February 25, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney, Edwards Office On November 20, 2014 President Obama announced a series of executive actions which have the intended purpose of securing the United States borders, prioritizing the removal of felons, and allowing certain undocumented immigrants to apply for deferred action. Those that are eligible must pass a criminal background […]
February 23, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney, Edwards Office As expected, the Federal Government today filed a Notice of Appeal and Motion for Emergency Stay of Judge Hanen’s order issuing an injunction in the case of Texas v. United States. If granted, the Stay would allow United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to begin accepting […]
February 18, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs The US Citizenship and Immigration Services, as of this afternoon, announced that the agency will not accept applications for the Expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Expanded DACA) on February 18, 2015, as originally announced. The agency has also suspended plans to implement and accept requests […]
February 5, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney-Edwards Office Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a nationwide increase in the apprehension and detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of people with DUI and DWAI convictions. Most of the apprehensions have been occurring in rural areas. However, the volume of apprehensions indicates that this is […]
January 16, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Aaron Hall, Partner Mexico has announced that beginning on January 15, 2015, Mexican consulates in the United States will issue certified copies of birth certificates registered in Mexico. This new service will be a great convenience for Mexicans in Denver needing a copy of the birth certificate (for immigration-related applications or for any […]
January 8, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Partner On January 7, 2015 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to El Salvadorans who qualified and applied during the designated time and who received TPS from the government. This move is a welcome and much needed recognition of the tens of thousands of human beings […]
October 23, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Partner On September 10, 2014 the United States Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that it will assign all immigration cases originating at the Artesia, NM Detention Center to the Immigration Court in Denver, Colorado. As an update to this announcement, Immigration Judges Trujillo and Livingston are now assigned to […]
September 10, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Partner The United States Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced this afternoon that it will assign all immigration cases originating at the Artesia Detention Center to the Immigration Court in Denver, Colorado. This will certainly have an immediate effect on removal proceedings for individuals who are not currently detained. Please […]
August 27, 2014|Contributed by: Jeff D. Joseph, Esq.
The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service published an article today stating that it has recently issues duplicate (or triplicate) Application Support Center (ASC) biometrics notice. The article indicates that if you have already been to one appointment, and have a stamped notice which verifies completion of biometrics, there is no need to go to […]
August 27, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
To the chagrin of some students, the new academic year has officially begun. An increasing number of those students are not from the United States. Foreign students come to the United States on F-1 visas in most cases and on J-1 visas in others. According to the Institute of International Education, over 800,000 international students […]
