When law enforcement officials detain or incarcerate someone in Colorado or any other state, that person has a right to due process of law. That means that every person may exercise his or her legal rights and navigate afforded court processes to ensure full...
Immigration Law Is All About Family
Month: December 2018
Tips for talking with the USICS
At some point, an immigrant living in California or any other state may need to speak with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Individuals may be able to have a positive experience by preparing for their interviews. As part of the preparation...
Responsibilities and benefits you may enjoy as a US citizen
It is common for people to come to Colorado and other parts of the United States from other countries. Immigrants make up a considerable amount of the population, and you may be among the many individuals who have come to the country, built a life and obtained...
Court reaffirms domestic or gang violence as grounds for asylum
Asylum seekers approaching the border of California received some positive news when a federal judge ruled that new asylum policies from the U.S. Department of Justice violated existing law. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions had imposed the new policies earlier in...
USCIS proposes changes to H1-B visa lottery rules
The H1-B visa program allows employers in California and around the country to hire foreign workers to fill positions that require specific skills or scientific knowledge when suitably qualified Americans cannot be found. However, the number of H1-B applications...
Which visa do you need?
Planning to travel to Colorado from abroad can be exciting and stressful at the same time. Whether you will be arriving by yourself or with other family members, you can expect to encounter numerous challenges as you learn your way around your new community and adapt...
Changes in U visa program leave many at risk
You may feel as if you will always be in danger. If you came to Colorado to find safety and security, you may have felt your dreams shatter when you became the victim of a crime. Whether you were an object of human trafficking or the victim of domestic abuse, the...
Changes could be ahead for asylum-seekers
Some asylum seekers who hope to cross into California or another U.S. state from Mexico may be stopped at the border. Thousands of Central Americans are waiting in Mexico to come into the United States and seek asylum, but it may be weeks or months before some are...
Americans name immigration as top concern in Gallup poll
California readers may be interested to learn that Americans say immigration is the most important concern facing the nation, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey, which was conducted between Nov. 1 and Nov. 11, includes responses collected both before and after...