With all of the efforts the Trump Administration is putting into attempting to build a literal wall to supposedly keep illegal immigrants from entering the country, many people believe that the biggest source of persons who do not have the right to be in the country...
Immigration Law Is All About Family
Month: February 2020
Facing removal does not have to be the end
For foreign nationals living in the United States, removal is the legal term for deportation. In most cases, there is a process to removal. However, if a person does not have travel documents or forges documents, he or she could miss the hearing altogether and have an...
Understanding family-based immigration
It is easier to keep and maintain family bonds when members are able to stay together. The United States recognizes the importance of familial relationships. One of the U.S. laws that allow you to bring your family to the country is family-based immigration. Under...
Census Bureau explains immigration’s impact on population
At the beginning of its term, the current administration took immediate steps to prevent immigrants from certain Asian and African countries from coming to the United States. Three years later, that ban is still in effect, and the administration added six more...
The difference between refugees and asylees
Many people come to the U.S. every year seeking protection from persecution in their native country. There are notable differences, however, between a refugee and an asylee. Typically, the difference has to do with whether a person has already made it inside of the...
Family immigration courts put immigrants in danger
Ten immigration courts in the country were instructed by the Department of Justice earlier this year. They got tasked with speeding up the hearing of the matters relating to families who are seeking asylum on the United States soil. Following the directive, there are...
What to expect when the public charge law takes effect
As reported in August, the new public charge ground of inadmissibility will have a dramatic impact on many low-income immigrants and their ability to legally remain in the United States. Although the laws were officially slated to take effect in October 2019, changes...