Immigration Law

Every year, the Citizenship and Integration Grant program provides money to community programs designed to help people prepare for citizenship. In the past, the program has provided $10 million in grants. Recently, DHS announced they would increase the funding to $20 million.  The program offers four types of grants.  Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services…

The MPP, or Migrant Protection Protocols, was a Trump-era policy that required migrants to “wait in Mexico” while applying for asylum in the United States. This forced asylum-seekers to weather violence and privation in dangerous border towns while their immigration cases crawled through the system. When this policy was in effect, Homeland Security claimed they…

Life changes. You might well come to the United States on a temporary visa only to decide that you’d like to adjust your status later. Yet coming to the United States with “dual intent” can create legal complications. For the most part, when USCIS issues a temporary visa they do so on the grounds that…

Want to study in the United States? You’ll need to secure a student visa.  There are three types of student visa. The first is the F-1 visa. This is the most common, the one that covers undergraduate and graduate students attending a college or a university in the United States. The vast majority of the…

Overstays are never a good idea if you are serious about seeking permanent residency in the United States. Nevertheless there are methods that immigration lawyers can use to make a green card application after an overstay. These methods will not work in every case. They are only available to immediate relatives of US citizens who…

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked a Biden administration order to terminate Title 42. The judge claims the Biden administration failed to go through the required notice and comment process prior to terminating the policy.  Title 42 is a public emergency health order that got invoked at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic.…

The Supreme Court has made a recent ruling on an immigration case. The gist of the ruling demonstrates that any immigrant must be extremely careful while filling out any public document.  In Patel v. Garland, Pankajkumar S. Patel was a citizen of India who entered the United States unlawfully in 1992. He was attempting to…

The Uniting for Ukraine program will allow 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to settle in the United States. The program is open only to those who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. Here’s what you need to know about the program if you’re trying to help a loved one immigrate from the Ukraine to the United States,…

An affidavit of support is filed by anyone who wants to sponsor an immigrant. They apply both to employment-based sponsorships and family sponsorships.  The form used is Form I-864, the Affidavit of Support. How does the affidavit of support work? The affidavit of support shows our government that the immigrant you are trying to sponsor…

Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine has prompted our law office to discuss the options that may be open to Ukrainian refugees. Here’s what you need to know. Temporary Protected Status If you were already in the United States or arrived prior to March 1, you have Temporary Protected Status. This means you can stay and…