by Elina Santana | Feb 7, 2017 | Immigration
President Donald Trump has signed twenty-two (22) documents thus far. They have come in varying forms; some are executive orders and others are memoranda or proclamations. They have had very far-reaching effects on American lives. If you’re having trouble keeping up...
by Elina Santana | Jan 3, 2017 | Immigration
Two-thousand-sixteen was momentous in the U.S. immigration world. Supreme Court decisions, the elections results, the new influx of refugees, and changes in U.S.-foreign relations have all changed the face of U.S. immigration. In case you missed something, here’s...
by Elina Santana | Dec 4, 2016 | Immigration
On November 25, 2016, Fidel Castro—revolutionary dictator of Cuba—died at age 90. The news spread quickly to South Florida, where expatriates and their relatives gathered in Miami’s Little Havana to celebrate. Miami’s Calle Ocho (8th Street) was closed for three...
by Elina Santana | Nov 7, 2016 | Immigration
Jus soli (aka birthright citizenship) refers to a person’s acquisition of United States citizenship by virtue of the circumstances of his or her birth. Jus soli (Latin for “right of the soil”) is the right of anyone born in the physical territory of a state to...
by Elina Santana | Oct 3, 2016 | Immigration
Donald Trump, it is worth stating, is married to an immigrant. Considering Trump has made immigration a cornerstone of his campaign, promising to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and arguing that visas take away American jobs, it is a nearly impossible to ignore...
by Elina Santana | Aug 31, 2016 | Immigration
On July 29, 2016, USCIS published a new rule expanding eligibility of the provisional unlawful presence waiver (I-601a). This is BIG NEWS to many individuals who have had family members petition for them, but then were not able to take any more steps forward in their...
