Quite unexpectedly, our Chicago immigration law firm received a rather interesting piece of mail. It is directed to me and seems to serve as a political statement possibly in response to our blog posts concerning refugees - or simply because…
The Syrian immigration issue in America is currently a very complex one. Our law firm has been helping immigrants since the year 2000 and we’ve never seen an explosively political climate like the one we’re living in today. A close…
Last year, Los Angeles-based Immigration Judge, Ashley Tabaddor sued the Justice Department, alleging discrimination based on her Iranian heritage. The lawsuit alleged that Tabaddor’s superiors had ordered her not to hear cases involving Iranian nationals. No other ethnic judges were…
Each year the President, in consultation with Congress, determines the numerical ceiling for refugee admissions. For the last few years, the United States has admitted approximately 70,000 refugees per year. Recently, President Obama directed his Administration to accept at least 10,000 Syrian…
The need for international protection of refugees originated from the problem of displaced civilians in Europe during World War II. Most refugees are displaced from their country of origin to a neighboring country, and then resettled to a third country…
Under current law, U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants are automatically considered U.S. citizens. Although birthright citizenship is the law in the U.S. and Canada, it is rare elsewhere. Since 2004, no European country grants unconditional birthright citizenship for persons born…
A new analysis by the Census Bureau revealed that the nation's immigrant population, which includes legal and illegal immigrants, grew by 4.1 million from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2015. This figure represents over 13%…
Sanctuary cities are state and local jurisdictions that have policies or laws 1) banning city employees and police officers from asking people about their immigration status and 2) limiting the extent to which law enforcement and other government employees will…
Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) is a recruiting program that allows certain individuals holding temporary visas with in-demand skills to join the Army in exchange for expedited U.S. citizenship. Individuals who join the Army through this program…
Since FY2010 through January of FY2015, average approval rate for I-601s is 79.6% and the average denial rate is 20.4%. Since March of FY2013 through January of FY2015, the average approval rate for I-601As is 70.2% and the average denial…