Major Changes Coming for Citizenship Applicants, Petitioners, Requestors
Jul 23, 2018
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued new guidance to officials on July 13, 2018 that will dramatically affect anyone applying, petitioning or requesting a change in sta...
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Legalization Options for Nationals from El Salvador with the End of Temporary Protected Status
Mar 13, 2018
Options for nationals of El Salvador once their Temporary Protected Status ends. Available Options The Department of Homeland Security announced in January that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for pe...
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The Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
Jun 28, 2013
Yesterday June 27, 2013, the Senate took a momentous step forward with a vote of 68-32 in favor of final passage of S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act...
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Defense of Marriage Act Struck Down, but Challenges Still Exist
Jun 27, 2013
Yesterday, June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court affirmed that there is no constitutional reason for the federal government to discriminate against married couples on account of their sexual orientation. Th...
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The United States Supreme Court Strikes Down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Jun 26, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling today by striking down the Defense of Marriage Act's (DOMA) provision prohibiting the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages as unconstit...
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VAWA victory!
Mar 01, 2013
Earlier today (2/28/13) the House of Representatives passed, with broad bipartisan support, Senate bill 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. First, the House had to vote down the bad Hou...
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In the News – Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Feb 27, 2013
The announcements of this week made millions of people, their families and legal representatives very happy and hopeful. After all, it is the closest we came to meaningfully discuss the Comprehensive I...
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ICE Releases Hundreds from Immigration Detention
Feb 27, 2013
Federal immigration officials have released hundreds of detainees from detention centers around the country in recent days in a highly unusual effort to save money as automatic budget cuts loom in Wash...
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Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
Jan 04, 2013
On April 1, 2012, US Citizenship and Immigration Services proposed a new rule for the processing of waivers for people who are spouses, parents and children of United States citizens. Until the end of...
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Prosecutorial Discretion: An Analysis of the Morton Memorandum and Secretary Napolitano’s Announceme
Dec 05, 2012
On August 18, 2011, the Obama Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a deportation tier system. This system of review, named prosecutorial discretion, means...
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