Pope Francis arrived in Washington D.C. last Tuesday September 22 for his first official visit as a pontiff. The Pope gave a speech at the White House welcoming ceremony and he later addressed the US Congress. His speeches were loaded with strong messages on the matter of immigration, in relation to both US immigration issues […]
Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest, also known as MAVNI, is a U.S. military recruiting program that permits legal non-citizens with high valued skills to join the U.S. Army in exchange for an expedited path to U.S. citizenship. A non-citizen who joins the U.S. Army through MAVNI is able to move from a non-immigrant […]
A recent report by the Migration Policy Institute (“MPI”) has shed some statistical light on the trends in apprehensions and deportations of Central American migrants from the US and Mexico. In the summer of 2014, this migration gained significant media attention, particularly due to the amount of unaccompanied minors coming from the Northern Triangle of […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that the Republic of Yemen has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for a period of 18 months, beginning September 3, 2015 and running through March 3, 2017. The Secretary of Homeland Security designated Yemen for TPS due to the ongoing armed conflict within Yemen, such that […]
On August 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)’s termination without prejudice of removal proceedings based on respondent’s conviction of an aggravated felony, do not preclude the government from charging respondent with removability again in the future, based on the same conviction. In Calero […]
Children born in the United States are typically entitled by law to U.S. Citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents. However, Texas has complicated the process for undocumented immigrants seeking birth certificates for their U.S. born children. Texas state authorities have made it difficult to use alternative identification for parents who do not […]
The Obama administration has begun to shift its immigration policies, rather than being deported, long term-illegal immigrants are being integrated into American society. The nearly 11.3 million undocumented immigrants in the United States can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as agents have narrowed down their deportability efforts to three categories of illegal migrants: terrorism […]
In the latest of numerous small battles over the rights and future of the Dreamers, the Nebraska legislature has voted 34-10 to pass legislation granting DACA recipients the opportunity to obtain driver’s licenses. This new law, LB 623, corrects an unusual situation. Nebraska was the only state denying DACA recipients the right to obtain a […]
The State Department is reporting technical problems with their visa and passport systems. They are reporting that this is different from the problems it experienced last year. We have included a copy of the State Department’s FAQ and a link to their website. One note of importance is that if you are scheduled to be […]
The American Immigration Council has recently released a report documenting the positive impact immigrants have on Maryland. Those of us involved with the immigrant community know our communities are forever improved by the presence of immigrants. It is gratifying is to see the size of the positive impact be documented for everyone to see. For […]
