|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
In the focus on terrorism and the political ramifications of the recent mass shooting in Orlando on June 12, 2016, a very important story has been glossed over by the mass media. The shooting happened at Pulse nightclub on Latino night. Among the people who frequent the club are many immigrants- both documented and undocumented. […]
May 31, 2016|Contributed by: Courtney E. Butler, Esq.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended for foreign nationals from Nicaragua and Honduras. The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a country for TPS when he or she determines that conditions in a country temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, or where the country cannot adequately handle the return of its nationals. […]
May 23, 2016|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
On May 18, 2016 thirteen Muslim plaintiffs sued United States Citizenship and Immigration Services pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1447(b) and the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”) for significant delays in the adjudication of each plaintiff’s application for citizenship (Form N-400). The government classified each of these applications as presenting a threat to national security pursuant […]
May 17, 2016|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
In January, we reported an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants across the United States. The January raids represented a large-scale effort to deport families fleeing violence in Central America. In our January blog, we outlined our recommendations for how to respond to a raid, or in the […]
May 5, 2016|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Immigrant advocates scored a major victory in the ongoing legal fight over whether children under the age of 18 years old who are in deportation proceedings are entitled to appointed counsel at government expense. Federal District Court Judge Thomas Zilly stated he is going to certify a class action lawsuit that would cover all defendants […]
May 5, 2016|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Against all expectations at the start of the primary process, Donald J. Trump has now sealed up the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He will face the Democratic nominee, likely Hillary Clinton, in the general election in November. Trump has long been promising to solve immigration issues with a wall along our […]
April 19, 2016|Contributed by: Linda Shindler
Effective April 1, 2016, individuals who are eligible for admission to the United States on the Visa Waiver Program have been required to have an electronic passport, or e-Passport. All others will be required to apply for a visa to enter the United States. An e-Passport has in it a chip containing all of the […]
