Immigration Updates

  • Immigration Raids Expected Sunday

    As of July 11, 2019, the Trump Administration is set to move forward with nationwide raids on Sunday, July 14, 2019. ICE has indicated that the raids will target individuals who have been ordered deported but still remain in the US. Generally speaking the Administration has indicated that the target of these raids are families that recently crossed the US border. They have also indicated they will take into custody immigrants who happen to be at the sites of any raid, even if that person is not …

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  • Military Members and Families Could Face Removal Under Anticipated Policy Changes

    The Trump Administration is expected to terminate the policies of deferred action and parole in place for military members and their families by the end of July. These policies were in place under the Bush and Obama administrations and held off deportations for non-citizen service members and their family members for years. The current administration is expected to eliminate these policy exceptions for military and military families. For those impacted by this who are eligible to file for deferr…

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  • DACA to Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the DACA cases. What do you need to know?…

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  • DACA Renewals Continue for Now

    Update on DACA Renewals…

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  • USCIS Now Taking 5 to 7 Months for Employment Authorization

    Many people who apply for a green card need to be able to work or travel while they are waiting for their legal permanent residence status. You may have filed a Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization and a Form I-131 Application for Travel Document. When approved, these are issued on an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Under new policies, many applicants are waiting much longer for their EAD and have less ability to inquire about their case. Under the old policies, USCIS pr…

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