TPS Renewals for Salvadorans, Haitians, Hondurans... And a future for Venezuelans?   In late February, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be extending TPS protection to four countries through January of 2020: El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan,...

Those in Congress who oppose Trump’s demands for a border wall used the shutdown negotiations this week to launch an attempt to rein in the President’s deportation efforts by reducing the number of detention beds available for immigration arrests for immigrants...

Spotlight Interview: Carmen Hiers TransForma Translation Services This month I am honored to feature translation extraordinaire Carmen Hiers from TransForma Translation Services for our SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW. Q: Thanks for taking the time to sit with us, Carmen. First...

  "You’re shutting down the immigration court over the issue of immigration," said Judge Ashley Tabaddor, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, the judges union.  Oh the irony of a government shutdown…  As the shutdown continues (today is...

Immigration Year-End Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Changes Yet to Come   Two-thousand-eighteen has been momentous in the U.S. immigration world.  Supreme Court decisions, Attorney General decisions, the caravan, Congressional debate over funding Trump’s...

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: Neto Almanza Video Producer   This month I am honored to feature video producer, Neto Almanza for our SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW. VideoWorks was once a small project and has transformed itself into a high-quality, state-of-the-art, video and photo...

Can President Trump End Birthright Citizenship? Prior to the midterm elections, President Trump announced he was planning an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Jus soli (aka birthright citizenship) refers to a person’s acquisition of United States...

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: Angel Gonzalez Your Family Bank Debt Elimination Specialist   Are you in debt? Isn't everyone these days? This month I am honored to feature debt elimination specialist, Angel Gonzalez for our SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW. Q: Thanks for taking the time to...

When President Trump was running for office, he promised bold changes in immigration law.  Love it or hate it, no one has done more to advance President Trump’s immigration agenda than Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions is exploiting the fact that, unlike other...

Family Reunification vs. Chain Migration: What’s the Difference? “Chain migration”—officially known as “family reunification” in federal law—is the process by which US Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents may petition for their family members. US Citizens may...

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: James Schwitalla, Esquire Bankruptcy Attorney   Regardless of whether you are a new arrival or your family has been established here for generations, it important to understand the law that governs the relationships between debtors and...

Immigration law very typically goes hand-in-hand with criminal law, given that many people are put into immigration proceedings due to contact with the criminal court system.  As such, this month I am honored to feature criminal attorney extraordinaire, Danny...

In June, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) quietly announced the creation of a Denaturalization Task Force aimed at finding and deporting naturalized citizens who are suspected of lying on their citizenship applications.  The news has...

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: Zel & Korinna Saccani Legal Translators and Interpreters This month I am honored to feature Zel and Korinna Saccani, Co-Owners of Saccani Legal and Business Translations, Inc., for this month's SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW. Zel and Korinna are a...

The End of DACA On June 15, 20212, Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. President Trump later pledged to end DACA as part of his campaign platform. On June 29, 2017, Texas and nine other states sent a letter to Attorney General...