October 29, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Aaron Hall, Senior Attorney Our criminal justice system is set up to encourage the plea bargain process. Those charged with crimes are often offered deals to lesser charges and promises that the prosecutor will recommend little or no jail time. Facing the uncertainty of a trial and a possible conviction with harsher penalties, […]
October 28, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Contributed by Amber L. Blasingame, Associate Attorney, Colorado Springs Long ago in a state of mind far, far away, I remember sitting at my desk dialing the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) phone number incessantly, hoping the call would go through to check on the status of a case. My office mates and I […]
October 1, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney Immigration Law and Services are Federal in nature, and therefore the current government shut-down may have an effect on pending/potential immigration cases. As of midnight last night, there are a number of things you need to know: Department of Labor: The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is […]
October 1, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Due to the government shutdown, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that E-Verify is unavailable as of October 1, 2013, as are customer support and related services. USCIS has suspended certain rules and policies pertaining to entry and verification for employers during the emergency furlough. Once the government reopens, USCIS will provide guidance on […]
October 1, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney As Colorado ski areas gear up for the winter season, some staffing executives may be concerned over how to feel the gap of needed employees. The population of Breckenridge, CO increases from 3,400 to 36,150 people during season! http://www.coloradoinfo.com/wintervacationplanner/breckenridge With increase in population, comes the need of a town […]
September 27, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney Immigrants contribute to Colorado in many ways such as by starting businesses, voting and holding office upon naturalizing, and stimulating local economies with their spending. In addition, immigrants supply the skills and labor that are necessary to recover from natural disasters, as evidenced by events related to the recent […]
September 25, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Contributed by Aaron Hall, Senior Attorney Noncitizens with certain criminal convictions may be inadmissible to the U.S., deportable from the U.S., or unable to obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization. The categories of criminal convictions which cause immigration problems seem to have been slowly growing over the years as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) argued […]
September 25, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Contributed by Amber Blasingame, Associate Attorney Once again, we are looking into the abyss that we call “government shutdown” with fear and apprehension. If Congress fails to agree on funding for the federal government or pass yet another continuing resolution on the many appropriations bills on the table, the federal government may shutdown on October […]
August 30, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney In June 2012, the government announced the new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program for young immigrants who came to the United States before their sixteenth birthdays. USCIS began accepting applications August 15, 2012, just over a year ago. Since then, over half a million applicants have applied […]
August 27, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
A little more than five months after United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting provisional unlawful presence waivers, the Department of State (DOS) released a cable on August 13, 2013 regarding the processing of cases with approved provisional waivers. The cable confirms the expectation that the new provisional unlawful presence waiver process will […]
