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 […]
August 18, 2014|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
As of August 1, undocumented immigrants are eligible to obtain driver’s licenses under a new law passed by the State Legislature in 2013. The passage of this law was seen as exciting progress for the more than 150,000 undocumented people in Colorado who might be eligible to obtain licenses. Unfortunately, many people, especially in certain […]
July 8, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Office The I-9 Form is an enigma among so many complex immigration forms. Employers and employees often may overlook the significance of the form and reasons why the form exists. Created in 1986, the form was intended to reduce the allure of unauthorized employment in the […]
July 2, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Office In the wake of congressional “do-nothingism,” per Rep. Luis Gutierrez, President Obama announced plans on June 30, 2014, to implement additional immigration relief within the power of the executive branch before the end of this summer. The President did not provide more specifics on his […]
