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Do I Need to Apply for a Green Card Before the Public Charge Rule Goes into Effect? February 25, 2020
As of February 24 th , 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule. The rule will only apply to applications and ...
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Recent Changes with TPS You Need to Be Aware Of October 1, 2019
The Trump administration has attempted to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from more than 300,000 people from six countries over the last year. TPS grants certain protections from deportation ...
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I'm an Immigrant and Was Charged with a Crime. What Kind of Lawyer Do I Need? April 17, 2019
Tragically, many immigrants who are accused of crimes are represented by lawyers who do not understand the consequences of their client’s immigration status should their client plead guilty or “no ...
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Can I Change My Tourist Visa to a Student Visa? April 8, 2019
Many would-be students enter the United States on a tourist (B-2) visa and later decide to swap it to a (F-1) student visa. It should be noted that the B-2 visitor visa is intended only for ...
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Trump Administration Ends Protections for Over 200,000 Salvadorans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Sudanese Living for Many Years in the United States February 7, 2018
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that it will end the Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) of more than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the United States since at least 2001, ...
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What is Happening with DACA? September 26, 2017
On September 5 th , the Trump administration announced perhaps their most controversial decision yet: the ending of DACA, also known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. An Obama era ...
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