The USCIS just announced the new rules to facilitate family unity and avoid protracted separation from loved ones. As has been covered elsewhere, the new rule will encourage more people to step out of the shadows and address their immigration status. Under the new rule, an applicant must meet all of these requirements to qualify for the waiver: […]
In this well-articulated article, Chris Farrell lays out the argument on why CIR will be a boost to the economy and reduce crime. “Throughout the country, foreign-born newcomers have revived beaten-down neighborhoods as immigrant entrepreneurs have opened small businesses and immigrant families have put down stakes. Immigrant workers have played a vital role keeping a […]
Great NPR news story on Immigration Reform: It gotta happen..”
The Los Angeles times reports that President Obama intends to push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform early 2013.
At Paschal Nwokocha Law Offices, we continue to represent businesses and individuals in various aspects of their immigration matters with stellar results. Recently, we had a very interesting case with successful result. We were retained by a local high-end restaurant that was a target of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audit. ICE had cited the […]
In the past few months, we have had more than 20 U visa success stories. The cases range from complex cases involving applicants with final removal orders from the Immigration Court to those whose qualifying incident involved Ex-Parte No Contact Orders and Order for Protection. For the clients, this has been life-changing event for themselves, […]
The following story caught our attention this morning from the Wall Street Journal. Rich foreigners who buy high-end homes would get status in the United States if the recent legislation introduced in Congress passes. It is part of an effort to spur the depressed real estate market. Of particular note is that the visa would […]
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo took a very courageous move to suspend the state’s participation in the Secure Community Program. If other states can follow through on similar move, maybe Congress and the white house can focus enough attention to the dire immigration problems we face in this country, and not make immigrants scapegoat. We reproduce […]
For a while, there has been little or no discussion about CIR–Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Every one was focused on Health Care Debate, which is a very important issue that the Obama administration has decided to tackle. Today, however, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, re-introduced CIR to the American people. She delivered an important […]
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed legislation extending three critical immigration bills. In our last posting on these pages, we discussed these bills and how they impact our clients. This is great news to the immigrant communities and the clients of our firm. For religious workers, this means that we can continue filing the […]