Enforcement shall be concentrated on the following individuals: Persons convicted of a felony or “aggravated” felony Suspected terrorists Convicted gang members Persons apprehended on the border Persons convicted of 1 serious misdemeanor (DUI, burglary, domestic battery, firearm offense,and all gang…
Deferred Action for childhood arrivals shall provide the following: temporary relief from deportation for 3 years employment authorization for 3 years may be eligible for travel abroad with advance permission Individuals Who Qualify: Current DACA recipients seeking renewal and new…
Deferred Action for parents shall provide the following: temporary relief from deportation for 3 years employment authorization for 3 years may be eligible for travel abroad with advance permission Individuals Who Qualify: Parents of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent…
Immigration, immigration, immigration…you’d think the human species, with over 7 billion souls, would be accustomed to folks moving around! It’s only been happening for hundreds of generations and helped shape our global society! Yet here we are and immigration is…
If you have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), “Advance Parole” allows you to travel outside the U.S. under certain circumstances.
In June of 2012, USCIS announced the new law for deferring action for certain childhood arrivals and issuing them work permits for a period of two years. Learn more about DACA renewals here.
Any politically charged issue will bring with it misunderstandings or misinterpretation of facts. This is especially true for illegal immigration, which has led to a number of myths about immigration in general.
As tens of thousands of children from Latin America await their fate at the U.S. border, media reports and casual conversation have described their status as two very different legal categories: refugee/asylee and immigrant. There is a significant distinction between the two categories, which could play a major factor in the current U.S. border crisis and whether these children get deported or are given permission to remain in the United States.
Background
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) amended the Immigration Nationality Act (INA) by changing who qualifies as a child for purposes of immigrant. This allows certain beneficiaries to retain classification as a “child,” even if he or she has reached the age of 21.
Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
The H-2B visa is used by U.S. companies to temporarily employ skilled or unskilled foreign nationals in nonagricultural positions.