Immigration Rights: Petty Offense Exception
Issues of inadmissibility can render a foreign national ineligible for a visa or a green card or even make him/her ineligible to become a Naturalized U.S. citizen.
Immigrant Voting Laws: The Price of Voting
For many, renewing or obtaining a new state driver’s license in the United States is a mundane task. Non-citizen and citizen applicants alike must gather the requisite documents to prove their identity, residency, and legal status and follow the guidelines at their local department of motor vehicles.
Political Asylum and Its Impact on Immigration
Over the past few weeks, news sources and political leaders have reacted to political asylum statistics released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). There has been some misunderstanding as to the number of “defensive” asylum claims, those that are made at the ports of entry into the United States, versus those applying for asylum who are already living in the country without authorization.
Land Trust
A land trust is a trust arrangement for real estate ownership. Land trusts offer real estate holders the advantages of legal ownership while also providing options to safeguard personal assets.